Concert in Arundel - 5 May 2012

[Yorkie]

Looking into train tickets for early Sunday morning so we can catch the 11.30 Mass at St. Paul's but it's pretty expensive - nearly £ 50 for the two of us. I don't understand how some of you got a lot cheaper tickets. Here in the Netherlands it's the same price for the same distance but I guess in the UK it works differently
Oh my boyfriend says that on the National Railway website they give cheaper options than Southern. Like a Super Off Peak Day Ticket (single). Confusing

UK train tickets can be extortionate if you buy on or near the date of travel - to get a cheap ticket you need to book as far in advance as possible (usually 12 weeks for the best deal). Thanks to our loving Government our railways are run by private companies. These companies get billions of pounds of tax payer money to run the trains - and then pay billions of pounds in dividends to share holders. Insane, but that's what you get when you let politicians run the country

You need to buy a standard class advanced single ticket. You can only travel on the specific train your ticket is for (the 07:24 say) but if you do that you can still get a ticket from £4.95 - you need to book online via the Southern website (link given above).

#edit# F_D_L beat me to it. Book on a credit card and then you can collect the tickets from a machine at the station (but don't forget the longer journey time as there is a bus part of the way due to engineering works)

[maartendas]

Thanks FDL and Yorkie I managed to get a ticket for the two of us for £9.90. Only thing I'm worried about now is whether I'll be able to collect it - I paid with a virtual credit card (online voucher) but it says I need the card I used for the purchase to actually collect it at the station...

[fan_de_LoK]

I'm quite used to collect tickets at machines in London Stations and yes, the machine will claim for your credit card.

My bank also provides me with virtual credit cards, very usefull and secured way to buy things online, but for some transactions like here I use my physical credit card, just for being able to insert it into the machine for the collect.

In your case Maartendas you have now no choice, you will have to go to a cashier nearby the machines and explain him the context about having used a virtual credit card. With an ID card to prove your name it will be OK, the cashier will deliver you the tickets
Be sure to have a little extra time in case of queuing to reach the cashier

[maartendas]

OK thanks I hope Arundel station has cashiers Anyway, we'll manage. I don't want to clutter the topic with my public transport adventures

[fan_de_LoK]

Beware that Arundel station will be probably closed on Sunday morning, due to the engineering works.

You should collect all your tickets at your departure station, Victoria Station I guess

[maartendas]

OK thanks! Our departure station will be Gatwick Airport on Friday. Looks like I'll be able to collect them there as well

[fan_de_LoK]

I already went to Gatwick Airport Railway station and I confirm you there is a Ticket counter in addition of the ticket machines

Here a map of the station showing the location of the Ticket Counter, in orange :
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/ ... rtnloc=GTW

[fan_de_LoK]

(Quotes from the Japan 2012 topic)

Talking of the Olympics, Kavana and Barney say :"while you're there you might as well come and see us" and "we're doing some concerts at Arundel Cathedral"

Concerts (plural)? During the Olympics?

I was planning to stay away from London during the Olympics.

Might have to change my plans?????

John

Well, that would be nice but more likely to be just a slight mis-speak on the boys part - I can't see them doing multiple Arundel concerts but I wouldn't say no to a few others (but preferably not London because the hotel choice/price situation is horrible over the period of the Olympics).

Even if I share Yorkie's opinion about multiple concerts in Arundel being very unlikely this summer, I went a little further in this hypothesis and I sent this week-end and email to the contact said on the Cathedral site.
I asked them if they can update the "events" page that was still stuck on December-February.

They updated the page this morning, showing now finally Libera's concert on Saturday
http://www.arundelcathedral.org/events.htm.

The schedule shows now events tills end of August and no other Libera concert is said, which was very guessable.

But Arundel will be involved in the Olympic Games : the Olympic Torch will cross Arundel on Monday 16th July

[dani]

Does anybody have a spare premium seat for Saturday ?

It's a long shot but I figure this is the best place to ask .. Please pm if anybody does

Thanks

[Yorkie]

Beware that Arundel station will be probably closed on Sunday morning, due to the engineering works.

You should collect all your tickets at your departure station, Victoria Station I guess

I'm impressed by your in-depth knowledge of the UK public transport system F_D_L - your advice is spot on. You can only get the ticket from a machine with an 'actual' credit card.

[Yorkie]

Does anybody have a spare premium seat for Saturday ?

It's a long shot but I figure this is the best place to ask .. Please pm if anybody does

Thanks

If anybody has any free gold bars to give away can you let me know Have you finally got your dad to sit through a whole concert dani?

[maartendas]

If anybody has any free gold bars to give away can you let me know

For a moment there I thought you were talking of Willy Wonka's golden ticket chocolate bars Though I must say a Libera premium ticket amounts to the same thing in terms of excitement

[dani]

Does anybody have a spare premium seat for Saturday ?

It's a long shot but I figure this is the best place to ask .. Please pm if anybody does

Thanks

If anybody has any free gold bars to give away can you let me know Have you finally got your dad to sit through a whole concert dani?

nope my mum is going with her friends but they dont plan to get there till after 7pm so they will be stuck right at the back so i figured id ask if there was one as my mum wants to be able to see them.

[maartendas]

Well, I'm pretty much all packed, just need to get a good night's sleep because we're leaving early tomorrow morning.
See you all there!

[viabuona]

Well, I'm pretty much all packed, just need to get a good night's sleep because we're leaving early tomorrow morning.
See you all there!

Lucky you! I'm just started to pack
Should arrive tomorrow arround 15:00 at Arundel . Have a pleasant journey