I'm planning to book a trip to London Euston from Glasgow aboard the Avanti West Coast on June 25. I've noticed that their weekend schedules are available on a somewhat erratic schedule (i.e. weekends in mid-May are still not available, nor are most of the weekends in June). Is this typical or is the line offering more limited service?
Posted by
Tunbridge Wells
6113 posts
You may want to look at a post in the England forum entitled Liverpool to London raised at the weekend which covers this very topic.
Posted by
Royaume-Uni nul points, pas plus
2557 posts
It’s because there are engineering works in the next few weeks, timetables are still to be confirmed and Advance tickets are yet to go on sale.
Sign up for a ticket alert and you’ll be the first to know when times are confirmed. Likely in a couple of weeks.
https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/tickets-and-savings/ways-to-save/advance-ticket-alerts
Posted by
Gateshead, UK
223 posts
There’s been a lot of engineering work on the West Coast Mainline on weekends lately, and as a result Avanti haven’t been able to firm up their timetable for those dates. If they do opt to put Advance tickets on sale (which isn’t a given) it’ll probably be much closer to departure, maybe a month or less.
As a possible alternative you can go London Edinburgh on LNER then switch to a ScotRail train to Glasgow Queen Street, which may be available now and at a cheaper price than an Off-Peak or Anytime on Avanti.
Posted by
Sweden
6631 posts
Or book a ticket from Glasgow central on LNER, they have few trains between Glasgow and London via Edinburgh.
Posted by
Amarillo, Texas
47 posts
Check now!! The tickets I needed finally went on sale today!
Posted by
OP
23 posts
No luck for me. Getting ready to switch plans and do Glasgow to Edinburgh and then on to London. It'll be fun with luggage, but oh well.