Do uk train fares rise around xmas week?

Question

if so which days and by how much?

Answer 1

Fares rise at the beginning of January. By how much depends very much on the particular train operating company as there is no flat 'across the board' rise. But generally they will be rising by between 4% and 5.5%

Answer 2

Those that are going up rise on the first Sunday in January.

Firstly not all fares rise; most of the types of tickets used by people who need to travel to work by train are regulated fares

and can rise up to the inflation rate + 1%. Other unregulated fares will rise by between  3% and 8%, but as I previously stated some will not rise at all. There are all sort of ways of saving money on rail fares that many passengers seem to ignore: Railcards such as the Family Railcard, Senior Citizens, Young Persons cost £20 p.a. and give you roughly one third off your ticket price nationally after 09-30am weekdays, anytime weekends/bank holidays. The Network Card for destinations within approximately 60-70 miles of London, but also as far as Exeter (Devon) from London Waterloo and Worcester from London Paddington gives discounts of one third (min fare £10 Mon-Fri) after 10am Mon-Fri, anytime weekends, also costs £20 p.a.. Both the Family Railcard (for travel anywhere in the country) and Network Card give you much bigger discounts for children accompanying you. 'GroupSave'

in London and South East England are tickets giving discounts of 3 or 4 people travelling together, and finally Advance Purchase tickets for longer journeys - Book ahead and specify which train you wil be travelling on, and get some real bargains.

Answer 3

they rise at all different times.

Answer 4

'Walk up' tickets do not change in price.

Where you will notice an increase is with 'Advance' fares. These are quota controled to fill seats on quieter trains. As the trains are busier then there may be less  (or no)  cheaper 'Advance' seats availible. An example of this is leaving Leeds after the Festival. There will be No Advance fares available as the trains will be packed anyway (50000 extra travellers - extra trains do run but can only soak up so much of the demand)

Answer 5

No they dont.

Answer 6

Rail Fares are normally revised and passed onto Customers on the 2nd of January.

If you want to benefit then obtain season tickets from the local station on the 1st of January, but check the new prices, some have come down again this year!

Answer 7

Usually the first week back to work after the holidays for New Year.

Have a happy Christmas.

Answer 8

Yes they do due to public holidays.

Answer 9

Train fares normal change on or arround the 6th of January & the cost is between 5% and 15% depending on the route & the time of day that you travel. Take my route Hayes (Kent) to London that is going up the most by 15%.

I hope this helps.

Joolz

Answer 10

they don't and they rarely do coz they're already expensive as it is...

the fares for london tube & buses usually hike up in january.

Answer 11

Just an addendum to Davis S's answer in relation to Railcards.

Note that the Young Persons, Senior and Family Railcards increase in price from £20-24 on the 1-1-08.

The Network Railcard remains at £20

Answer 12

They usually go up in the New Year. A special treat for all the loyal harangued commuters of the UK!

You can usually check new fares on the www.tfl.gov.uk.

Answer 13

I LOVE SKITTLES

Answer 14

The short answer is no they do not rise for Christmas week. As stated above the price change generally takes place in early January. The myth of prices Christmas week probably arises from increased demand for the cheaper offer tickets as lots of people make journeys at this time of the year . As a consequence only the more expensive regular tickets are available resulting in the belief of a price rise for Christmas week