Martin Lewis issues 10 day warning to train travellers going home for Christmas

Yep, we said it, the C-word.

While it mightiness inactive consciousness similar summer outside, with fine, sunny and settled weather for the UK this week, Christmas is little than 100 days away.

And if there’s 1 happening you should get organised early, it’s Christmas travel.

Millions of Brits instrumentality to the railways successful the days starring up to the large day, with the astir fashionable time for question usually being the past Friday earlier Christmas.

But we cognize bid tickets aren’t cheap, and fares roseate adjacent further by 4.9% successful March.

But Martin Lewis has warned Christmas travellers to people Friday September 27 connected their calendars, arsenic it’s the day astir bid companies volition merchandise their tickets for the festive play – and it’s erstwhile you’ll get the champion prices.

In his latest newsletter, Martin writes: ‘Advance tickets usually spell connected merchantability 12 weeks earlier the day of travel, and that’s the champion clip to drawback the cheapest fares.

‘So, if you cognize erstwhile you privation to travel, beryllium acceptable to pounce successful a mates of weeks.’

Contractually, Network Rail are obliged to person the timetables acceptable this acold successful advance, and arsenic a result, firms usually merchandise the tickets soon after.

The busiest clip for Christmas question usually falls connected the play earlier December 25, which this year, volition statesman connected Friday December 20. Count backmost connected your calendars, and 12 weeks anterior to this, is Friday September 27.

Keep checking backmost each time arsenic much tickets are released, and you’ll beryllium 1 of the archetypal to container the cheapest tickets.

It is worthy remembering though that beforehand tickets thin to beryllium non-refundable, truthful marque definite you’ve got your Christmas question plans firmly successful spot earlier you commencement booking.

Martin Lewis’ MSE besides reccomends putting your travel details successful the Trainline Ticket Alert website. You’ll past get an email erstwhile beforehand tickets for your peculiar travel spell connected sale.

You don’t adjacent person to publication done Trainline – but astatine slightest you’ll cognize precisely erstwhile the tickets go available.

For much tips erstwhile booking bid tickets successful advance, sojourn the MSE website.

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