(01 Jan 2016, 9:55 pm)Adrian wrote Do you not get half and end of term breaks any more like? Most of us get 5 weeks worth of leave a year, and we all manage it.
I do appreciate that expense can be an issue, but if you're flexible enough, it can still be affordable. The times that you most want to travel will probably be the same as when everyone else wants to travel. Hence tickets being at a premium for that time. Looking back at this year, I managed to get York for £31 from Newcastle, but that was first class. If I recall, it would have been about £21/£22 standard. Edinburgh was £41 including a portion of that as first class.
It's about being bothered to search for the correct fares, as it seems you may have done.
VTEC operate a 'we won't be beaten' price guarantee. I got a return to Edinburgh for the 30th of this month for just £16.90 return.