Cheap Rail Ticket Guide . . .
don't get taken for a ride!

If you are travelling to or from London King's Cross look to see if you can find a cheaper fare by splitting your tickets
as indicated in the panel below.panel below.
Ticket information applies : d = off-peak day | m = off-peak monthly | a = anytime
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BERWICK-on-TWEED split at Peterborough (m)
DARLINGTON split at Grantham+York (d) or Peterborough (m) or Doncaster (a)
DONCASTER split at Peterborough or Grantham (m/a)
DURHAM split at Grantham+York (d) or Peterborough (m) or Peterborough+Doncaster (a)
EDINBURGH split at Peterborough (m)
LEEDS split at Grantham (d/m/a) or Peterborough (m/a)
NEWCASTLE split at Grantham+York (d) or Peterborough (m) or Peterborough+Doncaster (a)
PETERBOROUGH split at Stevenage (m/a)
YORK split at Grantham (d/m/a) or Peterborough (m/a)
NOT ALL trains call at Stevenage, Peterborough, Grantham or Doncaster
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King's Cross to Darlington (super off-peak (day) return) £112.50
Purchase 3 return tickets : Savings to be made : £16.60
King's Cross-Grantham* (off-peak day return) £37.10
Grantham-York (off-peak day return) £38.80
York-Darlington (off-peak day return) £20.00
* Not all trains call at Grantham
Not all ticket types will result in savings being made.
The above examples were correct at January 2012.
Apart from the main operator East Coast the following train companies also operate into and out of
London King's Cross and often have lower fares but tickets are operator-specific:
GRAND CENTRAL: between Sunderland, Hartlepool, Eaglescliffe, Northallerton, Thirsk & York
GRAND CENTRAL: between Bradford Int, Halifax, Brighouse, Wakefield K, Pontefract M & Doncaster
HULL TRAINS: between Hull, Brough, Howden, Selby, Doncaster, Retford, Grantham & Stevenage