036 - Budget Travel in Britain Redux | The Indie Travel Podcast

036 - Budget Travel in Britain Redux

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Remember Episode 33: Budget Travel in Britain? Well, this is the redux! One month ago we looked at transport options from London, England to Glasgow, Scotland. Back then, this is what we found:

By plane - Easyjet will cost £16.99 and take 1 hour 15 minutes (plus check-in/security time). By train - Virgin trains will cost £17.50 and take 5 hours 40 minutes By coach - Megabus will cost £3.50 and take 10 hours.

And now, booking on the 30th for the 31st?

The cheapest flight was Ryanair at 52.47, and the cheapest train journey we could find was with GNER and First Scotrail at 97.90! 97.90?! Talk about Halloween horrors.

Once again, the best (read: cheapest) option is Megabus at 14.50.

Coach travel certainly isn’t the most comfortable option. Here are our three tips for coach travel…

Look at National Express funfares. You can’t change the date or time; so don’t miss it!
Bring food and drink with you. Stay sober.
Listen to Episode 004: Sleeping in Vehicles.

Overseas visitors can also buy Eurail Regional Passes for Britain.

Daniel Perez — the Gamer Traveller — is posting again. If gaming and travel are both your thing you can visit his site or look for him in the Travel Podcast Network page on iTunes.

Links:
Transcript (pdf, 265kb)
Episode 33: Budget Travel in Britain
skyscanner.net — Searches cheap flights in Europe.
thetrainline.com — Searches British trains for times and prices
megabus.com — Cheapest British coach company
nationalexpress.com — Check for funfare coach tickets; can be cheaper than megabus.
Look back in time: Indie Travel Podcast 004: Sleeping in Vehicles
The Gamer Traveler
The Travel Podcast Network on iTunes

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