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Is the All Line Rover worth it? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by DrCake@lemmy.world to c/rail

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I live in the Uk and fancied a holiday just going around Great Britain for a week by train and saw this was an option.

Just wondering if anyone has used it and was it worth the price vs booking each trip in advance.

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[–] GreatAlbatross 2 points 2 months ago

If you travel outside of rush hours, you'll normally be fine for seats.

Normally seat reservations come free with booking a ticket ahead of time (with the trade-off that the ticket is often less flexible).

Look into how the ALR works with sleeper trains, as that could save you a packet on hotels (plus it means that you can avoid going along the same section twice while conscious)

Personally...I'd say that I could spend the £400 better on individual tickets, especially if booked ahead. But I probably wouldn't want to spend 7 days solidly on the trains, whereas you might!

Railforums are a great resource on this, this thread may be of interest: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/gb-rail-rover-tips-advice-all-line-rover-or-regional-rovers.236862/