Breaking journey in UK - two tickets or one?
I wish to travel from London to Yeovil Junction but need to break the journey at Basingstoke and stay overnight. Saturday evening London to Basingstoke, Sunday afternoon Basingstoke to Yeovil.
Can I buy one ticket from London to Yeovil and break the journey, or do I need two separate tickets? It seems much dearer with two separate tickets.
Best Answer
The cheapest available ticket that permits overnight break of journey is an Off-Peak Return (not an Off-Peak Day Return), costing £58.10. However, when you break journey overnight you must recommence onward travel before midday the next day, so that wouldn't work in your case.
I'm not sure why you'd think that two separate tickets is dearer - two separate tickets cost £21.60 + £26.80 (Off-Peak + Anytime), which actually works out at less than an Off-Peak Single for your journey (£51.50). The only cheaper tickets are Advance, which tie you to a specific service.
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Can I break my journey on a single ticket?
Yes, you can break your journey while travelling with an Anytime Single or Return ticket. This means you can get off the train at any connecting stop and leave the station, before boarding a later train to complete your journey.Can I take a break in a train journey?
6. Break of journey. 6.1 Break of journey is allowed on the outward and return portions of Off-Peak tickets unless otherwise indicated by a restriction shown against the ticket's validity code.How many break journeys are allowed in a privilege passes?
Two break journeys permitted as per choice of passenger at the rate of two days maximum at each point of break of journey.What is a break of journey in UK?
A break of journey is permitted on the outward portion off an Off-Peak Return unless otherwise indicated by a restriction shown against the ticket's Restriction Code. Overnight break of journey - if the journey cannot be completed in this time, the ticket may be used to continue the journey on the following day.£100 weekend break challenge (2x people)
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