Saltash Rail Users Group
SRUG was founded in 2006 and exists to represent the views of passengers and potential rail users in Saltash. We also aim to improve the awareness of and use of the train services in Saltash - with support from partners we publish a local timetable for Saltash and distribute it throughout the town and surrounding area.
The station now is served by 12 to 15 trains in each direction every weekday, and it is an increasingly popular and well used facility.
SRUG depends on the continuing support and help from the local community - to get involved please join and help in any way you can - most of all by USING THE TRAINS !
By Train to Europe
European Tickets
It is very easy now to buy European tickets online. To get the best fares including an English leg sometimes involves keeping two websites open to ensure that you hold one cheap fare (for example in Germany) while you find and buy a connecting ticket (for example to London). An increasing number of sites now allow you to purchase through tickets across countries, although these may not always show the cheapest options.
The starting point is The Man in Seat Sixty One website – www.seat61.com – which provides excellent advice and links.
Most national train sites have an English language option, for French TGV and SNCF/Corail tickets there is now a separate English site showing prices in pounds and delivery by post to a UK address.
European train travel can be great fun, in the last couple of years I have travelled from Saltash to various European destinations including La Souterraine (in the middle of France £68, 11 hours), Frankfort-an-Oder (on the German Polish border, £140, 20hrs including a sleeper from Brussels to Berlin), and Mariestad (in the middle of Sweden, £144.50, 27 hours including a sleeper from Cologne and half a day exploring Copenhagen). Full details of these journeys in due course...
If you've made a international train journey send us the details (route, fares, times and any comments) and we'll publish them here. We will also build up a section of useful weblinks for timetables, bookings and advice.