Quote from: Jay71 on April 14, 2024, 11:21:23 AMNormally I will find a fare on SYT. Then book it on TrainPal. Then you avoid the charge which SYP like to addI used SplitMyFare.co.uk last year, which works the same way. The 'charge' is a share of the saving made, up to 15%.
That's how these sites make money, so I have no objections to paying this, especially where the saving from buying split tickets is quite significant.
For example, if I wanted to go back to Penzance again next weekend, booking a 'normal' return journey would cost me £199.10.
Buying split tickets for the same journey reduces the cost to £126.50, a whopping £72.60 saving.
SplitMyFare then takes a 15% cut of that saving, which works out to £10.89. Total ticket price comes to £137.39. (I checked SplitYourTicket and that gave exactly the same result).
Now, if I look up the same journey on TrainPal, even with 'split tickets', the cost comes to £143.80, plus a £1.99 'split ticket fee'. So total cost of £145.79.
Looking closer at the details, TrainPal is not even splitting the tickets the same way as SplitYourTicket and SplitMyFare do, hence why the savings don't add up.
Of course, I could save the £10.89 'share' if I took the individual ticket details and then booked those journeys separately on either the CrossCountry or GWR websites.