National Rail Journey Planner

Why would it make someone go out of his/her way like that? I guess for something like "Ruislip to South Ruislip" I would get the following:
Metropolitan to Harrow-on-the-Hill
Chiltern to Marylebone
Chiltern to South Ruislip

I was wondering if maybe the National Rail was suggesting routes where you had to ride on National Rail services? It doesn't always work like that of course as the site does sometimes give 'walking' journey options.

But if your journey from one station to another did have to include an NR train at some point I think the journeys mentioned above probably are the quickest way of doing it - except it might be quicker to go from Blackfriars to London Bridge and London Bridge to Charing Cross.

yes it's worrying. when National Rail Journey Planner starts saying thing like Euston - Kings Cross 45mins really come on even when its busy it still takes max of 15mins

At least for South Ruislip to Greenford, it lists the direct Central Line service. However, here is some weirdness produced:

Ex-South Ruislip, you go to Greenford, change there for a train to South Greenford, and there take another train to Greenford.

Ex-Greenford, take the Central Line to South Ruislip. There you change for a Chiltern service to Gerrards Cross, change there for another Chiltern to West Ruislip, then take the Central back to South Ruislip from West Ruislip.

As an aside, try ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/en/pj/sts and type in a few stations.

I did Penzance to Paddington 1st class 12 months, and came up with the shocking price of £26,344.00

I think that the Ticket to Ryde, which of course gives you the Gold Card, is the same as Newhaven Town-Newhaven Harbour. The cheapest annual First Class season I found out on SWT some time back was Twickenham-St Margaet's, and I think East Sheen [?]-Twickenham was the same. This was the shortest distance at which First Class was available and the cost was something like £288 p.a. At that time these seasons would give you a First Class Gold Card, and two free tickets per year [?], and Barry Doe and I discussed whether they would be FC tickets. If they were, use them, FC on Waterloo-Exeter (as I don't think Paignton's fare is set by SWT) and get your cost back! Othewise it's the Ryde Standard Season, get the Gold Card and use its benefits. When I went to Esplanade station last year I did ask if anyone had popped over to buy their tickets there, and amazingly they had..more money for Islandline than if you buy on the mainland.

Another random two as I was bored:
Clapham Junction - Vauxhall: £820.00, first class = 0.27p/journey minute.
Hereford - Shrewsbury: £4,304.00, first class = 0.22p/journey minute.