Leeds to London/Edinburgh £8 one way….

You can travel First Class cheaper as well – The perfect opportunity to catch up with friends & family or to treat yourself to a short break, theatre or cultural break.

Yorkshire Weekly Newspaper Group has teamed up with East Coast to bring you a great rail offer, which includes the opportunity to treat yourself to travel in First Class style to London, the North East or Scotland.

With our exclusive East Coast rail offer, readers can travel to some of their favourite destinations at a great fare, for example single fares from Leeds or Wakefield to London are £8 Standard Class or £26 First Class. From York the single fare to Edinburgh is just £8 Standard Class or from just £22.50 First Class. Many other journeys are also available from most stations in Yorkshire.

To check the fare simply follow the links to the East coast reader offer booking pages, enter your journey details and the unique fare finder will guide you to the best available price for your journey.

To take advantage of this great offer simply collect 4 tokens from one of the following newspapers

Wakefield Express, Pontefract and Castleford Express, Morley Observer & Advertiser, Dewsbury Reporter, Batley and Birstall news Mirfield Reporter, Spenborough Guardian and the Hemsworth and South Express

DATES OF TRAVEL

You can travel between Monday 1st February 2010 and Wednesday 31st March 2010. Seats are available on off-peak services with limited availability on Friday and Sunday afternoons’, there will also be limited availability when major events are taking place. The 12th February to 21st February inclusive are excluded from this offer.
Seats are subject to availability and reader offer fare bookings must be made at least 3 weeks in advance, please book early to avoid disappointment. At these great prices we are expecting the biggest demand for travel at weekends, if you can travel mid-week you will have more choice.
Please note that engineering work may take place on some weekends during this promotion that may affect journey times. Information will be available from the East Coast web site at the time of booking.
 
HOW TO BOOK

To book these fares simply enter your details in the column on the top right hand side of this page. This will direct you to the East Coast reader offer welcome page.

Bookings close at midnight on Sunday 31st January 2010.
This offer cannot be booked by phone or at stations.
To give you greater choice and flexibility tickets are sold as single fares, allowing you to choose the lowest available prices for every stage of your journey, for example you can select the reader offer fare on the outward journey and, if the return train of your choice is unavailable, you can select the best fare shown. This mix and match option will give you even greater opportunities to travel at a great price.

Major credit, debit and charge cards are accepted.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

In addition to the National Rail Conditions of Carriage, the following conditions apply:  
The offer is only available to holders of the appropriate number of tokens. These must be taken on the journey for inspection on the train. If you are unable to present the tokens when requested, you will be liable to pay the balance of the full fare for the journey. This applies to each ticket booked under the offer.
A set of tokens can only be used for one return journey. If you plan to use this offer more than once, you will need a complete set of tokens for each return journey you make.
A Reader Offer fare must be booked 3 weeks in advance of outward travel. Once a booking is made, no refunds or changes will be allowed.
No Railcard, child, on-line or other discounts are available with this offer. Under 5s travel free if they do not occupy a seat.
Travel is only permitted on the East Coast service on which you are reserved; no break of journey is allowed, except to change to/from connecting trains where these are shown on your ticket or itinerary.
Reader Offer fares are available in Standard Class and First Class. If you have purchased a Standard Class Reader Offer ticket, no upgrade to First Class will be allowed except at Weekends. You may upgrade at weekends to First Class for £20 or £25 each way, per person, depending on the journey. This can be done on board. Please note this does not allow access to East Coast First Class lounges. 

Please note, if travelling from Hull, Brough or Selby on a connecting train service to London, a change is required Doncaster onto a National Express East Coast service. The Reader Offer fare on a connecting service from Hull, Brough or Selby to London is £10. If travelling on a direct National Express East Coast service from Hull to London, the Reader Offer fare is £8. 

SUPERBREAK HOTEL OFFER

For those of you who would like to make a break of it. We’ve asked Superbreak to offer a selection of superb deals in London and Edinburgh.
London - Stay at the 4 * Corus Hotel Hyde Park from only £49.50per person or
3 * Travelodge Kings Cross from only £40.50 per person (Room only).
Edinburgh – stay at the 3 * Agenda Hotel from only £37.00 per person (Bed & Full Breakfast) or the 4 * Novotel Hotel from only £49 per person (Bed & Full Breakfast).

TO BOOK A HOTEL
After securing your rail travel simply telephone 0871 221 3700 and quote WAKEG to make your hotel reservation. Hotel booking lines are open 7am to 11pm (7 days a week) To book online click here