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Is paying extra for 1st class on Virgin worth it?

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I am making fairly long train journey with Virgin on a weekday. I have noticed that if you book in advance their 'value advance tickets' for 1st class are quite cheap. A normal return is about £60, but for £80 I can go 1st class.

Is the extra few quid worth it and what do you get in 1st class that you don't get in standard?

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  1. £20 extra! well worth it.


  2. On Pendolinos, It's WELL worth it, although i can't really comment on standard class, as i've only always travelled first class- For the reason you've raised- If you book in advance, and travel off peak,  you can get great value returns, which are sometimes slightly less/more than the saver return.

    I love Pendolino First class, and a menu for first class travel can be found here, to get you tempted (or not) to travel FC or not:

    http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/travelling...       Is for details of First Class travel

    http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/img/first_...    is for the ordinary Pendolino menu.

    http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/img/first_...     is for a sample Pendolino Primo menu.

    Pendolino Primo, is basically a complimentary restaurant service to First Class ticket holders, on selected peak time services. Because they are only at peak times, virgin value first tickets are never available on them, athough I did personally get one, before they realised the glitch in the system.

    I hope this helps you in making your decision. I've personally had a carriage literally empty, and so to myself on off-peak Birmingham to London trains a few times. (Often coach G, or H- H is the quiet zone in First Class.)

  3. Definately worth it.  You'll be more comforable.  Complimentary food and drink.  No screaming kids.

  4. hey, you get a complementary meal and drink, and the seating is more spacious... if you are going on a train which you think will be busy, I would pay it.

    Ive been on a MANIC train from Euston to Manc, and wish I had paid for first class.. so I did last time!x

  5. You get lots of things you get in first class that you dont get in standard.Believe me its worth it
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