Has anyone bought the Skimmer Pass by National Express coach company? I am finding it confusing reading. I want to travel from London to tavistock to port Isaac to Charlestown to Liskeard and back to London. Can I do all those on one pass? Web site says a seven day pass is only £69. Thank you for your help.
Posted by
Rick Steves' Europe
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I'm not familiar with this pass. I think you'll have to look up schedules for your desired routes to make sure that they all have bus service on a decent timing operated by National Express. I have a feeling that National Express doesn't serve some of those at all and If any service says "operated by" a partner company, then it could be one of the exclusions. http://www.nationalexpress.com/en/offers/skimmer/faqs.aspx
To help join different service companies together, try www.rome2rio.com, and then link to each company they propose. From Port Isaac to Charlestown, for instance, they show a route using a First-brand bus, then Plymouth Citybus, then Great Western train, then another First bus. None of those would be covered by the National Express company/pass.
Posted by
OP
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Thank you for your help Laura. I will study it all more.
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This website will usually tell you the best way to get from place to place in Britain:>http://www.traveline.info
Also check out www.nationalrail.co.uk (Pre-book longer rail journeys ideally about 11 weeks out for lowest fares).