Bought return from Purley to Lewes for tomorrow. Am I bound by the times I've selected? I couldn't see anything that said I am. Just trying to figure out why it would increase the price from £25.89 to £27.50 if I select 'I don't know what time I am going to return yet'
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That would depend on what ticket(s) you've actually been sold. There's at least one split ticket in there from the price you've been quoted whilst the £27.50 is the price of an Off-Peak Day Return (so valid on any train 0930 onwards Monday - Friday, anytime on bank holidays or weekends). If you can say what tickets you've actually got we can advise on whether you're bound to specific trains or not.
Looks like you've been sold, from what I can see by doing my own search on Trainsplit's journey planner, a Purley - Gatwick Airport Off-Peak Day Return and a Gatwick Airport - Lewes Off-Peak Day Return. Those would be valid, on a Bank Holiday or weekend, on any trains as long as it calls at Gatwick Airport. But it really would be good to know for sure what tickets you've actually got.
Looks like you've been sold, from what I can see by doing my own search on Trainsplit's journey planner, a Purley - Gatwick Airport Off-Peak Day Return and a Gatwick Airport - Lewes Off-Peak Day Return. Those would be valid, on a Bank Holiday or weekend, on any trains as long as it calls at Gatwick Airport. But it really would be good to know for sure what tickets you've actually got.
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"I don't know the return time yet" option does an open return search, and these don't have splits, hence the higher price as it only surfaces the through fareBought return from Purley to Lewes for tomorrow. Am I bound by the times I've selected? I couldn't see anything that said I am. Just trying to figure out why it would increase the price from £25.89 to £27.50 if I select 'I don't know what time I am going to return yet'
I don't think there's advances on that flow, so it's probably as ainsworth74 said, a combination of flexible tickets - you can use any trains provided you meet the restrictions on all the tickets about which operators and times you can travel, and your trains stop at the location(s) you've split
"I don't know the return time yet" option does an open return search, and these don't have splits, hence the higher price as it only surfaces the through fare
I don't think there's advances on that flow, so it's probably as ainsworth74 said, a combination of flexible tickets - you can use any trains provided you meet the restrictions on all the tickets about which operators and times you can travel, and your trains stop at the location(s) you've split
That would depend on what ticket(s) you've actually been sold. There's at least one split ticket in there from the price you've been quoted whilst the £27.50 is the price of an Off-Peak Day Return (so valid on any train 0930 onwards Monday - Friday, anytime on bank holidays or weekends). If you can say what tickets you've actually got we can advise on whether you're bound to specific trains or not.
Looks like you've been sold, from what I can see by doing my own search on Trainsplit's journey planner, a Purley - Gatwick Airport Off-Peak Day Return and a Gatwick Airport - Lewes Off-Peak Day Return. Those would be valid, on a Bank Holiday or weekend, on any trains as long as it calls at Gatwick Airport. But it really would be good to know for sure what tickets you've actually got.
My tickets are exactly as ainsworth74 has described (PUR-GTW & GTW-LWS). Thanks for the info chaps.