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Trains in Great Britain

 

Great Britain's rail network is run by over twenty different private rail companies. Your Interrail pass makes train travel in Great Britain very convenient.

 

Train types in Great Britain

Map of major train routes in Great Britain
Map of major train routes in Great Britain

Rail network

Visitors to Great Britain will find it easy to travel around England, Scotland and Wales on the extensive and well-developed train system. Britain's train network criss-crosses the land with services to even small towns and villages with almost 20,000 train services on a typical weekday. See National Rail for overall travel information.

 

Visit the Rail Delivery Group website for an overview of train companies in the UK and links to their web pages. However, Interrail is not valid on all carriers. See a list of all carriers included below:

 

  • Avanti West Coast
  • Caledonian Sleeper
  • c2c
  • Chiltern Railways
  • Cross Country
  • East Midlands Railway
  • Elizabeth line
  • Eurostar
  • Gatwick Express
  • Grand Central
  • Great Northern
  • Great Western Railway (Including Night Riviera sleeper)
  • Greater Anglia
  • Hull Trains
  • Island Line
  • LNER
  • London Northwestern Railway
  • London Overground
  • Lumo
  • Merseyrail
  • National Rail
  • Northern
  • ScotRail
  • Southeastern
  • Southern
  • South Western Railway
  • Stansted Express
  • Thameslink
  • TransPennine Express
  • Transport for Greater Manchester
  • Transport for Wales
  • West Midlands Railway

Eurostar (ES)

  • The Eurostar runs between London and Paris (France), Brussels (Belgium), and Amsterdam (The Netherlands).
  • Reservations are compulsory.
  • Read more about special booking conditions on our dedicated Eurostar page.

Caledonian Sleeper

  • Runs on the following routes:
    • London Euston – Edinburgh – Aberdeen
    • London Euston – Edinburgh – Glasgow – Fort William
    • London Euston – Inverness

 

Night Riviera Sleeper

  • Runs on the following route:
    • London Paddington – Plymouth – Penzance

 

Popular connections

Main stations & connections

 

London Euston

Trains to Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Holyhead, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle

 

London King's Cross

Trains to Cambridge, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, York

 

London Paddington

Trains to Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Oxford, Penzance, Plymouth

You can use your Interrail Pass on the Elizabeth Line (by TfL) to travel between Paddington and Heathrow Airport.

 

London Victoria

Trains to Brighton, Dover, Portsmouth, Southampton

 

London Waterloo

Trains to Exeter, Portsmouth, Southampton, Weymouth, Windsor

 

Liverpool Lime Street

Trains to London, Manchester, Glasgow

 

Manchester Piccadilly

Trains to London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Liverpool, Glasgow

 

Birmingham New Street

Trains to London, Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, Penzance

Reservations

Seat reservations within Great Britain are usually not hard to get, especially through LNER and GWR's booking systems. Both 2nd and 1st class seat reservations are available for everyone, but please note that a reservation for the right travel class is required.

 

Interrail reservation self-service system

  • Interrail 
    • Eurostar (International tickets) only

Administration costs when booking through Interrail self-service

  • € 2,- p.p.per train
  • Additional € 9,- per order (for paper tickets)

With railway carriers

Other platforms

  • Rail Europe: International trains
    • Eurostar and connecting TGV trains from Paris and Lille
  • ACP Rail: Domestic trains and Eurostar trains to Belgium, France and the Netherlands
  • Railtourguide (UK based travel agent)

An explanation of how each booking platform works can be found here: How do I book my reservations

 

Locally at the train station in Great Britain

 

Good to know

 

Eurostar: All customers with a Global Pass are eligible to travel on the Eurostar (between London and Paris, London and Brussels, and London and Amsterdam/Rotterdam respectively), with a compulsory reservation. However, the Interrail Great Britain Pass is not valid on Eurostar. Reservations in Great Britain can be made online at ACP Rail (€6) or locally for free. Reservations are free for only LNER.

 

Reservations for Eurostar can be booked through

  • Our Reservation Service 
  • The Rail Planner App
  • Via the B-Europe website
  • Via phone at the Eurostar booking centre (+44) 01233617575 (outside the UK) or (+44) 03432186186 (within the UK)
  • Directly at Eurostar terminals.

 

Note: Bicycles are generally allowed on British trains, but conditions vary between companies.

 

Mandatory reservations required
  • Eurostar
  • Caledonian Sleeper
  • Night Riviera sleeper 
No reservations required
  • Avanti West Coast
  • c2c
  • Chiltern Railways
  • Cross Country (Recommended)
  • East Midlands Railway
  • Elizabeth line
  • Gatwick Express
  • Grand Central
  • Great Northern
  • Great Western Railway (Recommended)
  • Greater Anglia
  • Hull Trains
  • Island Line
  • LNER
  • London Northwestern Railway
  • London Overground
  • Lumo
  • Merseyrail
  • National Rail
  • Northern
  • ScotRail
  • Southeastern
  • Southern
  • South Western Railway
  • Stansted Express
  • Thameslink
  • TransPennine Express
  • Transport for Greater Manchester
  • Transport for Wales
  • West Midlands Railway
 

Get your Pass for Great Britain

Interrail Global Pass

 

The Interrail Global Pass is the flexible and budget-friendly way to get around up to 33 countries in Europe. Travel by train from one cool destination to the next. One day you're on a pub crawl through Amsterdam and the next you're white-water rafting in Interlaken, Switzerland.

 

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Interrail Great Britain Pass

 

The Interrail Great Britain Pass is a great way to see all that Great Britain has to offer. Travel easily from city to city and enjoy the local pubs, great sights and more. 

 

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Tips and tricks for Great Britain

Pass Benefits in Great Britain

 

Take advantage of discounted ferry travel and other benefits.

 

All Pass benefits in Great Britain

 

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