AN easy trick has been revealed to help Brits save money when travelling by plane or train. The savvy advice could help anyone from holidaymakers to commuters bank savings of up to 50 per cent along their journey. Research found snacks and drinks can cost nearly half as much more at airports and train stations.
Hungry passengers may want to nab some goodies or grab a light bite before their flight, but it might be better to stock up in advance. It emerged high street brands including Pret A Manger and WHSmith hike up their prices across a range of items - even bottles of water. A tuna, mayo and cucumber baguette from a regular Pret sets a customer back £3.
99. However, in Heathrow Airport , the same order scans for £5.90 - an eye-watering 48 per cent rise, as reported by The Mirror .
Meanwhile, WHSmith sells bottles of water on the high street for £2.00 - substantially lower than the £2.89 price tag at Heathrow.
A similar trend was discovered at train stations, although the average cost increase was around 10 per cent. Research compared the price of water and fizzy drinks and found there was up to a 12 per cent rise from high street costs. It still appeared to be cheaper buying at train stations than in airports, according to the data.
A train operating company told The Office of Rail and Road: “It should be considered that passengers at stations are a captive market similar to those at airports or event venues. “It is therefore expected that prices in stations will be.
