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Getting cheap student travel in the UK

So this article has been written to help you get cheap student travel in the UK!

 

 

The easiest way to get cheap student train fare in the UK is to. Buying tickets a week or two in advance can literally quarter your train fare and you can even save money by buying your ticket the day before on the Internet and collecting it at the train station the next day. This is great if you’re a student that’s far away from your home town, as cross-country train fares can be extremely expensive and create a big dent in your student travel budget!

If you are travelling a short distance (25 miles or so) and there’s a possibility you may be returning the same day, A single could cost £5 to a destination, but costs £5.20 for a return! Not quite sure why but it saves you money! So if there’s a slight chance that you will be returning the same day, spend the extra pennies just in case!

Going home for the holidays or the weekend? When travelling to and from major train stations in the UK, you can get an open return. An open return lets you return back to your university city within 30 days of the ticket being purchased, at any time, for a couple of extra quid. Saves you paying for a single there and a single back!

 

 

 

Last minute flights used to be all the rage, but now flight companies are getting smarter and pushing flights prices up for the last couple of days that a flight is available, making consumers think that they are the cheapest they have been on sale. You are much better off looking at student flights a two or three weeks before your required flight date, as this is when they tend to be cheapest. Great if you want a weekend away to Prague or Ibiza!

 

A common mistake that is made is thinking that you’re getting amazing student discount airline tickets with a £1 flight and then realise after you’ve booked that they’ve charged you an extra £70 for tax and fuel surcharges! Triple check prices on the Internet… A £3 flight that sounds too good to be true, will be too good to be true!

 

Students don’t care who they fly with as much as adults… Or they shouldn’t anyway! Go on discount flight company websites such as Jet2 and RyanAir and Bmibaby and get your student discount airline tickets!

 

 

 

Getting cheap bus travel really depends on whereabouts you live in the UK.

 

. If you live in big cities such as Manchester and Leeds, they will usually have free city buses running that will circle the city all day, usually coming every 10-15 minutes. Look out for them if you ever visit a big city! The standard buses also tend to be dirt cheap as well, if you know which ones to get.

 

If you live in a town or village, chances are the buses will be ridiculously expensive. Your literally probably better off walking or getting a lift to be perfectly honest!

 

 

 

 

 

Hope this post helps you get cheap student travel in the UK!

Before you go to University, it is highly recommended to get a student interest free overdraft with your bank.

 

 

Having a student interest free overdraft on your account is a lifesaver for many students. When you find yourself completely skint, and not even able to buy food, it’s good to know you can cut into your overdraft, and that its interest free!

 

Many of the major UK banks such as RBS, Natwest, Halifax, Alliance and Leicester and Barclays supply student interest free overdrafts with their student current accounts, usually up to £1000 in your 1st year and then £1500 in 2nd year and £1500 in your 3rd or 4th year.

 

The main problem students have when they first come to University and get a student interest free overdraft is simple. They think it’s free money because it doesn’t have to be paid back.. It does! Think of it like an add-on for your student loan.. The less you spend of it, the less you have to pay back!

 

So don’t take a £1000 pound out of your overdraft to buy clothes, or buy expensive food and drink.. When the banks are calling for you to pay it back after you have finished University you will deeply regret it!

 

 

 

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