- government and rail industry launches nation’s biggest ever rail sale cutting travel costs
- passengers can get their ‘next trip at a snip’ with savings of up to 50%
- more than one million discounted tickets will help connect friends and families, boost UK tourism and encourage green travel across the country
Over one million rail tickets will be slashed by up to 50% as the government and rail industry launch the first-of-its-kind Great British Rail Sale.
The public is encouraged to take advantage of this unprecedented sale, which sees for the first time multiple operators come together to offer nationwide savings.
Savings on offer for off-peak tickets include:
York to Leeds: was £5.60, now £2.80 London to Edinburgh: was £44, now £22 London to Cardiff: was £47, now £25 Wolverhampton to Liverpool: was £10.50, now £5.25 Manchester to Newcastle: was £20.60, now £10.30 Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads: was £25.30, now £12.60 Portsmouth Harbour to Penzance was £45.70, now £22.00
Cutting the cost of rail travel will help ease some of the pressure on family finances at a time when inflation is rising around the world.
It will also encourage people to visit different places, connect with friends and loved ones, and get out and about around the country.
Tickets can be purchased online from participating retailers with the up to half-price rate applying to a huge range of off-peak tickets spreading the length and breadth of the country.
To make sure more passengers can benefit, Railcard cusromers will also be able to save an extra third off a Rail Sale ticket. This means that under 30 year olds, over 60s and disabled passengers will travel for even less.
The government is listening to people’s concerns about rising costs, and is taking action worth more than £22 billion in 2022-23 alone – which includes support with the cost of energy bills and to help to ensure people keep more of their money. Offering half-price rail tickets is one of the ways the government is further supporting families with the cost of living.
Reforms to the rail sector through the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail mean that network-wide sales of tickets can occur more easily in the future.
For more information, Great Western Rail have a handy FAQ page: https://www.gwr.com/help-and-support/faqs/sale-faqs
