The Great British Rail Sale returns for a second year, offering up to 50 per cent off more than one million train tickets.
The promotion applies to selected early and off-peak train travel across England and Wales, as well as cross-border travel to Scotland, for tickets purchased before 29 January and for travel between 30 January and 15 January. of March.
Please note that discounted tickets will not be offered for travel on the upcoming strike dates announced by the ASLEF union; For complete information on these dates, see this page on the nationalrail.co.uk website.
The Department of Transportation said “there are only a limited number of tickets available and no more tickets will be offered for sale once they are sold out.”
The DfT also gave several examples of discounts on typical advance-purchased tickets, including Birmingham to Bristol for £15.30 (normally £30.60), Manchester to Leeds for £4.30 (normally £8.60) and Leicester to Sheffield for £3.60 (normally £7.30). ).
Data from a survey by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) and scaled using data from YouGov shows that last year's sale saved passengers around £7 million on train tickets and encouraged around 70,000 adults who had not traveled by train since the Covid-19 pandemic to take a trip.
The Great British Rail Sale follows state rail operator LNER's recently announced pilot program to simplify fares by reducing the number of ticket types and launching a new 70-minute Flex ticket.
LNER launches 70-minute Flex ticket
Commenting on the news, Suzanne Donnelly, director of passenger revenue at the Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT), said:
“I am delighted that the rail industry has once again come together to deliver another huge round of ticket savings for passengers.
“At GBRTT, we are focused on driving initiatives that increase the number of train journeys people make to reduce the cost of running the railway for taxpayers while delivering value for money for customers.
“The Great British Railway Sale is just one example of what can be achieved through a joint, one-railway approach.”
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