thetrainline.com

My mother lives in Leicester, and I live in London. With the hike in petrol prices it was becoming more and more expensive to go and see her. So I decided to look at the cost of the train. I searched around on all the different train websites, and then came across thetrinline.com. The website is designed to give you information on the different routes from A to B, along with the prices, any works being carried out on the lines, the approximate time of getting from place to place etc. You can book tickets through here, saving approximately 43% of the price, which is fantstic. I have 2 children and find it even cheaper to buy my son a ...  Read the complete review

When I'm looking to go away for the weekend I tend to prefer to go on the train than driving. By logging on The Train Line you can save an average of 43% compared to buying at the station on the day. Not a sum to be scoffed at! In addition you can keep checking for cheap promotional tickets and quickly and securely purchase when some come up. The website has been operational for over 10 years now, and they now sell 18% of all tickets sold in the UK. Considering most tickets are for short journeys and bought on the day, this is pretty impressive. You can opt to have your tickets sent next day delivery, first class standard or print at ...  Read the complete review

Awful, awful design and usability. I hate the way it makes you register, adds journeys to your bill with no way to remove them until very late, awful search usability. Worst of all though is their complicity in the great rail fares swindle where a standard ticket costs the earth and firs t class open return is purely for fat business people with an expense account to burn. If i could safely travel without getting a ticket I would as the operators are nothing short of criminals. And now add to that thetrainline's smug advertising campaign.

I don't many train journeys but when I do, I never cease to be shocked and amazed at the never ending price rises. I thought we were hitting deflation mr train operator!. Unfortunately I don't control the prices of these train fares but what I can do is search for the cheapest prices I can find for any given journey. This is of course where trainline come in. When attempting to make some real savings on train fares, the key approach is to book very early, I had noticed advanced bookings before but had not really paid them close attention. However now I have, I appreciated the huge savings which can be made on all manner of journeys including 60% plus savings ...  Read the complete review

Many train tickets across the UK cost more than plane tickets to Europe - so with this is mind, I am always trying to find a cheap option. The website, moneysavingexpert.com is always recommending booking 2 months early with a site such as trainline.com. I don't do a lot of travelling by train but now and again go to London and want rock bottom prices. As my visits are for leisure, this means that I can be a little flexible with times/days. Coupled with an early booking time, this usually throws up some incredibly cheap options. I have been able to secure single fares from Nottingham to London for £9! This is a huge difference to a price of around ...  Read the complete review