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.
More information about trains 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.
Visit the Rail Delivery Group website for an overview of train companies in the UK. Your Interrail pass is valid on trains from these companies. Eurostar trains require the Interrail Global Pass.
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 Heathrow Connect 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
A valid Pass for Great Britain can be used on several train services operated by several private railway companies.
Please note: 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, Interrail Great Britain Pass is not valid on Eurostar. Reservations in Great Britain can be made online at ACP (€7 fee) or locally for free.
Below is a list of train types that a IR Pass for Great Britain is valid to use
No reservations required:
- c2c
- Chiltern Railways
- Gatwick Express
- Great Northern
- Heathrow Express
- London Northwestern Railway
- London Overground
- Merseyrail
- Northern
- ScotRail
- Southern
- South Western Railway
- TfL Rail/Crossrail
- Thameslink
- West Midlands Railway
Mandatory reservations required:
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Cross Country
- East Midlands Trains
- Grand Central
- Greater Anglia
- Great Western Railway
- Hull Trains
- London North Eastern Railway
- Southeastern (mandatory supplement to travel on High-Speed services out of St. Pancras)
- TransPennine Express
- Virgin Trains West Coast
Nice to know: Bicycles are generally allowed on British trains, but conditions vary between companies.
