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Really? I have been noticing prices going up closer to booking date, a very foreign concept for a Dutchman. We can buy a ticket in advance but nobody does it as you just check in and out at the beginning and end of your journey and prices are calculated based on km traveled regardless of mode of transport (save for a few regional services, but those are very rare).
D'oh, I managed to forget that you can buy cheaper non-exchangeable tickets that commit you to a particular train. This was introduced, following the passenger revolt, as a kind of first step towards airline-style pricing. It still doesn't amount to the latter, as there are only two tariffs for 'normal' exchangeable, open train choice tickets (first or second class), and they don't change irrespective of when you buy them. Post edited.
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Really? I have been noticing prices going up closer to booking date, a very foreign concept for a Dutchman. We can buy a ticket in advance but nobody does it as you just check in and out at the beginning and end of your journey and prices are calculated based on km traveled regardless of mode of transport (save for a few regional services, but those are very rare).
Could be that it’s still far worse in the UK though, I recall us having a cheap flight to Stansted or somesuch and having to take an eye-wateringly expensive train making the overal trip about as expensive with a lot of hassle.