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, except the Heathrow Express. Eurostar trains require the Interrail Global Pass. 

Main stations & connections

London Euston

Routes: London – Birmingham, London – Dundee, London – Edinburgh, London – Liverpool, London – Manchester, London – Newcastle, London – Oxford

London Kings Cross

Routes: London – Cambridge, London – York, London – Leeds, London – Newcastle, London – Edinburgh, London – Glasgow

London Paddington

Routes: London – Cardiff, London – Oxford, London – Penzance, London – Plymouth
You can use your Interrail Pass on Heathrow Connect to travel between Paddington and Heathrow Airport

London Victoria

Routes: London – Brighton, London – Portsmouth, London – Southampton

London Waterloo

Routes: London – Bristol, London – Exeter, London – Penzance, London – Windsor, London – Plymouth

Liverpool Lime Street

Routes: Liverpool – London, Liverpool – Manchester, Liverpool – Glasgow

Manchester Piccadilly

Routes: Manchester – London, Manchester – Birmingham, Manchester – Cardiff, Manchester – Liverpool, Manchester – Glasgow

Birmingham New Street

Routes: Birmingham – London, Birmingham – Manchester, Birmingham – Liverpool, Birmingham – Bristol, Birmingham – Penzance

Reservations

Reservations are generally not needed for domestic trains in Great Britain. For the international Eurostar train to France and Belgium, an advance reservation is required.

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