What is the trick for cheap train tickets?
Get the best price. Book early to get the cheapest advance fares – around 12 weeks ahead of your journey is the best time to start looking. You can even find cheap first-class tickets when buying ahead. Advance tickets may still available for some journeys on the day you travel. Book in advance Train companies sell around a million Advance tickets every week. You can usually buy an Advance ticket up to 12 weeks ahead of travel, and they are still available until the day of travel on many routes – sometimes up to 10 minutes before departure.Generally, train fares go up in price, right up until the day you travel. So, one secret to finding cheap train tickets is booking Advance tickets. Our Journey Planner tells you live train times, ticket costs and route stops.You’ll need to travel on the train you’re booked on, but you’ll get a cheaper price by foregoing flexible travel times — in fact, you can save up to 61% on advance fares* compared to buying on the day.
What is the cheapest day to travel by train?
In general, Off-Peak hours begin at 09:30 from Monday to Friday in cities and large towns, and at 09:00 everywhere else. If your train is scheduled to depart after this time, you can travel with an Off-Peak ticket. Weekends and bank holidays are Off-Peak all day. Super Off-Peak times are the quietest travel periods, offering the best value fares. Exact times vary by route and train company, but as a guide: Monday to Friday: Around 10:00–15:30 and from 19:15 onwards. Weekends and bank holidays: All day.