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

If you are travelling to or from Taunton 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 | m = off-peak monthly | a = anytime
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BERWICK-upon-TWEED split at Bristol TM+Cheltenham Spa+Birmingham NS (a)
BIRMINGHAM NS split at Bristol TM+Cheltenham Spa (d/m/a)
BRIDGEND split at Cardiff C (d)
CHELTENHAM SPA split at Bristol TM (d/a)
CHESTERFIELD split at Bristol TM (a) or BristolTM+Cheltenham Spa+Birm NS (a)
DARLINGTON split at Bristol TM (a)
DERBY split at Bristol TM+Cheltenham Spa+Birmingham NS (m) or Cheltenham Spa (a) or Bristol TM+Cheltenham Spa (a)
DIDCOT PARKWAY (via Bristol) split at Swindon (d/a)
DONCASTER split at Bristol TM (a) or Bristol TM+Cheltenham Spa+Derby (a)
DURHAM split at Bristol TM (a)
EDINBURGH split at Bristol TM+Cheltenham Spa+Birmingham NS (a)
GLOUCESTER split at Bristol TM (d/a)
LEEDS split at Bristol TM+Cheltenham Spa+Derby (m/a) or Bristol TM (a)
LONDON PADDINGTON (via Bristol) split at Swindon (a)
LONDON WATERLOO (via Exeter & Salisbury) split at Exeter SD (a)
NEATH split at Cardiff C (d)
NEWCASTLE split at Bristol TM (a)
PENZANCE split at Plymouth (d/m/a)
PORT TALBOT PARKWAY split at Cardiff C (d)
READING (via Newbury) split at Westbury* (a)
READING (via Bristol) split at Swindon (a)
SHEFFIELD split at Bristol TM (a) or Bristol TM+Cheltenham Spa+Derby (a)
SWANSEA split at Cardiff C (d)
YORK split at Cheltenham Spa (a) or Bristol TM+Cheltenham Spa+Derby+
Sheffield (a)
* Not all trains call at Westbury
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Taunton to Birmingham NS (off-peak (day) return) £64.50
Purchase 3 return tickets : Savings to be made : £22.70
Taunton-Bristol TM (off-peak day return) £11.60
Bristol TM-Cheltenham Spa (off-peak day return) £8.20
Cheltenham Spa-Birmingham NS (off-peak day return) £22.00
Taunton to Doncaster (via Birmingham) (anytime return) £215.00
Purchase 4 return tickets : Savings to be made : £76.60
Taunton-Bristol TM (anytime return) £22.40
Bristol TM-Cheltenham Spa (anytime return) £22.00
Cheltenham Spa-Derby (anytime return) £61.00
Derby-Doncaster (anytime return) £33.00
Taunton to London Waterloo (via Exeter E) (anytime return) £210.00
Purchase 2 return tickets : Savings to be made : £61.50
Taunton-Exeter SD (anytime return) £19.90
Exeter SD-London Waterloo (anytime return) £128.60
Taunton to Swansea (off-peak (day) return) £52.70
Purchase 2 return tickets : Savings to be made : £22.40
Taunton-Cardiff C (off-peak day return) £22.50
Cardiff C-Swansea (off-peak day return) £7.80
E Change at Exeter St.David's
Not all ticket types will result in savings being made.
The above examples were correct at January 2012.