Hmmm. Might be worth a peek to see if I could pull together a trip at short notice
So, while walking down the road to work, I sent a tweet;
"Lazy question. Does anyone know the best site to book a train ticket from London to Nantes? Thinking of going to the @Saracens match. Thx."
To my amazement, by the time I got to my desk five minutes later, three different people had replied with recommendations.
The first (and only) site that I tried was Loco2. I'd never heard of it before.
It was very easy to use and the ticket prices seemed on par with what I had expected. I suspect that there is a little bit of white labeling going on in the background, but that's OK, isn't it?
The credit card charges seemed a little steep, so I paid by debit card.
Ticket delivery was 'collection only'.
Tbe purchase confirmation suggested that I should collect my Eurostar tickets at London St Pancras, and my French TGV tickets upon arriving in Paris.
What actually happened was that when I collected my tickets in London, all four of my train tickets popped out. Easy peasy.
All four reservations over the weekend worked just fine - bonus was First Class on this morning's TGV and 'Premium Stzndard' on this Eurostar train. It was the cheapest way. Fine by me.
So, loco2.com
- Easy to use
- Credit card charges a bit steep
- Ticket Collection a doddle
- Ticketing engine upgrades you if it's cheaper.
A happy customer.
Thank's Tom for the recommendation (and the other couple of tweeters as well!).
1 comment:
Hi,
Just wanted to drop by and say thanks for checking us out. We really appreciate the feedback and are chuffed that we met your expectations. We'll keep an eye on those credit card fees - they should be fairly typical but it's worth knowing that you thought they seemed expensive. Thanks again.
Kate @Loco2
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