Direct Aberdeen to Penzance cheaper than services with changes

[Class800]

Avanti appears to set fares from Glasgow to Bristol and on to Totnes, XC sets fares to Plymouth and beyond.
From Edinburgh, XC sets fares to Cheltenham and beyond, and both XC and Avanti have fares to Birmingham.
From memory it took quite a while for XC fares to be removed from Avanti flows after the separation of the franchises (both Virgin initially).
Among other things, XC forces the blanket "not before 0930" off-peak time restriction which is not the same on Avanti.

To clarify, this is on fares set by XC, not necessarily all XC-operated services.

 

[GardenRail]

Jesus. Aberdeen to Penzance on a Voyager.

 

[trainophile]

Jesus. Aberdeen to Penzance on a Voyager.

In 1st Class. Wouldn't dream of doing it any other way.

 

[norbitonflyer]

An "open" ticket has the same "risk" of missing a connection.

You would have the same potential to have to change your plans if cancellations or delays occur, regardless of the ticket(s) held.

The risk of missing a connection is the same, but the consequences are worse if you don't have an open ticket.

And changes of plan may be for reasons external to the railway, for example if you have to return home earlier or later than you planned for personal or business reasons.

 

[yorkie]

The risk of missing a connection is the same, but the consequences are worse if you don't have an open ticket.

In what way? In both cases you would be entitled to take the next available trains, subject to any route / TOC restrictions.

And changes of plan may be for reasons external to the railway, for example if you have to return home earlier or later than you planned for personal or business reasons.

Ok that's a completely different point, nothing to do with disruption.