Getting to Liverpool

I'm moving to London in September, but I'll be going to Liverpool regularly on the weekends. I know I can take the Megabus for around eleven quid, but I was hoping to spend two and a half hours on the train rather than five hours on a coach. All the train websites have come up with around 40 quid for a return ticket with my railcard, does anyone know if I could get there cheaper?

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£40 sounds pretty cheap for the train. Have you had a look at the prices for advanced train bookings? Might get it for a bit less.

Not sure you'll be able to beat the Megabus price, unless you hitchhike.


Cheers

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I agree - hitch hiking is pretty painless

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