(16 Aug 2015, 2:42 pm)Malarkey wrote Cost me £23.20 in total to go there and back, £40 is quite expensive in my opinion from Darlington and even going from Durham is only going to save you a few quid.

Might be cheaper for you to do Darlington to Edinburgh & Edinburgh to Newcastle via Train, then get the Bus from Newcastle back to Newton Aycliffe.

I thought about getting the train from Durham on the morning but there was only one service 7 that could get me there so should something happen to that journey that prevents me arriving in Durham on-time I've had it. Darlington isn't the best either with their only being a 5A and 8 to Darlington at that time on a Saturday morning and of course I am local to the 5A route so I would probably jump on at my local stop but should it not turn up I wouldn't have time to get to Aycliffe Town Centre for the 8. There is also a train to Darlington but it arrives only around 15 minutes before the Edinburgh train leaves. Could do that but it probably wouldn't save much.

One idea I've just thought of is maybe getting a 16-25 Railcard, may get the 3 year railcard which costs £70 but I think you get a third off fares. I am thinking of doing more further afield trips in future so do we think I should maybe consider this?