Virgin Trains announce 20% off Advance Fares with Glasgow International Comedy Festival

•   20% off Virgin Trains Advance fares to Glasgow between 12 March and 29 March 2015 when you purchase a comedy festival ticket through glasgowcomedyfestival.com.
• Glasgow International Comedy Festival is the largest event of its kind in Europe and has become a renowned annual event in Glasgow's cultural calendar.
• Headline acts this year include Jimmy Carr, Dylan Moran, Al Murray, Simon Amstell and Stewart Lee

For those who fancy some rib-tickling fun with family and friends, the Glasgow International Comedy Festival returns from 12 – 29 March 2015, promising more laughs than ever before. Virgin Trains isproud to once again be the Official UK Travel Partner and travellers can enjoy 20% off Virgin Trains travel for them and up to nine friends visiting the festival.

Headline acts include Jimmy Carr, Dylan Moran, Al Murray, Stewart Lee, Simon Amstell, Tommy Tiernan, Rich Hall, Susan Calman and Henning Wehn. The full programme is launched today and boasts nearly 400 shows in 46 venues across 18 days, with nearly 106,000 festival tickets available.

With 20% off Advance Fares with Virgin Trains, travelling to Glasgow International Comedy Festival couldn’t be easier. Arrive in the centre of Glasgow in the fastest and most comfortable way possible, ready for over two weeks of world-class comedy. There are two trains an hour to Scotland’s second city with a journey time of just 4 hours 32 minutes from London and one train an hour from Birmingham.

Adrian Varma, Senior Partnerships and Marketing Manager at Virgin Trains said: “We’re always trying to bring a little fun to our trains and partnering with one of the world’s most renowned comedy festivals will help us do that even more. Those comedy fans travelling up for the festival will be whisked straight into the centre of Glasgow in the comfort that’s to be expected of Virgin Trains.”

Sarah Watson, Festival Manager at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival said: “We pride ourselves on being one of the biggest and best comedy festivals in the world with people travelling from far and wide to experience comedy across the city. We want people to make the most of their time at the festival and the legendary Glasgow hospitality, and that all begins with the journey here.”

Purchase Comedy Festival Tickets and get 20% off your Virgin Trains Advance train fare at: www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com.

Standard fares to Glasgow starting from £30 one-way from London and £15 one-way from Birmingham.