Title: UK Train Travel Prices - Cost Per Mile of Travelling on the Trains
Headings: UK Train Prices
UK Train Prices
The Cost of Travelling on the Train in the UKThe Cost of Travelling on the Train in the UK
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Content: Irf
"I have to do a regular commute from Leicester to Hull and my first thought was to get a train, do the journey in comfort i thought, and avoid the traffic. Well it would cost me £40 return and take 3 1/2 hours. The car costs me £25 at most and takes just over two hours, its just no contest really. I would love to take the train but its just insane to pay that sort of money when it takes longer as well"
nationalise the railways
"Hi Bracknell  I understand your frustration, but i would recommend trying to book the tickets online. i have had a quick look on virgintrains.co.uk and found 1 day returns for around £50.50. Also by carefully choosing the ticket I could get the price to be as low as £15, this was for a train that leaves at 10am onthe 22nd December and returns at 5pm, without a railcard. To understand the true cost of traveling by car take a look at http://www.whatprice.co.uk/car/car-costs.html  Petrol is around 10p a mile, servicing and wear and tear costs and additional 3.5p a mile, and depreciation is a further 7p a mile (I am ignoring insurance and tax). This takes us to around 20p per mile and the cost of your journey by car to £47, which is comparible to the train journey with the more expensive return, and far more expensive than the cheap 1 day return I could find. However I do agree that these prices are out of date, and hopefully we will get to publishing new sample prices soon. In the mean time shop around on the web and you might be suprised at what bargains you can find!