Hello!
We are heading to England on the 19th and I wanted to know if anyone has ordered train tickets online and picked them up successfully at a train station. It is a lot cheaper to purchase in advance so we would like to save the money-Thanks all!
Posted by
Tempe, AZ, USA
1266 posts
Stephanie - Just go to the ticket kiosk and insert the same cc you used to purchase your tickets. I believe I also keyed in a confirmation number. We were able to print all of the tickets we had purchased at the same time. It was a piece of cake.
Posted by
Texan in CA
4412 posts
Easy-peasy!I suggest bringing a copy of the reservation.
Posted by
OP
Dallas
36 posts
Thank you both!
Posted by
New York City, NY, USA
5678 posts
Just make sure that you get all the documents. There is usually at least two documents and they both look like tickets. One, though is a receipt and not good for travel. Pam
Posted by
NC, United States
970 posts
It's really easy. Just give yourself enough time in case the station is busy and there's a queue. You insert your card and then key in the confirmation number sent by email.
Posted by
OP
Dallas
36 posts
Good to know about getting all of the documents-appreciate the tip!
Posted by
Stockton, CA
152 posts
I agree with the other posts. One more caveat: the seat reservations don't necessarily work. We've traveled a lot by train in the UK, usually without trouble. On our last trip in October, we reserved 1st class seats from York to London well in advance. On the platform, we inquired about which coach we should look for. The station attendant told us, and also told us that our specific seat reservations were not really valid, but not to worry, there would be plenty of seats. When we boarded, we were casually looking for two adjacent, forward facing seats, and then realized that the seats were going fast. We needed to scramble to find two seats together. Just be forewarned, check it out, and have a great trip.