Season ticket weirdness

[john_p]

Chiltern season ticket pricing seems a bit odd

Anytime return = £6.50

Weekly season = £36.50

Monthly season = £144

So for a 5-day 'commute' or even an average 20-day month it's cheaper to buy 5 singles ! wtf
Why is this?

[Markytop]

At the risk of stating the obvious, but aren't there 7 days in a week and (up to) 31 days in a month?

Just because most commuters only use it 5 days a week or 20 days a month, doesn't mean the ticket is not available for use at the weekends.

Although on similar note, I have wondered why train companies don't offer "commuter" tickets that do only cover weekdays. Still I guess we are an easy target to make money from.

Not that I am bitter at just spending nearly £4k on my annual season ticket renewal........

[theboss]

It's not always this way though... for me the cost of a weekly is less than 2 daily returns, and the cost of a monthly is less than 6 daily returns.

[Chrisgr31]

Is it a special offer for the anytime return?

On our line the weekly season costs about the same as 3.5 daily returns. Whilst season tickets are valid 7 days a week they are priced to be of benefit to commuters who usually only travel for 5 days!

[john_p]

Nope, standard anytime ticket.

That's why it seems weird, I've always thought more than 3 days validity was the point at which it was worth buying a season ticket. It's certainly the case for London tickets from my station (this is travelling the other way)

Must just be a local oddity.

Edited by john_p on Monday 15th November 21:01