Last week I decided to take a train up north last week. If you read the blog you’ll know the best fares are available 12 weeks advance, but even though my trip was last minute I was still able to save more than 60%.
Here’s how I managed to spend £44 rather than £107, and a few other sneaky charges to watch out for.
You can read more about these and other tricks I use to make train travel vaguely affordable in my 10 tricks for cheap trains guide.