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This system
is provided by
www.raileasy.co.uk.
You can
also buy tickets starting on the Isle of Man:
Just use 'Douglas (IOM)' as your starting station to buy
ferry+train tickets to any station in Britain.
Ticket
delivery: Tickets can be collected at
any main British station including London Euston, or sent to
any UK address, but can't be collected on
the Isle of Man.
Booking
fee: A £1.00 booking fee applies. Collection at stations
is free, tickets sent
by 1st class post £1.50. Debit cards free, credit card
fee around £1.41.
Which
journeys can this system book? It can book
tickets between any station in Britain and Douglas Isle
of Man, one-way or return, in either direction.
Which
route? Enter 'Heysham' or 'Liverpool'
in the 'Route' box if you want a specific route,
or leave it blank to see available journeys via both
ports.
In
Liverpool, a bus or taxi is needed between the
station & ferry terminal, not included in the fare.
in Heysham, the train arrives at the ferry
terminal.
If you have
any problems booking online, pick up the phone!!
Buy tickets by phone: 08457 222 333
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Getting to the
Isle of Man
by train + ferry...
There's no need
to fly. Hop on a train to either Heysham (just north
of Blackpool) or Liverpool. The Isle of Man Steam Packet
Company (www.steam-packet.com) operates a conventional
ferry
called the 'Ben my Chree' and two fast SeaCat catamarans
from both Liverpool & Heysham to
Douglas on the Isle of Man. Heysham to Douglas takes
3½ hours by conventional ferry. Liverpool to Douglas takes 2½ hours
by SeaCat fast ferry. You can buy special inclusive train
& ferry
fares from any station in Britain to the Isle of Man using
the online booking form on the right. The IoM SP Co also links Douglas with
Belfast & Dublin.
London to the Isle of Man from
£82 return...
Manchester to Isle of Man from
£49.50 return...
Leeds to the Isle of Man from
£54.50 return...
Birmingham to Isle of Man from
£66 return...
Centre to centre,
no airport hassles, no flights required...
London ►
Douglas (Isle of Man)
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You can check
train & ferry timetables from anywhere in Britain to Douglas, Isle
of Man, using the online booking form opposite. Simply enter
the name of your local station and your dates of
travel.
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On most
days you can leave London Euston station at 09:30 (09:45 on
Sundays) for Lancaster, changing there onto a special 'boat
train' leaving Lancaster at 12:28 (13:30 on some days) for
Heysham Port station, arriving at 12:57 (13:49 on some
days). At Heysham, the station is right next to the
ferry. The Isle of Man Steam Packet's ship 'Ben
my Chree' sails from Heysham at 14:15 arriving Douglas at
17:45. This ferry sails daily for most of the year,
but only on Mondays-Fridays
in November, December and parts of January. Check
these times for your date of travel using the
booking form opposite
(enter 'Heysham' in the 'ROUTE box').
www.nationalrail.co.uk will also give train & ferry
times.
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Alternatively,
except in winter, you can usually leave London Euston around
16:07 for Liverpool Lime Street station, transfer the 2
miles by bus (bus number C2, see
www.merseytravel.gov.uk) or taxi to Liverpool Pier Head
ferry terminal, and there's usually a SeaCat sailing at
19:30 arriving Douglas 22:15. Check these times for
your date of travel using the
booking form opposite (enter 'Liverpool' in the route
box, or leave it blank to see journeys via both Heysham &
Liverpool).
Douglas (Isle
of Man) ► London
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You can check
train & ferry times from Douglas Isle of Man to anywhere in
Britain using the online booking form opposite, just
enter 'Douglas (IOM)' and the name of your local station.
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On most days
all-year-round, the 'Ben My Chree' sails from Douglas
at 08:45 arriving Heysham at 12:15. A connecting
'boat train' leaves Heysham Port station (right next to the
ferry) at 13:15 arriving Lancaster
at 13:32. Change at Lancaster for onward trains to
Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham & London. On most days
there's a 13:39 train from Lancaster arriving London Euston
at 16:11. Check these times for your date of travel
using the booking form opposite
(enter 'Heysham' in the 'ROUTE' box).
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On many dates you'll also find fast SeaCats
from Douglas to Liverpool, take a bus or taxi the 2 miles
from the ferry terminal to Liverpool Lime Street station for
onward trains. For example, the 15:30 SeaCat from
Douglas on most days in Spring, Summer & Autumn arrives
Liverpool Pier Head at 18:00. The 19:48 train from
Liverpool Lime Street arrives London Euston at 22:09.
Check these times for your date of travel using the
booking form opposite
(enter 'Liverpool' in the route box or leave it blank to see
journeys via both Heysham & Liverpool)..
Fares...
London to the Isle of Man for £82 return...
It's a
well-kept secret... There are special inclusive train+ferry fares
from any railway station in Britain to or from the Isle of Man,
valid via both Liverpool or Heysham (so you could go out one
way and back the other, often expensive to do with one-way
train tickets). You'll get a reservation on a
specific ferry out & back when you buy your ticket, but you
can take any train you like to connect with that ferry,
there are no restrictions on these tickets as to what trains
you can take at what times of day. Check fares & book
online using the booking form
above. Alternatively, you
can book a regular ferry ticket online at www.steam-packet.com,
then buy train tickets separately. This usually
costs more than the special combined train & ferry tickets, although
if you can get a very cheap Advance fare from London to
Liverpool and a good deal on the ferry buying separate
tickets can sometimes be cheaper.
Special train+ferry fares
to the Isle of Man...
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To Douglas, Isle of Man by train + ferry to or from: |
Normal
one-way
fare... |
Low Saver return |
Economy
return... |
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London (or any station in the Greater London
area): |
£77 |
£103 |
£82 |
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Zone A: Rail stations in Lancashire, Greater
Manchester or Merseyside: |
£48.50 |
£63 |
£49.50 |
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Zone B:
Rail
stations in
Cumbria, Yorkshire,
Staffordshire, Shropshire, Cheshire, Clwyd, northern
Gwynedd (inc Holyhead, Bangor): |
£53.50 |
£74 |
£54.50 |
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Zone C:
Rail
stations in Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire,
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, West Midlands,
Warwickshire, Hereford & Worcester, Powys, southern
Gwynedd (inc Pwhelli), Tyne & Wear, Northumberland,
Durham, Cleveland, Borders, Strathclyde, Dumfries &
Galloway, Central, Fife, Lothian: |
£65 |
£88 |
£66 |
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Zone D:
Rail
stations in Greater London, Buckinghamshire,
Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Bedfordshire, Wiltshire,
Gloucestershire, Avon, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire,
Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Dyfed, Glamorgan, Gwent: |
£77 |
£103 |
£82 |
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Zone E:
Rail
stations in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset,
Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex, Kent, Highland, Grampian,
Tayside: |
£98.50 |
£122 |
£99.50 |
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About these fares...
Low Saver Return = any sailing, any date.
Returns are valid up to 1 month.
Economy
Return = any day, any date except Fri, Sat & Sun
in June, July, Aug or Sept.
Children under 16 go for half the adult fare.
Children under 5 travel free.
Railcard
holders (Senior, disabled, family, 16-25) get around
25-30% off these fares.
These fares are equally valid via either Liverpool or
Heysham.
Your ticket must include a reservation on a specific ferry
sailing,
so work out which sailing you want before calling to buy a
ticket.
The ticket will be valid on any suitable train to
connect with the ferry you've chosen, via any permitted
route. Tickets from stations in zones D & E are valid
via London as well as via any more direct route.
Bicycles: To book a bicycle space on the ferry with
your train+ferry ticket call 01624 661661. Bikes are carried free of for a
small charge on trains, depending on the train, call
National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 to ask.
Dogs & other pets go on the ferry for £5
one-way, £10 return, pay at the port.
Remember, these fares are centre-to-centre, no extra cost getting to
& from airports, no airport taxes, no baggage fees. You can check
these train & ferry prices at
www.steam-packet.com - look for the small 'Sail and
Rail' link at the bottom of their home page. It's easy to miss! Or
you can check them using the
online booking form above.
How to buy
tickets...
You can buy the
inclusive train & ferry tickets:
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Online,
using the booking form above.
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By phone,
try calling the following train company telesales lines:
First Trans-Pennine on 0845 678 6974, Virgin Trains
on 08457 222 333 or Chiltern Railways on 08456 005
165. Any train company can in theory easily sell
these fares, but in practice staff often aren't very
familiar with them so be polite but persistent (feedback
would be appreciated!).
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In person,
from any main railway station, though again staff aren't
usually very familiar with this product so be polite but
persistent.
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On the Isle of Man, you can buy these
tickets over the counter from the Ferry Travel Shop in the
Sea Terminal at Douglas.
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Alternatively, by all means book a regular ferry ticket
online at www.steam-packet.com,
then buy train tickets separately.
Bus, train & tramway
information for the Isle of Man...
See
www.iombusandrail.info. Tourist
information for the Isle of Man is at
www.gov.im/tourism.
More
information...
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you have any more information, suggestions, photos or travel reports that would be useful for
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