I would suggest going to the sights I mentioned and checking how much it would be. I bet though it would be less than 649 dollars.
As for the tickets: In Britain there are usually two types of tickets- cheaper ones you buy ahead of time, they can not be returned or exchanged, and give you reserved seat you can not change either. The other type is more expensive (regular fare), can be bought any time, even 5 minutes before the train, and have no seat reservation. There are particular cars on each train for this tickets, so you can just hop in and take a seat which you like. There is never shortage of this tickets, since they have no train number on them. But the price is much higher, usually at least 2 times, sometimes 3 times higher than low fare tickets.
If you find the options you need, tickets can be purchased online, and then at the train station all you need to do is enter a code you get, and tickets will be printed out. Here is what it said in my confirmation email:
Ticket Collection This is not a valid ticket for travel. You have chosen to collect your tickets from York. Your Fastticket Reference is K58L8NKT You will need to take the Fastticket Reference and the payment card you used for the booking to collect your ticket.
To collect your tickets, you must have both the credit/debit card used to purchase the tickets and your ticket booking reference. Tickets cannot be issued without both of these items. Please note that if you are starting your journey at an unmanned station without a self service ticket machine, and have selected to collect your tickets from an alternative station, you must collect your tickets before you travel. You are not permitted to travel to that station using the reference number or confirmation email for this booking to collect your tickets, and will be charged a Penalty Fare if you choose to travel without a valid ticket.
Trust me, you will save a fortune. The best time to look for lowest fares is approx. one month before departure.
As for the tickets: In Britain there are usually two types of tickets- cheaper ones you buy ahead of time, they can not be returned or exchanged, and give you reserved seat you can not change either.
The other type is more expensive (regular fare), can be bought any time, even 5 minutes before the train, and have no seat reservation. There are particular cars on each train for this tickets, so you can just hop in and take a seat which you like. There is never shortage of this tickets, since they have no train number on them. But the price is much higher, usually at least 2 times, sometimes 3 times higher than low fare tickets.
If you find the options you need, tickets can be purchased online, and then at the train station all you need to do is enter a code you get, and tickets will be printed out. Here is what it said in my confirmation email:
Ticket Collection
This is not a valid ticket for travel.
You have chosen to collect your tickets from York. Your Fastticket Reference is K58L8NKT
You will need to take the Fastticket Reference and the payment card you used for the booking to collect your ticket.
To collect your tickets, you must have both the credit/debit card used to purchase the tickets and your ticket booking reference. Tickets cannot be issued without both of these items. Please note that if you are starting your journey at an unmanned station without a self service ticket machine, and have selected to collect your tickets from an alternative station, you must collect your tickets before you travel. You are not permitted to travel to that station using the reference number or confirmation email for this booking to collect your tickets, and will be charged a Penalty Fare if you choose to travel without a valid ticket.
Trust me, you will save a fortune.
The best time to look for lowest fares is approx. one month before departure.
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