Rail-Sea through fares to/from Britain

[P.L.Guillemin]

Dear all,

Are Rail-Sea through fares still available on Britain-Continent (apart
than NXEA+Stena+NS), Britain-Channel Islands, Britain-Isle of Man and
Britain-Ireland journeys? If so, where can one get them and which
conditions apply?

Thx for any tip.

Phil

[Mike the unimaginative]

Are Rail-Sea through fares still available on Britain-Continent (apart
than NXEA+Stena+NS), Britain-Channel Islands, Britain-Isle of Man and
Britain-Ireland journeys? If so, where can one get them and which
conditions apply?

No one's mentioned the Dutch Flyer tickets - from any NX East Anglia
station to any Dutch station via Harwich. Used about 18 months ago -
excellent value, good connections (apart from being on a packed commuter
service back into Liverpool Street).
www.dutchflyer.co.uk

[John Geddes]

Mizter T wrote:
> On Apr 4, 1:07 pm, "P.L.Guillemin" <plguille...@***********m> wrote:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Are Rail-Sea through fares still available on Britain-Continent (apart
>> than NXEA+Stena+NS), Britain-Channel Islands, Britain-Isle of Man and
>> Britain-Ireland journeys? If so, where can one get them and which
>> conditions apply?

When I tried to persuade my son to consider Rail+Sea for a trip to
Ireland, SailRail failed at the first hurdle - their booking horizon was
a matter of a few weeks.

So, the passenger wondering whether to take Rail+Sea has to wait until
after the cheap air deals have gone, to find out whether Rail+Sea turns
out to be viable/atttractive.

Not clever. International travel is more likely to be fixed well ahead
than domestic travel, and Rail+Sea is competing with airlines whose
pricing engines reward early booking. If Rail+Sea wants to be a serious
contender, they need to do some serious work on offering firm prices and
timings more than a few weeks ahead.

John Geddes

[johnnyburke02]

On Apr 28, 8:59*am, John Geddes <j...@starmarkassociates.co.uk> wrote:
> Mizter T wrote:
> > On Apr 4, 1:07 pm, "P.L.Guillemin" <plguille...@***********m> wrote:
> >> Dear all,
>
> >> Are Rail-Sea through fares still available on Britain-Continent (apart
> >> than NXEA+Stena+NS), Britain-Channel Islands, Britain-Isle of Man and
> >> Britain-Ireland journeys? If so, where can one get them and which
> >> conditions apply?
>
> When I tried to persuade my son to consider Rail+Sea for a trip to
> Ireland, SailRail failed at the first hurdle - their booking horizon was
> a matter of a few weeks.
>
> So, the passenger wondering whether to take Rail+Sea has to wait until
> after the cheap air deals have gone, to find out whether Rail+Sea turns
> out to be viable/atttractive.
>
> Not clever. International travel is more likely to be fixed well ahead
> than domestic travel, and Rail+Sea is competing with airlines whose
> pricing engines reward early booking. If Rail+Sea wants to be a serious
> contender, they need to do some serious work on offering firm prices and
> timings more than a few weeks ahead.
>
> John Geddes

In January, I had to go to Dublin at short notice, I went to the
Travel Centre at Watford Junction(which is now closed) to enquire
about the through ticket and I was sold one for later that evening for
£29. Very good value as a flight was nearly £200!

Burkey