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Is it worth getting a coach rather than the train to save money?

A passengers lies asleep on the chairs while waiting for a coach at Victoria Coach Station
Coach travel can cost less than the train – but is it worth it? Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.

I have to travel from London to Durham on Good Friday and am so broke I’m considering ditching the train in favour of a coach. A lack of planning means the three-hour train trip is £70. The coach takes seven-and-a-half hours, but is just £12. Are coaches OK these days, or will I regret this big time?

Do you have a problem readers could solve? Email your suggestions to money@theguardian.com or write to us at Money, the Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9G

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