Brits Find it Cheaper to Meet in Spain
Than Purchase a Return Rail Ticket
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Low cost flights continue to be better value
than train tickets in the uk
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Zara Quli and Lucy Walker got the idea after finding out the
price of a last-minute train ticket. These prices are shocking, but
predictable, given the expensive nature of UK rail travel.
Ms Walker says that it would have cost £105 for a return
ticket between Birmingham and Newcastle; a trip of 400 miles. She looked for
cheap alternatives and found it only cost £19.98 for a return flight to Malaga
from Newcastle. This prompted her to find out how much it would cost to fly
from Birmingham to Malaga.
The result? Only £55.29 for a return ticket. The friends
agreed to meet in Malaga instead for a combined cost of £75.27, including two
nights at a Granada hotel.
Walker commented that it’s a real pain to buy last minute
train tickets in Britain because rail companies place high premiums on them.
Instead of being stuck on a train they got to take a trip to one of the most
beautiful cities in southern Spain and highlight that there are alternatives
for the cash-strapped, sun-loving Brits out there who want a weekend away from
the rain.
When you add in that it only takes a few hours to fly to
Malaga from every corner of the country, you could be in Spain and enjoying the
sun by the time your train reaches its own, rather more expensive, destination.
