Go next: changes to train ticket prices
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==Go next==
==Go next==
* '''Ironbridge'''
* '''Ironbridge'''
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* '''London'''
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* '''London'''
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* '''Virgin Trains''' is the main operator of trains between London and Birmingham with trains every 20 minutes and a journey time
for
around 1 hour 20 minutes. They are operated by fast (up to 125 mph) and modern Pendolino trains. These can be cheap if you get an Advance fare from £5 single, but if you are buying tickets on the day or there are no cheap tickets left, it may be worth using one of the two other operators listed below. '''[http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/ Chiltern Railways]''' and '''London Midland''' run frequent half-hourly/hourly services between Birmingham and [[London]]. These take noticeably longer than Virgin Trains,
2
hours
- 2 hours 20 minutes, but cheap flexible tickets at around
1/2
of the Virgin Trains price can be bought at any time. For example an Off-Peak adult
day
return ticket from London to Birmingham costs £
15
(Super Off-Peak) with London Midland, £
19
.
50
(Super Off-Peak) with Chiltern Railways, but £
40
.
40
with any operator, including Virgin Trains.
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* '''Virgin Trains''' is the main operator of trains between London and Birmingham with trains every 20 minutes and a journey time
of
around 1 hour 20 minutes. They are operated by fast (up to 125 mph) and modern Pendolino trains. These can be cheap if you get an Advance fare from £5 single, but if you are buying tickets on the day or there are no cheap tickets left, it may be worth using one of the two other operators listed below. '''[http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/ Chiltern Railways]''' and '''London Midland''' run frequent half-hourly/hourly services between Birmingham and [[London]]. These take noticeably longer than Virgin Trains,
1
hour 40 minutes
- 2 hours 20 minutes, but cheap flexible tickets at around
half
of the Virgin Trains price can be bought at any time. For example an Off-Peak adult return ticket from London to Birmingham costs £
23
(Super Off-Peak) with London Midland, £
28
.
90
(Super Off-Peak) with Chiltern Railways, but £
50
.
50
with any operator, including Virgin Trains.
* Both '''Megabus''' and '''National Express''' run several services an hour to [[London]], and competition has lowered the cheapest fares to £1 or less.
* Both '''Megabus''' and '''National Express''' run several services an hour to [[London]], and competition has lowered the cheapest fares to £1 or less.