Book early to get the cheaper advance tickets. Travel at off-peak rather than peak times. Save money when travelling as a group by booking together. Avoid paying booking and credit card fees. Of the different ticket types, you will find Advance fares are usually much cheaper than flexible tickets. Advance tickets are typically made available 12 weeks before the date of travel.
We advise booking your train tickets early as they can often sell out due to high demand, they are subject to availability. If you can't book until the day of travel, Advance Fares may be available up to an hour before you leave; it can still be worth checking at the latest possible point. To get a more significant saving, combine your advance ticket with a railcard. Suppose no advance fares are available, or you want flexibility when you travel. In that case, the cheapest train tickets are available when you travel during off-peak rather than peak times.
Quieter off-peak periods are usually between 10 am and 4 pm, and after 7 pm, it can be worth travelling earlier or later than planned. Be careful, if a portion of your journey is leaving during a peak period, you might pay a peak price for the whole trip.
Some train operators provide super off-peak tickets, which can be even cheaper. If you're taking a round trip and looking for a way to get cheap train tickets, compare the difference in price between a return ticket and two single tickets. At SplitMyFare, we automatically work out the best combination to ensure you get the cheapest tickets. We automatically apply the discount when you book with SplitMyFare if it is available for your journey.
GroupSave discount is not available with every operator, so it is worth checking this in advance. You must purchase all tickets in a single booking to get the saving and all passengers must travel on the same train. Suppose you don't need to travel on a specific day at a particular time. In that case, it can be worth comparing differences in prices across alternative dates and times to save money.
Avoid travel at weekends where possible, increased demand at these times can mean higher prices. If possible, we recommend taking the train at off-peak times during the week, outside of holiday time. If you regularly travel by rail or only take a few train journeys a year, getting and using a Railcard can make you significant savings. Off peak train tickets are cheaper! Split ticketing , where the journey is broken down into smaller sections could save you a small fortune on the cost of train travel.
The cheapest train tickets, known as advance type tickets normally become available around 12 weeks in advance of the date of travel Find Cheap Train Tickets with Raileasy Raileasy is dedicated to helping you find the cheapest train ticket for your journey.
Raileasy's Best Fare Guarantee Whilst we always recommend booking up to 12 weeks in advance to get the biggest discount, cheap train tickets are sometimes released a little later. Check our Cheapest Fare Finder If you're prepared to be completely flexible with your travel times, our realtime cheapest fare finder tool is just the ticket to finding cheap train tickets!
Just click on the 'advanced options' tab on the bottom left hand side of the booking engine and select the option marked 'find the cheapest fares throughout the day' 2. Try Booking Split Train Tickets If there are no cheap advance rail fares on your route or you need flexible rail tickets, split ticketing or breaking the journey down into two or more smaller portions with a separate train ticket for each section could be the key to finding cheap train tickets.
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Try Again. Travel off-peak Whenever you can, avoid travelling at peak times as this is when fares are most expensive. Compare Singles Another hack to finding cheap train tickets is to check whether two single tickets are cheaper than a return. Student perks We know it can be tough being a student and trying to save money. Avoid booking fees Some booking websites may add a small booking fee to each journey you purchase with them.
Benefit from CrossCountry offers We regularly have great deals and discounts on offer for our train services, but you've got to be in it to win it. Advance tickets purchased online can be exchanged for a voucher for future journey.
Fee free changes also apply to Off-Peak and Anytime tickets, up to the date of departure. You can read more about more about these types of tickets here. National Rail has a calculator that can easily help you work this out. National Rail have a journey planner that lets you find cheap train tickets for most trips.
Many booking sites charge a set or a variable fee for booking tickets. If you want to avoid this cost use a site like National Rail. They link directly to the train companies, many of which are fee-free. The government have announced their plans to roll out smart ticketing throughout England and Wales by the end of Smart tickets will give passengers the option to travel using digital tickets hosted on their phones as well as physical vouchers.
The smart ticketing technology will eventually be rolled out to every rail franchise over the course of the year. Many people know that booking beforehand is cheaper but not everyone knows that you can buy advanced passes quite late. If you're flexible with your travel times then you stand a greater chance of getting cheaper rail prices.
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