Anytime returns
December 2013, tables of randomly-selected sample fares: Anytime return Sources: January 2009 - January 2013: National Fares Manuals. January 2014: National Rail Enquiries Journey Bristol - Edinburgh Birmingham – Edinburgh
Operator
Fare Type
Jan-09
Jan-10
Jan-11
Jan-12
Jan-13
Jan-14
% change 2013-14
£ change 2013-14
% change 2009-14
£ change 2009-14
CrossCountry
Anytime
£248.00
£264.00
£289.00
£313.00
£333.00
£343.00
3.0%
£10.00
38%
£95.00
CrossCountry
Anytime
£183.00
£195.00
£214.00
£232.00
£247.00
£254.50
3.0%
£7.50
39%
£71.50
£183.00
£189.00
£199.00
£207.00
£213.00
2.9%
£6.00
23%
£40.00
£169.00
£179.00
£187.00
£193.00
3.2%
£6.00
30%
£44.00
£11.90
£12.60
£13.10
£13.50
3.1%
£0.40
24%
£2.60
£209.00
£220.00
£229.00
£236.00
3.1%
£7.00
20%
£40.00
London - Cardiff
First Great Western
Anytime
£173.00
London - Bristol
First Great Western
£149.00
£159.00
London - Slough
£10.90
£10.90
London - Exeter
First Great Western First Great Western via Taunton
Anytime Anytime Day
£196.00
£199.00
London - Plymouth
First Great Western
Anytime
£229.00
£229.00
£239.00
£252.00
£263.00
£271.00
3.0%
£8.00
18%
£42.00
London - Glasgow
Virgin Trains
Anytime
£271.00
£287.00
£306.00
£324.00
£338.00
£352.00
4.1%
£14.00
30%
£81.00
London - Manchester
Virgin Trains
£247.00
£262.00
£279.00
£296.00
£308.00
£321.00
4.2%
£13.00
30%
£74.00
King's Lynn - London
First Capital Connect
£44.50
£44.50
£47.00
£49.80
£51.80
£53.40
3.1%
£1.60
20%
£8.90
St Neots - London
First Capital Connect
Anytime Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day
£32.00
£32.00
£33.50
£35.50
£36.90
£38.00
3.0%
£1.10
19%
£6.00
£53.50
£55.10
£58.00
£61.40
£64.00
£65.90
3.0%
£1.90
23%
£12.40
£17.30
£16.40
£17.60
£18.60
£19.40
£20.00
3.1%
£0.60
16%
£2.70
£24.80
£24.40
£26.10
£27.70
£28.90
£29.80
3.1%
£0.90
20%
£5.00
£34.80
£36.90
£38.40
£39.50
2.9%
£1.10
£28.70
£30.40
£31.60
£32.50
2.8%
£0.90
24%
£6.30
£32.90
£35.00
£36.40
£37.50
3.0%
£1.10
£27.60
£29.30
£30.50
£31.40
3.0%
£0.90
20%
£5.30
London - Weymouth Woking - London Farnborough – London Gillingham (Kent)London Gillingham (Kent)London
South West Trains South West Trains South West Trains (not via Reading) Southeastern (via High Speed)
London - Canterbury
Southeastern Southeastern (via High Speed)
London - Canterbury
Southeastern
Anytime
n/a £26.20 n/a £26.10
£32.00 £26.60 £31.50 £25.60
£93.10
£98.60
£107.70
£105.70
-1.9%
-£2.00
29%
£23.70
£23.30
£24.70
£25.70
£26.60
3.5%
£0.90
21%
£4.60
£15.70
£16.90
£17.90
£18.70
£19.00
1.6%
£0.30
21%
£3.30
£132.00
£139.50
£149.00
£155.00
£160.50
3.5%
£5.50
23%
£29.50
£82.00
£82.00
NXEA / Greater Anglia
Anytime Anytime Day
£22.00
£22.00
First Transpennine
Anytime
£15.70
London - Norwich
NXEA / Greater Anglia
Chelmsford - London Preston - Manchester London - Nottingham
East Midlands Trains
Anytime
£131.00
London - Kettering
East Midlands Trains
Anytime
£75.00
£79.50
£87.00
£94.00
£98.00
£101.50
3.6%
£3.50
35%
£26.50
London - Derby
East Midlands Trains
Anytime
£138.00
£146.50
£160.00
£173.00
£180.00
£185.50
3.1%
£5.50
34%
£47.50
NXEC / East Coast
Anytime Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day
£266.00
£266.00
£287.00
£301.00
£301.00
£301.00
0.0%
£0.00
13%
£35.00
£8.50
£8.70
£9.20
£9.80
£10.20
£10.50
2.9%
£0.30
24%
£2.00
£5.10
£5.10
£5.50
£6.00
£6.40
£6.70
4.7%
£0.30
31%
£1.60
£13.20
£13.20
£14.00
£15.50
£16.50
£17.30
4.8%
£0.80
31%
£4.10
£10.40
£10.40
£11.00
£11.70
£12.20
£12.60
3.3%
£0.40
21%
£2.20
Anytime Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day
£25.90
£26.70
£28.50
£30.20
£31.40
£32.40
3.2%
£1.00
25%
£6.50
£5.50
£5.50
£5.80
£6.00
£6.30
£6.50
3.2%
£0.20
18%
£1.00
£42.40
£42.00
£45.20
£48.80
£51.80
£53.90
4.1%
£2.10
27%
£11.50
£40.30
£40.20
£43.30
£46.70
£49.50
£48.60
-1.8%
-£0.90
21%
£8.30
£15.30
£15.20
£16.10
£17.10
£17.80
£18.40
3.4%
£0.60
20%
£3.10
£82.00
£82.00
£85.00
£85.00
£95.00
£95.00
0.0%
£0.00
16%
£13.00
5.0%
-1.4%
4.8%
5.0%
3.2%
3.1%
London - Newcastle Worcester – Birmingham Caerphilly - Cardiff Qn St Holyhead – Llandudno
London Midland Arriva Trains Wales Arriva Trains Wales
Stirling - Glasgow
ScotRail
Dundee - Edinburgh
ScotRail
Newcastle - Morpeth
Northern Southern (via Southern only)
Chichester - London Lewes - London Shoeburyness – London Birmingham - London
Southern c2c Chiltern (via High Wycombe)
Anytime Level of RPI*
19.7%
The fares shown in the table above are not statistically representative and must not be used to draw conclusions about a train operator's policy other than on the particular journey shown. For all tickets, fares are standard class and valid by 'any permitted route' unless otherwise shown. All ticket prices to London are to 'London Terminals' or to a specified London terminus, rail-only. *The RPI figure refers to the level applicable in July of the previous year.
Operator
Fare Type
Jan-09
Jan-10
Jan-11
Jan-12
Jan-13
Jan-14
% change 2013-14
£ change 2013-14
% change 2009-14
£ change 2009-14
CrossCountry
Anytime
£248.00
£264.00
£289.00
£313.00
£333.00
£343.00
3.0%
£10.00
38%
£95.00
CrossCountry
Anytime
£183.00
£195.00
£214.00
£232.00
£247.00
£254.50
3.0%
£7.50
39%
£71.50
£183.00
£189.00
£199.00
£207.00
£213.00
2.9%
£6.00
23%
£40.00
£169.00
£179.00
£187.00
£193.00
3.2%
£6.00
30%
£44.00
£11.90
£12.60
£13.10
£13.50
3.1%
£0.40
24%
£2.60
£209.00
£220.00
£229.00
£236.00
3.1%
£7.00
20%
£40.00
London - Cardiff
First Great Western
Anytime
£173.00
London - Bristol
First Great Western
£149.00
£159.00
London - Slough
£10.90
£10.90
London - Exeter
First Great Western First Great Western via Taunton
Anytime Anytime Day
£196.00
£199.00
London - Plymouth
First Great Western
Anytime
£229.00
£229.00
£239.00
£252.00
£263.00
£271.00
3.0%
£8.00
18%
£42.00
London - Glasgow
Virgin Trains
Anytime
£271.00
£287.00
£306.00
£324.00
£338.00
£352.00
4.1%
£14.00
30%
£81.00
London - Manchester
Virgin Trains
£247.00
£262.00
£279.00
£296.00
£308.00
£321.00
4.2%
£13.00
30%
£74.00
King's Lynn - London
First Capital Connect
£44.50
£44.50
£47.00
£49.80
£51.80
£53.40
3.1%
£1.60
20%
£8.90
St Neots - London
First Capital Connect
Anytime Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day
£32.00
£32.00
£33.50
£35.50
£36.90
£38.00
3.0%
£1.10
19%
£6.00
£53.50
£55.10
£58.00
£61.40
£64.00
£65.90
3.0%
£1.90
23%
£12.40
£17.30
£16.40
£17.60
£18.60
£19.40
£20.00
3.1%
£0.60
16%
£2.70
£24.80
£24.40
£26.10
£27.70
£28.90
£29.80
3.1%
£0.90
20%
£5.00
£34.80
£36.90
£38.40
£39.50
2.9%
£1.10
£28.70
£30.40
£31.60
£32.50
2.8%
£0.90
24%
£6.30
£32.90
£35.00
£36.40
£37.50
3.0%
£1.10
£27.60
£29.30
£30.50
£31.40
3.0%
£0.90
20%
£5.30
London - Weymouth Woking - London Farnborough – London Gillingham (Kent)London Gillingham (Kent)London
South West Trains South West Trains South West Trains (not via Reading) Southeastern (via High Speed)
London - Canterbury
Southeastern Southeastern (via High Speed)
London - Canterbury
Southeastern
Anytime
n/a £26.20 n/a £26.10
£32.00 £26.60 £31.50 £25.60
£93.10
£98.60
£107.70
£105.70
-1.9%
-£2.00
29%
£23.70
£23.30
£24.70
£25.70
£26.60
3.5%
£0.90
21%
£4.60
£15.70
£16.90
£17.90
£18.70
£19.00
1.6%
£0.30
21%
£3.30
£132.00
£139.50
£149.00
£155.00
£160.50
3.5%
£5.50
23%
£29.50
£82.00
£82.00
NXEA / Greater Anglia
Anytime Anytime Day
£22.00
£22.00
First Transpennine
Anytime
£15.70
London - Norwich
NXEA / Greater Anglia
Chelmsford - London Preston - Manchester London - Nottingham
East Midlands Trains
Anytime
£131.00
London - Kettering
East Midlands Trains
Anytime
£75.00
£79.50
£87.00
£94.00
£98.00
£101.50
3.6%
£3.50
35%
£26.50
London - Derby
East Midlands Trains
Anytime
£138.00
£146.50
£160.00
£173.00
£180.00
£185.50
3.1%
£5.50
34%
£47.50
NXEC / East Coast
Anytime Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day
£266.00
£266.00
£287.00
£301.00
£301.00
£301.00
0.0%
£0.00
13%
£35.00
£8.50
£8.70
£9.20
£9.80
£10.20
£10.50
2.9%
£0.30
24%
£2.00
£5.10
£5.10
£5.50
£6.00
£6.40
£6.70
4.7%
£0.30
31%
£1.60
£13.20
£13.20
£14.00
£15.50
£16.50
£17.30
4.8%
£0.80
31%
£4.10
£10.40
£10.40
£11.00
£11.70
£12.20
£12.60
3.3%
£0.40
21%
£2.20
Anytime Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day Anytime Day
£25.90
£26.70
£28.50
£30.20
£31.40
£32.40
3.2%
£1.00
25%
£6.50
£5.50
£5.50
£5.80
£6.00
£6.30
£6.50
3.2%
£0.20
18%
£1.00
£42.40
£42.00
£45.20
£48.80
£51.80
£53.90
4.1%
£2.10
27%
£11.50
£40.30
£40.20
£43.30
£46.70
£49.50
£48.60
-1.8%
-£0.90
21%
£8.30
£15.30
£15.20
£16.10
£17.10
£17.80
£18.40
3.4%
£0.60
20%
£3.10
£82.00
£82.00
£85.00
£85.00
£95.00
£95.00
0.0%
£0.00
16%
£13.00
5.0%
-1.4%
4.8%
5.0%
3.2%
3.1%
London - Newcastle Worcester – Birmingham Caerphilly - Cardiff Qn St Holyhead – Llandudno
London Midland Arriva Trains Wales Arriva Trains Wales
Stirling - Glasgow
ScotRail
Dundee - Edinburgh
ScotRail
Newcastle - Morpeth
Northern Southern (via Southern only)
Chichester - London Lewes - London Shoeburyness – London Birmingham - London
Southern c2c Chiltern (via High Wycombe)
Anytime Level of RPI*
19.7%
The fares shown in the table above are not statistically representative and must not be used to draw conclusions about a train operator's policy other than on the particular journey shown. For all tickets, fares are standard class and valid by 'any permitted route' unless otherwise shown. All ticket prices to London are to 'London Terminals' or to a specified London terminus, rail-only. *The RPI figure refers to the level applicable in July of the previous year.
