I am trying to plan a trip to London beginning of October but for the life of me cannot get access to booking a train that far ahead, am I doing something wrong? surely people don't have to wait until 12 weeks before departure to plan a simple trip in this country?
I think Jeannie that is the way it goes. Once I wanted to book a cheap advanced single ticket to London, but couldn't get the cheap advanced single ticket back to Cornwall until that date got to 12 weeks.
RP
It's been "12 weeks prior to travel" for years. Such a pain when you are trying to plan ahead!
Being in the industry, the reason you can only book 12 weeks in advance is due, so I have been reliably informed, down to Network Rail. They are who we lease the tracks from, therefore we are beholden to them telling us about engineering works. The major jobs are planned well in advance but the odd jobs pop up unexpectedly so can be scheduled in within 3 months. Week-ends are a bit of a no-no for travel as all companies tend to have some sort of engineering going on then.
The other complaints we get about booking cheap tickets is that 'I don't plan my life 3 months in advance' so they moan they can't get cheap tickets! We can't win either way! 🙂 Please pm me if you want any tips nearer the time for ticketing advice.
Please pm me if you want any tips nearer the time for ticketing advice.
Thanks all for replies, So it looks like I should be able to book from July for beginning of October. Serewen I will certainly pm you for any advice, thanks. Thing is you know it is hopeless trying to plan, we have seen a lovely houseboat and it is obviously popular, I can see what will happen, we will then be able to book the journey but then the houseboat won't be available. I thought I will try Easyjet, cheap flights but can't get any info up for October with them either, eee my goodness what a to do :046: