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This is an important announcement
Due to planned maintenance work being carried out on the National Reservations System, Advance fares will be unavailable between 23:00 on Saturday 25th February until 06:00 on Sunday 26th February 2012 - please see Home Page
Do you think it's fare to be charged fees on top of your train ticket? - No? We didn't think so.
Our system has been specially designed with a cheapest train fare finder to help passengers make informed decisions about which train tickets to buy. This allows you to purchase the best value train tickets based on your time constraints or journey preferences and we can assure you that we will only charge you for the cost of your ticket because its only fare.
We have compared train ticket prices with other third party ticket engines and have found that Southern is the cheapest:
Comparison chart based on the cheapest Advance single fare when available from Brighton to Victoria, prices correct until 29 February 2012. Southern pricing includes 10% online discount off Southern Advance and Off-Peak fares.
| Website | Southern | Raileasy | The Trainline |
| Ticket Price | £4.50 | £5.00 | £5.00 |
| Ticket Collection at station | Free | Free | Free |
| Delivery (1st class post) | Free | £1.50 | Free |
| Booking fee | No Fee | £2.00 | £1.00 |
| Credit card fee | No Fee | £0.45 | £3.50 |
| Total Cost | £4.50 | £8.95 | £9.50 |
Save over 45% (£4.45 saving over Raileasy)
Save over 50% (£5.00 saving over The Trainline)
You can buy train tickets between any UK rail destinations including Season tickets and it's only fare that we don't charge you any:
* Free postage unless you require special delivery (£6), or recorded delivery which is free on all ticket worth over £100.
Other benefits of booking direct with Southern include:
Our Cheapest Fare Finder Matrix shows the lowest combined outward and return fares available, making it simpler to choose the best fare.
So what good reason is there to use any other ticket engine? Exactly! We couldn’t think of one either.
