> Anyone know how to purchase Virgin Train tickets (London->Holyhead)
> online from a U.S. location?
>
> When I try to do so on any of Virgin Train's ".uk" URLs, the "Address"
> portion of the registration and booking page stays stubbornly greyed
> out, and won't let me complete the registration or the booking.

>
>"AES" stanford.edu> wrote in message
>news:siegman-8F3FD7.07381622082008@news.stanford.edu...

>> Anyone know how to purchase Virgin Train tickets (London->Holyhead)
>> online from a U.S. location?
>>
>> When I try to do so on any of Virgin Train's ".uk" URLs, the "Address"
>> portion of the registration and booking page stays stubbornly greyed
>> out, and won't let me complete the registration or the booking.

>
>I'm guessing that you're heading to Ireland. I managed to book a complete
>London-Cork journey (on Virgin, Stena and Ironhorse Eire or whatever it is)
>at the Virgin Trains booking counter at Euston, but in person.
>
>Crossposted to likely more helpful groups.
>
>Cheers,
>George W Russell ...

> "AES" stanford.edu> wrote in message
> news:siegman-8F3FD7.07381622082008@news.stanford.edu...

>> Anyone know how to purchase Virgin Train tickets (London->Holyhead)
>> online from a U.S. location?
>>
>> When I try to do so on any of Virgin Train's ".uk" URLs, the "Address"
>> portion of the registration and booking page stays stubbornly greyed
>> out, and won't let me complete the registration or the booking.

>
> I'm guessing that you're heading to Ireland. I managed to book a complete
> London-Cork journey (on Virgin, Stena and Ironhorse Eire or whatever it is)
> at the Virgin Trains booking counter at Euston, but in person.
>
> Crossposted to likely more helpful groups.

> grusl wrote:
>

>> "AES" stanford.edu> wrote in message
>> news:siegman-8F3FD7.07381622082008@news.stanford.edu...

>>> Anyone know how to purchase Virgin Train tickets (London->Holyhead)
>>> online from a U.S. location?
>>>
>>> When I try to do so on any of Virgin Train's ".uk" URLs, the "Address"
>>> portion of the registration and booking page stays stubbornly greyed
>>> out, and won't let me complete the registration or the booking.

>> I'm guessing that you're heading to Ireland. I managed to book a complete
>> London-Cork journey (on Virgin, Stena and Ironhorse Eire or whatever it is)
>> at the Virgin Trains booking counter at Euston, but in person.
>>
>> Crossposted to likely more helpful groups.

>
> www.nationalexpress.com will allow you to buy a ticket from abroad- and
> even though they don't run that route, they will sell tickets on it.
> ...

> David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:

>> grusl wrote:
>>

>>> "AES" stanford.edu> wrote in message
>>> news:siegman-8F3FD7.07381622082008@news.stanford...

> www.nationalexpress.com will allow you to buy a ticket from abroad- and
> even though they don't run that route, they will sell tickets on it.

> In uk.transport.london David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)
> yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>> www.nationalexpress.com will allow you to buy a ticket from abroad-
>> and even though they don't run that route, they will sell tickets on
>> it.

>
> Make sure you get a train ticket, not a bus ticket! (They do both).
> http://www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com/ is the train booking site.
>
> I don't think they'll post you the tickets, but you can select to
> collect them from a machine at the station. Take the credit card you
> used to book them with you as you'll probably need to use that in the
> machine.

>You may only need the booking reference now. You get that online. I print
>that out.

> In uk.transport.london David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)
> yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>> www.nationalexpress.com will allow you to buy a ticket from abroad- and
>> even though they don't run that route, they will sell tickets on it.

>
> Make sure you get a train ticket, not a bus ticket! (They do both).
> http://www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com/ is the train booking site.

> I don't think they'll post you the tickets, but you can select to collect
> them from a machine at the station. Take the credit card you used to book
> them with you as you'll probably need to use that in the machine.

> On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:38 +0100 (BST), rosenstiel@cix.co.uk (Colin
> Rosenstiel) wrote:
>

>>You may only need the booking reference now. You get that online.
>>I print that out.

>
> I find it a bit random as to whether you need the card or not. Best
> to take it.