Upgraded to first class for a fraction of the price using Seatfrog 🐸 It auctions unsold premium train seats before departure — genuinely brilliant for UK rail travel. Try it: seatfrog.mention-me.com/m/ol/vj7ij-j... #Seatfrog #TrainTravel #UKRail #TravelHacks
On GWR. It's bloody expensive Bristol to Paddington, Londonshire
But I'd recommend #SeatFrog app where I bid for 1st class upgrade, total £15 for chair which does crush your vertebrae and is slightly more comfy.
And you get a cup of coffee from mein host - today it's Adam, fyi!
New London to Wales discounted train fare trial launch www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/09/secret-rail-fare... #cardiff #GreatWesternRailway #london #LondonPaddington #newport #SeatFrog #swansea #wales
Aimed at passengers with flexible travel schedules, the secret fare costs as little as £14 to travel from Nottingham or Derby to London. www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/08/over-8000-ticket... #EastMidlandsRailway #SeatFrog
A railway station platform. To the right is a dark green train, with “GWR” in tall silver letters.
I nip across town on the #PurpleTrain (not pictured) and end up at Paddington. I think, screw this, I’m going for an upgrade, and spin the wheel on #Seatfrog, which grabs me a first class upgrade for £34. It’s a special occasion, so yeah, let’s do it. I rinse […]
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This is excellent news. I've used @seatfrog.bsky.social for trips from Cardiff to London and it's great. I've tried the @transportforwales.bsky.social first class cardiff to manchester before and it is fantastic (when it's running). Da iawn TFW and Seatfrog.
#trains #tfw #seatfrog #transport