thetrainline.com

Advantages: good for travel planning and you can't get to a station
Disadvantages: unreliable, no effective competition

I know loads of people have already reviewed thetrainline, but I think this is a good case of changing Consumer expectations - two years ago I would have rated this excellent but I don't think it has kept up with the best This is illustrated by an experience I had yesterday. I don't want to bore you, but the bottom line is that it would have been far quicker visiting a station and queuing in-line for a ticket thetrainline is a joint venture Virgin ...
...ww.thetrainline.com The holding Company also owns QJump.com, the only rival. However QJump does not offer the full range of Virgin fares, eg first class upgrades, and does not always offer collection from a fastticket machine at a station, which I find rather convenient You can also get much the same service via virgin.com/trains, you can use the same Account ID and password as thetrainline, however the presentation on the web pages is not as clear. ... Read review

Advantages: easy to use and convenient
Disadvantages: extra charges

...day of travelling, someone recommended thetrainline.com to me so I thought I would give it a go! Before writing this review, I was just scouring some of the very negative reviews written about the trainline previously and I'm wondering if they have completely reviewed their service, as my experience was pretty positive although I do have one or two niggles. First, a little about the site itself. It is apparently the largest independent retailer ...
...can use it to look up train times and book your tickets in advance which of course saves a whole lot of hassle on the day. On the home page it is pretty easy to see the links to click on to either check journey times or actually book your tickets. The quick timetable checker is very quick. You just put in your 'leaving from' and 'going to' station and it instantly brings up a number of options. They give you all the information you would expect ... Read review

Advantages: easy to navigate web site
Disadvantages: charge for credit card payment

I have been using thetrainline for quite a while since I work in another city and travel frequently during weekend. But as it introduced charging fees for credit card booking, I switched to virgin. But still most time I check tickets on thetrainline. Generally speaking, apart of credit card charge I think this is a quite good web site for booking train tickets. Even after I switched to virgin, I found it was powered by thetrainline. And I can use ...
...web site is designed in a very clean and friendly way. On the main page, you can search available train schedules for your travel, which including trains in the U.K, Eurostar, International, and InterRail. There are basically two ways to search available train schedules. If you know the departure and arrival station name, you just simple type them in and provide your travel dates. If you don't know the station name, you can click on station search ... Read review

Advantages: No queuing, good prices, quick service, simple
Disadvantages: you're going to be using a train!

...The latter part is where thetrainline.com excels. thetrainline.com is one of those sites that works due to its elegant simplicity. It professes to be nothing more than a website from where you can purchase train tickets; it's as simple as that. There are spin-offs from the site, understandably, that allow you to book UK Hotels or theatre tickets at the sister site seeyoumonday.com, and their online store offers car hire at your destination and travel ...
...lime green oval logo that thetrainline.com uses, but the site itself is clean. The homepage gives you the options to book train tickets or short breaks and the first thing that catches your eye is the simple online form that invites you to check the times of any train from one station to the next. If you're unsure where the nearest station to your destination is, thetrainline.com can research that for you and give you options to choose from. Once ... Read review

Advantages: Book from the comfort of your home. Saves time and money.
Disadvantages: None

...option at all. The site Thetrainline.com is owned by Virgin trains and it’s the same thing if you book through Virgintrains.co.uk or Trainline.com as you only have to register once and your same account is valid for both sites. The only difference is that on trainline.com you can book for any train company. It’s always better to check out the virgin site first as there is 90% chance that you’ll find a special offer. Few months ago ...
...Manchester for £ 12 only. Currently there is special summer sale offering 50% of any ticket like Return ticket from London to Birmingham for only £ 7.50. BOOKING ------- If you share my views then you’ll agree that buying a train ticket can be very confusing with so many train companies around with different routes, change over and different type of fares with a remarkable difference in prices. Trainline.com makes it so easy. As easy as ... Read review