Manchester-London rail ticket costs more than flight to New York

[John Ashworth]

TRAIN FROM MANCHESTER TO LONDON CAN COST MORE THAN FLIGHTS TO NEW YORK

The exorbitant cost of UK rail travel has been highlighted again after a passenger shared a picture of his return rail journey from Stockport to London, costing £287.10...

A return flight from London to New York with low-cost airline Norwegian can be purchased for less than Hoare’s train ticket price, with October returns available from £285 to travel the 6,950 miles. A journey from Stockport, in Greater Manchester, to London and back is 310 miles as the crow flies...