British RailPass - worthy to buy?

I've used a Britrail Pass twice and will again on our trip in the Spring. They are easy and cost saving for me. You have to do the math. I add up the anytime ticket cost of each trip and if the Britrail is cheaper than that I get it. This is because we like to have flexibility, convenience and room for spontaneity. The more longer trips you are taking, the more savings. We often like to get going early on a travel day which usually means traveling during peak times which are more expensive. We also take day trips and take peak time train back to our lodging. For our Spring trip we will get the 8 days in month M-pass. We are going to Wales this trip but I am getting the Britrail England because we will be in the UK 5 weeks (more than a month) and will be on train more than 8 days. Also, the Wales routes are short so not as much savings. I have used the paper pass and they did mail it snail mail. It worked fine too. If the Saver is cheapest for you, the paper pass will be fine. Happy to answer any other questions.

if the printed pass is on official railway ticket paper they can't very well email it can they?

I used to work on the English railways and have examined my fair share of Britrail passes. Be ; sure to have your passport easily available because you will have to present it when you present your pass - when tickets and passes are requested both on train and at the entry and exit barrier.

The only way you will know about the finances is to price out a reasonable normal ticket for each segment you expect to travel, bear in mind what times you will be travelling, off peak or during the rush hour, weekday or weekend, and check what Advance tickets are often available on each segment. If you can travel in less popular times (not when everybody is going to or from work or on holiday or to or from football you can get some real deals on Advance tickets. Anytime tickets are by definition the most expensive. Add them all up and compare to the pass. Don't forget any shipping charges for getting the pass. ... then you'll know.

as said up thread, the value of a Britrail Pass is on frequent long or quite long journeys, particularly at popular times where Advance tickets are less likely to be available or reasonably priced.

Comparing with lots of short journeys taken off peak or on weekends is likely to tip the balance the other way.

I did the Two Together pass online and it lived on my phone, I just mentioned to ticket agents I had it and they said fine. There are a LOT of passes at the moment, I bet that man in Seat 61 has some rules of thumb.

Applying took some time and some tech.