tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post2587204244968207502..comments2024-03-18T12:54:16.923+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: Jean's Jolly Journeyfatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-2403379887173060162011-09-29T17:23:39.028+01:002011-09-29T17:23:39.028+01:00Oops - sorry! I'll have to read more carefully...Oops - sorry! I'll have to read more carefully in future!<br /><br />The fares do seem more reasonable for returns - and I would guess the fast ferry is still a little more expensive than the conventional car ferry - it certainly used to be, when I lived in Southampton.RC169https://www.blogger.com/profile/03921368833118123055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-88338242939222055272011-09-29T15:59:16.736+01:002011-09-29T15:59:16.736+01:00RC169, what a good idea for a title : wish I'd...RC169, what a good idea for a title : wish I'd thought of it! The blog actually says they are returns (look below the map!) Pay attention or it will be lines next time!<br />Jean does not hold an old fogeys rail card, so the train plus ferry is full "period" return of which the ferry is about £18.<br />IoW ferries receive no subsidy unlike CalMac in Scotland, so if that is taken into account our fares are often much cheaper!fatbusblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-25942419168493629052011-09-29T15:47:01.086+01:002011-09-29T15:47:01.086+01:00Are the fares quoted singles or returns? The South...Are the fares quoted singles or returns? The Southampton to Cowes fare seems a little high, although I am aware that the ferries to the Isle of Wight are reputedly the most expensive in the world!<br /><br />I suppose you could have called the post 'From cows to Cowes'!RC169https://www.blogger.com/profile/03921368833118123055noreply@blogger.com