Traveling between Glasgow - Edinburgh on 3/11/17 and from Edinburgh - London on 3/14/17. Any advice on train travel would be appreciated. For Scotland is it OK to wait until day of travel or should I purchase prior to leaving US. I plan to purchase the second leg prior to leaving the US. What company should I purchase the tickets from.
Posted by
Charlotte, NC
88 posts
It's usually significantly cheaper to purchases tickets in advance, but you should also be able to purchase the day of travel if you need to be flexible. We only took two day trips outside of London on our trip. We used the site below.
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
One of the regular travelers may have more info for you.
Posted by
Freedonia
15122 posts
You can buy the Glasgow-Edinburgh ticket any time you want. It's a short trip and the price, I don't think, changes.
Buy your tickets for the Edinburgh-London portion from Virgin Trains East Coast as they operate the train. Get these in advance to save money.
If you want to buy the Glasgow-Edinburgh ahead of time, buy them at Scotrail.
Posted by
white plains, ny, usa
4140 posts
Glasgow to Edinburgh is a commuter train - runs every 15 to 30 minutes generally , Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverly , buy tickets prior to travel . Edinburgh to London - advance purchase will yield lowest prices