Whether you love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day provides the perfect excuse to skip town.
There are just five sleeps until the big event, but it’s not too late to plan a quick getaway.
The UK is home to a multitude of cities primed for romance and they’re all just a cheap train ride away.
Rail travel booking site ticketclever.com has revealed its best fares to Hotels.com list of the top romantic cities right here at home.
London is one of the best cities for romance in the UK. You can get there from Leeds for almost half price, at a cost of £54.30 one way, saving £50.90 on ticketclever.com.
Travel to Devon for some Valentine’s Day love for just £58.40 from Birmingham, saving £32.90.
York is filled with 13th century romantic architecture and train tickets there are discounted too.
Head from Glasgow for £63.90, saving £32.60 or travel from London for £82.30 down from £105.20.
If Bristol’s been on your bucket list you can catch the train there without breaking the bank.
Save £27.40 if you’re travelling from Liverpool, £22.40 from Birmingham, £19.40 from York or £19.90 from Manchester.
Spend the night in enchanting Edinburgh for £50.30 one way from Manchester, savings of £17.60.
Liverpool to Oxford is also discounted to £60.40.
Tips from ticketclever.com on how to score cheap train fares for Valentine’s Day include:
· Biggest savings are journeys over an hour
· Finds savings of up to 60 per cent for day of travel or when Advance fares are unavailable or sold out – ideal for last minute, spontaneous romantic gestures
· Be flexible – sometimes the best fares might mean travelling at a different time of day which may just be a few minutes different to the train you originally planned to take
