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

submitted 1 week ago by DrCake@lemmy.world to c/rail@feddit.uk

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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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[–] DrCake@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Thanks for the reply. How did you find getting on trains without a seat reservation? Did you have trains you couldn’t get on because they were full or did you pay the extra for a seat?

[–] HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 6 days ago

I had no trouble because I was traveling at Random Tourist Hours, likely missing peak times.

I paid £20 extra for an a-la-carte first class upgrade on one trip (Swindon-Plymouth) because it was suggested by the family members I was visiting, and in retrospect, I'd rather have the money.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week 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/