bazink
Member
Hello,
First off, I do not hold any discount cards. I am an adult who will be travelling alone. I retired myself a while back but am below 60. This means I am free to chose the best travelling times. I am more interested in getting there quickly, but a 3 hrs 20 min journey between Newcastle and Kings X is fine (it can be done in 2 hrs 50 mins, I believe). Hopefully there will still be times that will be cheaper. But I am not aiming for the absolute cheapest fare.
I will be travelling from South Croydon to Kings Cross, then to Newcastle upon Tyne, my birth city, for around 8 nights. I have to fit these times around September 8, 9 and 10 (nights, going by car, leaving morning of the 11th), when I will be taking a mini break in the countryside with my sister and her family. So, ignoring that Friday, Saturday and Sunday, which weekdays and times are best for relatively uncrowded travel? If departing on the Mon 11th, I would probably do so mid-day or in the afternoon. It might be better to wait till Tuesday or later, of course. I want to avoid rush hours, especially in London - tho I've noticed the "rush hour" seems to extend well past 7 pm on some days.
Do you have any advice for me, please, on the best times of day, and/or days, to travel? Also, where is the best place to check for known disruptions, e.g. engineering work?
I have an email telling me I need to set up a new Virgin account. Probably Virgin controls all those routes now.
First off, I do not hold any discount cards. I am an adult who will be travelling alone. I retired myself a while back but am below 60. This means I am free to chose the best travelling times. I am more interested in getting there quickly, but a 3 hrs 20 min journey between Newcastle and Kings X is fine (it can be done in 2 hrs 50 mins, I believe). Hopefully there will still be times that will be cheaper. But I am not aiming for the absolute cheapest fare.
I will be travelling from South Croydon to Kings Cross, then to Newcastle upon Tyne, my birth city, for around 8 nights. I have to fit these times around September 8, 9 and 10 (nights, going by car, leaving morning of the 11th), when I will be taking a mini break in the countryside with my sister and her family. So, ignoring that Friday, Saturday and Sunday, which weekdays and times are best for relatively uncrowded travel? If departing on the Mon 11th, I would probably do so mid-day or in the afternoon. It might be better to wait till Tuesday or later, of course. I want to avoid rush hours, especially in London - tho I've noticed the "rush hour" seems to extend well past 7 pm on some days.
Do you have any advice for me, please, on the best times of day, and/or days, to travel? Also, where is the best place to check for known disruptions, e.g. engineering work?
I have an email telling me I need to set up a new Virgin account. Probably Virgin controls all those routes now.
Too old to manage such amounts now, and I restrict myself anyway.
