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  1. battybilly avatar

    RE: cheapest train fares from London to Inverness in June?

    by battybilly 31 May 2012

    That's OK - and really no problem. The East Coast route goes through Newcastle. That could have been the service you were looking at.…

  2. piaczka avatar

    RE: cheapest train fares from London to Inverness in June?

    by piaczka 31 May 2012

    I honestly don't know how I found a route through Newcastle but don't have time right now to check again; I am pretty sure the option…

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    RE: My Ireland/Wales/Scotland Itinerary- What do you think?

    by pedro555 31 May 2012

    I can only comment on the Scottish section. Unless you have personal reasons/interests for stopping in Lockerbie there are nicer places…

  4. Scuttlebutt avatar

    My Ireland/Wales/Scotland Itinerary- What do you think?

    by Scuttlebutt 31 May 2012

    Hi Everyone, this is my first post :) I am starting to plan our trip to Ireland, Wales and Scotland and find myself without any friends…

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    RE: Poles don't like it

    by VinnyD 30 May 2012

    Spelly, I think billy has fallen into the No True Scotsman Fallacy. "No true Scotsman puts sugar on his porridge!" "But my friend Alas…

  6. piaczka avatar

    RE: cheapest train fares from London to Inverness in June?

    by piaczka 29 May 2012

    battybilly: I clicked onto the last site mentioned, the scotrail.co.uk site to. Thanks all, again :)

  7. Maestro avatar

    RE: cheapest train fares from London to Inverness in June?

    by Maestro 29 May 2012

    The Caledonian Sleeper will have sold out for June long ago. You've got to be in 3 months ahead to get the best prices, and even the…

  8. battybilly avatar

    RE: cheapest train fares from London to Inverness in June?

    by battybilly 29 May 2012

    The Caledonian Sleeper doesn't go anywhere near Newcastle. It goes up the west side.... Manchester, Preston Carlisle - etc. There is no…

  9. piaczka avatar

    RE: cheapest train fares from London to Inverness in June?

    by piaczka 29 May 2012

    Had a quick look at that site, and chose random dates (mid week in June) return and lowest price was £140 and that was with a 3 hour wait…

  10. kargo avatar

    Re: Sept 29-Oct 14 in Scotland

    by kargo 29 May 2012

    Thanks for the replies, guys, keep them coming. We've finally got our route down. Edinburgh to Islay, via Glasgow, up the side of Loch…

  11. battybilly avatar

    RE: cheapest train fares from London to Inverness in June?

    by battybilly 29 May 2012

    You could also check out.... http://www.scotrail.co.uk/caledoniansleeper/index.html Advance singles from £19.

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    RE: cheapest train fares from London to Inverness in June?

    by battybilly 29 May 2012

    Close call - but nicely posted. Southern Trains has a similar thing - very short notice. You have to subscribe to its e-newsletter - thoug…

  14. piaczka avatar

    RE: cheapest train fares from London to Inverness in June?

    by piaczka 29 May 2012

    sorry, only saw your post this morning danbushell but, again, am grateful for your kindness. I'm afraid my son still doesn't know exactly…

  15. danbushell avatar

    RE: cheapest train fares from London to Inverness in June?

    by danbushell 29 May 2012

    Got to be quick for this one. East Coast trains are doing a 48 hour sale-ends midnight tonitght. the offer says tickets from London to…

  16. battybilly avatar

    RE: cheapest train fares from London to Inverness in June?

    by battybilly 28 May 2012

    Welcome ! ! Hope it all comes together nicely.

  17. piaczka avatar

    RE: cheapest train fares from London to Inverness in June?

    by piaczka 28 May 2012

    Thank you so much again all of you for your help. It is actually my son I am looking into this for as he doesn't have internet access…

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    RE: cheapest train fares from London to Inverness in June?

    by tea_leaf 28 May 2012

    www.megabus.com/uk £47 return, but that means 13hrs or so each way on the coach. That said, they are also overnighters so may save…

  19. battybilly avatar

    RE: cheapest train fares from London to Inverness in June?

    by battybilly 28 May 2012

    You're welcome ! ! Incidentally - not my thing, but have you checked out Megabus? They've got some great London - Scotland fares, much…

  20. piaczka avatar

    RE: cheapest train fares from London to Inverness in June?

    by piaczka 28 May 2012

    My goodness, I don't think I have ever come across such helpful responses on any other branch, where most people would tell me to do my…

  21. Maestro avatar

    RE: cheapest train fares from London to Inverness in June?

    by Maestro 27 May 2012

    Oops, sorry, I just looked at singles...

  22. battybilly avatar

    RE: cheapest train fares from London to Inverness in June?

    by battybilly 27 May 2012

    Maestro.... OP is mentioning £120 return. So your quotes are just about spot-on. I had a brief look - and £45 was the best single fare…

  23. Maestro avatar

    RE: cheapest train fares from London to Inverness in June?

    by Maestro 27 May 2012

    Picking a random Tuesday in June I found a fare of £57, or a sleeper for £62.50. As they say, it depends on the date and flexibility.…

  24. battybilly avatar

    RE: cheapest train fares from London to Inverness in June?

    by battybilly 27 May 2012

    You're welcome - and thanks for getting back to us. Hope you get it all sorted to your liking.

  25. piaczka avatar

    RE: cheapest train fares from London to Inverness in June?

    by piaczka 27 May 2012

    Thank you both. It's not for me and I don't know the exact travel dates, but just wanted to get some idea. Again, thanks for the quick…

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