Trainline: Buy train tickets

Welcome aboard Trainline. Travel confidently with Europe’s leading train and coach app. Get live train times, book train tickets, buy railcards and much more.

We’ve made it quick and easy for you to travel across the UK and the rest of Europe by rail and bus. Book train tickets for Avanti West Coast, GWR, LNER, National Express, Scotrail, and more. You can even plan your international trips by train or bus across 45 countries in Europe and the rest of the world, including the UK, France, Italy, Spain and Germany. And if you’re looking for some travel inspiration why not check our pick of popular journeys and book some cheap train tickets today!

Get live train times, coach times, railcards, Mobile Tickets / etickets and seat selection. Plus, you’ll always be in control of your trip thanks to our live train times (for UK train travels, Trenitalia, Renfe, and SNCF routes). You can even use contactless travel and Crowd Alerts to find out how busy your train is.

Why use Trainline to book coach or train tickets?
• Book all your train and coach journeys in one place
• Compare UK train travel options from 220 rail and coach companies including GWR, Avanti West Coast, Scotrail, First Bus and more
• Quickly find and buy the cheapest UK Advance tickets
• Pay in your preferred currency. Available in GBP, USD, EUR, AUD, CAD, CHF, and SEK
• Get great discounts like GroupSave 34%. (GroupSave is a discount of up to 34% for adults travelling on a single or return journey at Off-Peak or Super Off-Peak times in groups of three to nine people)
• Find carriages with available seats, and the fastest bus route for your journey
• Book in advance or on the day of travel
• Buy your European or UK train tickets with Google Pay, PayPal, and all major credit cards and debit cards
• Use your railcard and get cheap train tickets

Why not book coach travel?
Book coach tickets with Trainline you’ll get air conditioning, free WiFi and VUER – National Express’ onboard entertainment system. Start a coach search and if there’s a coach available, we’ll show you the options. No need to print tickets either because with etickets, your phone is all you need.

In the UK we partner with Avanti West Coast, London North Eastern Railway, London North Western Railway, Great Western Railway (GWR), South Western Railway, London Overground, TfL Rail, Gatwick Express, Heathrow Connect, Heathrow Express, Stansted Express, ScotRail, Greater Anglia, East Midlands Trains, West Midlands Railway, Thameslink, Southeastern, Southern Rail, c2c, Caledonian Sleeper, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, Hull Trains, Island Line, Grand Central Railway, Mersey Rail and TransPennine Express

Eurostar (France and Belgium)
SNCF (France)
TGV Lyria (France)
Thalys (France)
Renfe (Spain)
Trenitalia (Italy)
Italo (Italy)
Deutsche Bahn (Germany)
ÖBB (Austria)
SBB (Switzerland)
SNCB (Belgium)
NS (the Netherlands)
Alsa (Spain), First Bus and Flixbus

So, download theTrainline app and get access to live train times & bus route, book cheap train & coach tickets across the UK & Europe.

*Average savings on advance fares booked at least one week before day of travel vs Anytime fares purchased on day of travel. Subject to availability. Excludes coach.

*Refund subject to conditions. UK based customers only. Valid for in-app purchases only, if a lower price than the price on Trainline is found for on the day purchase for the same train (same journey and restrictions, date and time, class, train operator, number and type of passengers and Railcard(s) used if applicable excluding contactless fares) departing from the UK. Subject to contacting us within 5 days of booking with photo evidence containing the information listed. Refund to means of payment used for booking.

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