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Advance Tickets

Before purchasing your rail tickets you should first check to see if there are any advance tickets available for your journey as they are normally the cheapest. Advance tickets can still be available up to the day before travel.

Have a look at our
ADVANCE TICKET GUIDE
to see just how easy it is to locate and buy cheap advance rail tickets, you could save yourself a fortune!

The North East

Travelling from Bridgend to the North East? You don't have to travel via Birmingham! Look at travelling via Hereford, Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly then onwards via Leeds and York, trains run direct from Bridgend to Manchester. If you split your tickets at Hereford it sometimes works out cheaper.

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Bridgend to ...

If you are travelling to or from Bridgend look to see if you can find a cheaper fare by splitting your tickets as indicated in the panel below.
Ticket information applies : d = off-peak day | a = anytime

Use the EMT JOURNEY PLANNER to plan your journey
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BATH SPA (via Bristol TM C) for anytime returns purchase a Bridgend-Swindon anytime return and get off at Bath (see example below)
BRISTOL TM split at Cardiff C (d/a)
DIDCOT PARKWAY split at Swindon (d/a)
EXETER SD split at Bristol TM (d)
LONDON PADDINGTON split at Swindon (a)
NEWCASTLE (via Manchester M) split at Hereford (a)
NEWTON ABBOT split at Bristol TM+Taunton (d) or Bristol TM (a)
PENZANCE split at Bristol TM (a)
PLYMOUTH split at Bristol TM+Taunton (d)
READING split at Swindon (a)
TAUNTON split at Cardiff C (d)

C Change at Cardiff Central and travel via Bristol Temple Meads
M Change at Manchester Piccadilly

Use the EMT JOURNEY PLANNER to plan your journey
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Examples

Bridgend to Bath Spa C (no anytime returns - 2x anytime day single s) £49.40
Purchase 1 return ticket : Savings to be made : £12.70
Bridgend-Swindon* (anytime return) £36.70

Bridgend to London Paddington (anytime return) £220.00
Purchase 2 return tickets : Savings to be made : £71.30
Bridgend-Swindon (anytime return) £36.70
Swindon-Paddington (anytime return) £112.00

Bridgend to Newcastle (via Manchester M) (anytime return) £286.00
Purchase 3 tickets : Savings to be made : £76.90
Bridgend-Hereford (anytime day single) £26.10 s
Hereford-Newcastle (anytime return) £156.90
Hereford-Bridgend (anytime day single) £26.10 s

Bridgend to Plymouth (off-peak (day) return) £76.10
Purchase 3 return tickets : Savings to be made : £27.90
Bridgend-Bristol TM (off-peak day return) £19.60
Bristol TM-Taunton (off-peak day return) £11.60
Taunton-Plymouth (off-peak day return) £17.00

C Change at Cardiff Central and travel via Bristol Temple Meads
M Change at Manchester Piccadilly.
s There are no anytime returns between these stations only anytime day single tickets which are only valid on the date on the ticket
* A Bridgend-Swindon anytime return is cheaper than Bridgend-Bath Spa anytime day singles - just alight at Bath

Not all ticket types will result in savings being made.
The above examples were correct at January 2012.