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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Susie Beever

Man flies from Leeds to Bristol via day out in Ireland - and it was £30 CHEAPER than the train

A student horrified by the price of a three-hour train journey flew via Dublin, spending a day sightseeing instead – and saving £30.

George Aylett bought two single flights and wandered around the Irish capital for the day to save cash on exorbitant train fares.

After seeing the £118 price tag for the train from Leeds to Bristol, the 26-year-old PhD student instead sought out cheap flights and decided to make a day of it.

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