Long cross-country train journeys can be boring, and many of us have been tempted to find ways to liven themĀ up.
You can get a good book for the journey, or load up the full series ofĀ Making a Murderer, or stop over in Berlin for a few hours because it’s cheaper that way.
Wait, what?
MoneySavingExpert writer Jordon Cox found that a seven-hour layover in the German capital would save him Ā£7.72 on his journey from Sheffield to Hutton in Essex, and even did the maths to prove it.
Flights costing about a tenner each way meantĀ he could enjoyĀ a trip to the Brandenburg Gate, and currywurst instead of a train station panino.
‘Even by my usual standards, Iāll admit this is a rather extreme way of saving money,’ Cox wrote. Which just makes us concerned about his usual standards.