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How to buy tickets : additional charges
Online booking -
Online booking allows you to perform both plan a journey and book tickets in one place, either from home, work, or on the move; searching for suitable journeys and buying tickets
Online booking means the tickets will not be issued to you directly
You will then
be given various options for the issuing of your tickets
Please be aware that some third party providers apply various charges when Online booking
Heathrow Connect
Heathrow Express
Third party providers -
MyTrainTicket
raileasy
redspottedhanky.com
thetrainline.com
Self
Serve
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
N/A
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
N/A
N/A
£0
£0
N/A
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
1st
Class
£0
N/A
£1.00
£1.00
£1.00
£0
N/A
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
N/A
N/A
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£1.00
£1.70
£1.50
£0
£0
Recorded
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
£2.00
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
£2.00
£2.00
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Next
Day
£6.00
£6.00
£6.00
£6.00
£5.45
£6.00
N/A
£6.00
£6.00
£6.00
£6.00
£6.00
£6.00
£6.00
N/A
N/A
£6.00
£7.00
N/A
£7.70
£6.00
£6.00
£6.00
£6.00
£6.00
£6.00
£8.50
£6.50
£7.00
£7.50
Other fees
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
N/A
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
N/A
N/A
£0
£0
N/A
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£1.00 + 2.95%
£2.45 - £2.75
£0
£1.00
Sample
£31.00
£31.00
£31.00
£31.00
£30.45
£31.00
N/A
£31.00
£31.00
£31.00
£31.00
£31.00
£31.00
£31.00
N/A
N/A
£31.00
£32.00
N/A
£32.70
£31.00
£31.00
£31.00
£31.00
£31.00
£31.00
£34.50
£33.95
£32.00
£33.50
Online booking -
See our summary of delivery options
Self Serve :
This includes e-tickets, mobile / SMS tickets, and Print at Home
1st Class :
This is tickets sent by Royal Mail 1st Class post
Recorded :
This is tickets sent by Royal Mail 1st Class Recorded post
Next Day :
This is tickets sent by Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day before 1PM
service
Ticket sales are assumed up to £500 in value
Costs for Next Day may be higher where ticket sales are £500 and over
Season Tickets are typically sent by Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day at a slightly reduced cost
Third party providers -
My TrainTicket is a relatively new third party provider
There is an additional £1.00 booking fee
Credit Card charges are 2.95%
Raileasy is also a relatively new third party provider
There is an additional £2.00
booking fee
Credit Card and Debit Card charges vary between £0.45 and £0.75
Red Spotted Hanky is another relatively new third party provider
There are no additional
booking fees or charges, making them the cheapest third party provider and our recommendation
There is also a loyalty scheme, useful if you regularly purchase rail tickets
thetrainline.com is a well established third party provider
There is an additional £1.00 booking fee
However they provide details of all services
and are impartial from any train company
Cost comparison -
The cheapest provider is shown in BLUE
The most expensive provider is shown in RED
This is based on a £25.00 ticket sent by each of the four available collection methods
The sample fare is shown in the final column, paying by Debit Card with delivery by Next Day
Recommendation -
We currently recommend you use East Coast for tickets issued by :
Self Serve and Next Day
We currently recommend you use First Transpennine Express for tickets issued by :
1st Class
We currently recommend you use Southern for tickets issued by :
1st Class recorded
Details are correct as at 21 June 2013