A Plethora of Train Tickets

Posted by James Mead Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:49:00 GMT

I travel regularly between Durham and London on GNER trains. While booking some tickets online, I was amused to find the following list of ticket types in a dropdown – there are 189 of them!

  1. ANY
  2. ANY FIRST
  3. ANY STANDARD
  4. 1ST APEX RETURN
  5. 1ST APEX SINGLE
  6. 1ST CHEAP DAY RETURN
  7. 2-SOME
  8. 2-SOME FIRST
  9. 2-SOME FIRST PLUS BREAKFAST
  10. 4-SIGHT FOR 3
  11. 4-SIGHT FOR 4
  12. ADVANCE FIRST A
  13. ADVANCE FIRST B
  14. ADVANCE RETURN
  15. ADVANCE STANDARD A
  16. ADVANCE STANDARD B
  17. ADVANCE STANDARD C
  18. AIRGETAWAY1A
  19. AIRGETAWAY1A1C
  20. AIRGETAWAY2A
  21. AIRGETAWAY2A1C
  22. AIRGETAWAY2A2C
  23. ALTON TOWERS 7 DAY
  24. ALTON TOWERS 7 DAY FIRST
  25. ALTON TOWERS DAY BEFORE
  26. ALTON TOWERS DAY BEFORE FIRST
  27. APEX RETURN
  28. APEX SINGLE
  29. BUSINESS ADVANCE
  30. BUSINESS ADVANCE 1ST RETURN A
  31. BUSINESS ADVANCE 1ST RETURN B
  32. BUSINESS ADVANCE 1ST SINGLE
  33. BUSINESS ADVANCE RETURN A
  34. BUSINESS ADVANCE RETURN B
  35. BUSINESS FIRST SINGLE
  36. BUSINESS SAVER
  37. CENTRAL VALUE 1 RETURN
  38. CENTRAL VALUE 1 SINGLE
  39. CENTRAL VALUE 3 RETURN
  40. CENTRAL VALUE 3 SINGLE
  41. CENTRAL VALUE 7 RETURN
  42. CENTRAL VALUE 7 SINGLE
  43. CENTRAL VALUE RETURN
  44. CENTRAL VALUE SINGLE
  45. CHEAP DAY RETURN
  46. CHEAP DAY RTN (WEEKEND ONLY)
  47. CHEAP DAY SGL (WEEKEND ONLY)
  48. CHEAP DAY SINGLE
  49. DAY RETURN
  50. DAY TRIPPER
  51. DAY EXEC
  52. DAYPEX RETURN
  53. ECONOMY RETURN
  54. ECONOMY SINGLE
  55. EVENING FARE 1
  56. EVENING FARE 2
  57. FIRST + BREAKFAST
  58. FIRST + PARKING
  59. FIRST 4-SIGHT FOR 3
  60. FIRST 4-SIGHT FOR 4
  61. FIRST ADVANCE
  62. FIRST ADVANCE BREAKFAST
  63. FIRST DAY RETURN
  64. FIRST DAY SINGLE
  65. FIRST DAYPEX
  66. FIRST DAYPEX RETURN
  67. FIRST INCLUSIVE RETURN
  68. FIRST INCLUSIVE SINGLE
  69. FIRST OPEN RETURN
  70. FIRST OPEN SINGLE
  71. FIRST REWARD
  72. FIRST SAVER RETURN
  73. FIRST SAVER SINGLE
  74. FIRSTCLASSOFFPEAK1
  75. FIRSTCLASSOFFPEAK2
  76. FIRSTCLASSOFFPEAK3
  77. FIRSTMINUTEFARE BUSINESS 1ST A
  78. FIRSTMINUTEFARE BUSINESS 1ST B
  79. FIRSTMINUTEFARE BUSINESS 1ST C
  80. FIRSTMINUTEFARE BUSINESS STD A
  81. FIRSTMINUTEFARE BUSINESS STD B
  82. FIRSTMINUTEFARE BUSINESS STD C
  83. FIRSTMINUTEFARE LEISURE 1ST A
  84. FIRSTMINUTEFARE LEISURE 1ST B
  85. FIRSTMINUTEFARE LEISURE 1ST C
  86. FIRSTMINUTEFARE LEISURE STD A
  87. FIRSTMINUTEFARE LEISURE STD B
  88. FIRSTMINUTEFARE LEISURE STD C
  89. FLEXI RETURN
  90. FRIENDS FARE
  91. GATWICK EXPRESS 1ST CHP DAY
  92. GNER 1ST ADVANCE1
  93. GNER 1ST ADVANCE2
  94. GNER 1ST ADVANCE3
  95. GNER 1ST ADVANCE4
  96. GNER 1ST ADVANCE5
  97. GNER 1ST OPEN RETURN
  98. GNER 1ST OPEN SINGLE
  99. GNER LEISURE FIRST
  100. GNER STD ADVANCE1
  101. GNER STD ADVANCE2
  102. GNER STD ADVANCE3
  103. GNER STD ADVANCE4
  104. JUST 15 RETURN
  105. JUST 15 SINGLE
  106. LEISURE FIRST RETURN
  107. MML 1ST ADVANCE A
  108. MML 1ST ADVANCE B
  109. MML 1ST ADVANCE C
  110. MML 1ST ADVANCE D
  111. MML 1ST ADVANCE E
  112. MML ADVANCE C
  113. MML ADVANCE D
  114. MML ADVANCE E
  115. MML ADVANCE F
  116. MML ADVANCE G
  117. MML ADVANCE H
  118. MML ADVANCE I
  119. MML WEEKENDER
  120. NETWORK AWAY BREAK
  121. NORTH WEST DAY OUT
  122. ONE DAY OFF PEAK TRAVELCARD
  123. ONE DAY RETURN
  124. ONE FIRST ADVANCE SINGLE 1
  125. ONE FIRST ADVANCE SINGLE 2
  126. ONE FIRST ADVANCE SINGLE 3
  127. ONE FIRST ADVANCE SINGLE 4
  128. ONE STANDARD ADVANCE SINGLE 1
  129. ONE STANDARD ADVANCE SINGLE 2
  130. ONE STANDARD ADVANCE SINGLE 3
  131. ONE STANDARD ADVANCE SINGLE 4
  132. PARK AND GO
  133. PARK AND GO.
  134. PEAK DAY OUT FIRST CLASS
  135. PEAK DAY OUT STANDARD
  136. PEAK EXPLORER BREAK FIRST
  137. PEAK EXPLORER BREAK STANDARD
  138. READER OFFER SINGLE
  139. SATURDAY DAY OUT
  140. SAVER FIRST RETURN
  141. SAVER RETURN
  142. SAVER SINGLE
  143. SCOTRAIL EXECUTIVE
  144. SPECIAL EXEC
  145. SPECIAL EXEC.
  146. STANDARD + PARKING
  147. STANDARD BUSINESS DAY PACKAGE
  148. STANDARD BUSINESS DAY PACKAGE.
  149. STANDARD BUSINESS SPC PACKAGE
  150. STANDARD BUSINESS SPC PACKAGE.
  151. STANDARD CLASS OFF PEAK 1 RTN
  152. STANDARD CLASS OFF PEAK 2 RTN
  153. STANDARD DAY RETURN
  154. STANDARD DAY SINGLE
  155. STANDARD OPEN RETURN
  156. STANDARD OPEN SINGLE
  157. SUPER ADVANCE RETURN
  158. SUPER ADVANCE SINGLE
  159. SUPER ECONOMY RETURN
  160. SUPER ECONOMY SINGLE
  161. SUPERSAVER RETURN
  162. SUPERSAVER SINGLE
  163. TP EXPRESS STUDENT GETAWAY
  164. TPE FIRST ADVANCE A
  165. TPE FIRST ADVANCE B
  166. TPE STANDARD ADVANCE A
  167. TPE STANDARD ADVANCE B
  168. TRAVELCARD
  169. TRAVELCARD OFF PEAK
  170. TRAVELCARD PEAK
  171. VALUE 14 ADVANCE 1ST
  172. VALUE 14 DAY ADV SINGLE
  173. VALUE 3 ADVANCE 1ST
  174. VALUE 3 DAY ADV SINGLE
  175. VALUE 7 ADVANCE 1ST
  176. VALUE 7 DAY ADV SINGLE
  177. VALUE ADVANCE 1ST SINGLE A
  178. VALUE ADVANCE 1ST SINGLE A..
  179. VALUE ADVANCE 1ST SINGLE B
  180. VALUE ADVANCE 1ST SINGLE C
  181. VALUE ADVANCE SINGLE A
  182. VALUE ADVANCE SINGLE B
  183. VALUE ADVANCE SINGLE C
  184. VALUE ADVANCE1
  185. VIRGIN BUSINESS RETURN
  186. WEEKEND CHEAP DAY RETURN
  187. WEEKEND DAY FIRST
  188. WEEKEND VIRGIN UPGRADE
  189. WEEKENDER

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  1. D Spence said 76 days later:

    It is unbelievable there are so many. Just wish there were as many people who would help you find the cheapest ticket for your journey!

  2. Jan Robertson said 158 days later:

    It’s incredible! Why on earth do we have such an idiotic system? I’m currently drowning in a sea of possibilities for a journey from Leicester to Glasgow—is there any sanity at all on trainfare planet?

  3. m said 179 days later:

    An absolutely fantastic list! I’m looking up fares (Coventry to London) and completely confused by the plethora of options!

  4. Baughan said 216 days later:

    require price on 8 return ticket 11-may from 5pm return 13-may after 5pm durham station to london king cross Thanks

  5. James Mead said 222 days later:

    Nice try!

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