Show you the difference: 2nd Nov National Express (NX) and Megabus (MB)
NX Swindon to London 08:30 to 10:30 £14 for two people NX London to Swindon 17:30 to 19:25 £14 for two people Total with booking fee £29.00
MB Chippenham to London 09:30 to 11:50 £8 for two people MB London to Chippenham 19:30 to 21:50 £8 for two people Total with booking fee £16.50 (Further for cheaper)
Any train from Swindon or Chippenham to London is expensive because it's a main line.
ON other notes I will try to pick up a couple of caches while with the Old Man.
I've had the briefest of chat's with Tracy, we have a lot going on at the moment so talking about caching is something that is a bit hard to approach. However looks ok for this day. Will just be me I would think.
I probably will take NX as I am used to using them. You need to play their booking site to get the best price. Just looking at the same page twice can make the amounts jump up.. go back to the site a couple hours later and they go down again. Cheapest return from Ciren at a glance was £14, I'm happy with that as would not need to pay fuel etc to Swindon, and it's a only a few mins walk back to home. But I bet can get it down a touch more.
Have only done a few caches in London so happy to do any. I wouldn't mind poking at a couple of OC and TC caches. But if tagging along with the rest of you it shouldn't put anyone out, I am sure some may cross over onto GC caches.
How did you manage that, web site shows £18 return
We will have to propose a time that we are all going to meet up, there seems to be various arrival times and destinations. I arrive in Marylebone at 8:30 so 9:00 am at Paddington Dare will be my suggestion.
Well done on the good deal. NX do similar, in that you check the website one minute and it is price X, and the check a couple of hours later and it us Y. It is doubtful I will get a deal as good as that, I haven't had a £1 deal with NX for a couple of years, but if return tickets come in at under £14 then I am happy. Certainly would work out a lot more in petrol/parking/stress of London driving if I took the car.