Booking train journeys late costs rail travellers an extra £4.5million a year: A quarter of Brits buy tickets less than a week in advance, survey shows
- Trainline says booking late means travellers pay out an extra £45million
- 25 per cent of riders admit they book tickets less than a week in advance
Booking train journeys late costs summer holiday travellers an extra £4.5million a year, a ticket website claims.
Those who don’t decide on dates early, or find themselves distracted by other events, pay through the pocket, the Trainline company has warned.
The savings from booking advance fares could pay for 1.2million pints, a million tubs of ice cream or 7,000 times the cost of the average British holiday.
Trainline found that 25 per cent of adults left booking train tickets to the last week with 10 per cent booking on the day of travel
A poll of 2,000 adults commissioned by Trainline, which sells 100,000 tickets every day, found that a quarter of people book travel for UK breaks less than a week in advance, with one in ten leaving it until the day of departure.
This is despite more than a third (34 per cent) knowing their trips are more expensive when they do not book ahead.
The majority (54 per cent) of respondents blamed worries about the weather for their hesitation in booking UK day trips or short breaks in advance.
Fergus Weldon, director of data science at Trainline, said: ‘Waiting until the eleventh hour is costing Brits millions … While spontaneity has its advantages, planning ahead could go a long way when it comes to savings this summer.’
The extra expense of buying tickets late is costing £4.5million a year, Trainline says
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