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Remember Episode 33: Budget Travel in Britain? Well, this is the redux! One month ago we looked at transport options from London, England to Glasgow, Scotland. Back then, this is what we found:

By plane – Easyjet will cost £16.99 and take 1 hour 15 minutes (plus check-in/security time). By train – Virgin trains will cost £17.50 and take 5 hours 40 minutes By coach – Megabus will cost 3.50 and take 10 hours.

And now, booking on the 30th for the 31st?

The cheapest flight was Ryanair at £52.47, and the cheapest train journey we could find was with GNER and First Scotrail at £97.90! £97.90?! Talk about Halloween horrors.

Once again, the best (read: cheapest) option is Megabus at £14.50.

Coach travel certainly isn’t the most comfortable option. Here are our three tips for coach travel…

• Look at National Express funfares. You can’t change the date or time; so don’t miss it!
• Bring food and drink with you. Stay sober.
• Listen to Episode 004: Sleeping in Vehicles.

Overseas visitors can also buy Eurail Regional Passes for Britain.

Daniel Perez — the Gamer Traveller — is posting again. If gaming and travel are both your thing you can visit his site or look for him in the Travel Podcast Network page on iTunes.

Links:

• Transcript (pdf, 265kb)
• Episode 33: Budget Travel in Britain
• skyscanner.net — Searches cheap flights in Europe.
• thetrainline.com — Searches British trains for times and prices
• megabus.com — Cheapest British coach company
• nationalexpress.com — Check for funfare coach tickets; can be cheaper than megabus.
• Look back in time: Indie Travel Podcast 004: Sleeping in Vehicles
• The Gamer Traveler
• The Travel Podcast Network on iTunes

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This article was written by Craig and Linda

Craig and Linda Martin have been living on the road since February 2006. Both born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand they are ... somewhere in the world! Craig and Linda host the Indie Travel Podcast - you can get in touch with them here.