Trainline: Buy train tickets

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4.7
613K reviews
10M+
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PEGI 3
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About this app

Welcome, future Trainliner. Get on board with millions of world-wide users, today, to travel or commute confidently with us – Europe’s leading train and coach app.

Why?
In a matter of clicks you’ll be booking the best seats in advance or saving money on-the-day with our Best Price Guarantee. And for those who like to stay looped, you can turn on real-time notifications and keep an eye on live timetable tracking. Plus, forgetting, misplacing, or totally destroying your paper tickets becomes a thing of the past when you purchase digital versions through our app! (That goes for Railcards and Season Tickets, too.)

With so much to see and do, getting there should be the easy part – and when you book through our app, it is! Book domestic tickets for Avanti West Coast, GWR, LNER, National Express, ScotRail, Southeastern, South Western Railway, and more. Or plan your international trips across 45 countries in Europe, including France, Italy, Spain, and Germany. Need some travel inspo first? Check out our travel blogs and suggested “popular journeys”.

Why use Trainline to book train and coach tickets?
• Book all your train and coach journeys in one place.
• Use your Railcard and learn how you can get cheap train tickets.
• Auto-split your single ticket into multiple ones to save on longer journeys, with SplitSave.
• Compare UK train travel options from 220 rail & coach companies.
• 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 for savings up to 34%.
• Skip station queues using tickets on your phone (selected routes).
• Book in advance or with our Best Price Guarantee for on the day travel.
• Buy your tickets with Google Pay, PayPal, and all major credit cards and debit cards.

Why not book coach travel?
Book coach tickets with us and 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 ‘cause with etickets, your phone is all you need.

Our Domestic Partners:
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.

Our International Partners:
Across Europe, you can browse routes with 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 Trainline and get access to everything you need to train across the UK and Europe.

Visit our FAQs page to find out more: https://www.thetrainline.com/en/help/
Or, follow us on social:
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IG: @trainline

*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 & 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.
Updated on
17 Jan 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Personal info and 3 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 5 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.7
603K reviews
Deborah Torrijos
31 October 2024
Once purchased, the ticket is great. However, using your app is very difficult!! and if you make an error it makes you start all over. It's very frustrating when you put in all of your information according including your credit card information and then it will not accept your credit card and you have to start you. With a whole different credit card, not sure why it won't take my credit card when I have plenty of balance
5 people found this review helpful
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trainline
31 October 2024
Hi Deborah, I'd recommend uninstalling the app, restarting your device and reinstalling the app. If this doesn't work, I'd suggest speaking to our Customer Service team. You can find their contact details here > http://bit.ly/2GaiVTC. Thanks. Lorcan
B Battered Ham
22 November 2024
Recent UI changes have made this app a pain to navigate. Used to be simple, open the app and search for a train with the date. Now it shows all the updates for current trains. If I want to book for the future, which I think most people do, it adds an unnecessary layer. When I click the NOW icon on the favourites section it should have the option for the date, not just the time. So close to being convenient.
13 people found this review helpful
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trainline
25 November 2024
Hi there, Sorry to hear you're not enjoying the recent release. We are always looking to update and improve out platform and I'll be sure to pass your feedback on to our team. Thanks, Leah
Callum Dodsley
12 November 2024
Despite the dodgy fees, false fares and 'admin charges', this used to be, at the very least, a good way to buy tickets quickly. Slick UI and easy to use. Customer support is typically helpful as well. Now, it just doesn't load. Constant crashes and slowdowns since the recent update. Not that it ever ran all that well. Frequently would end up in trouble on a train when the app simply wouldn't load my tickets or decide to close, making for many uncomfortable journeys.
28 people found this review helpful
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trainline
12 November 2024
Hi Callum, I'm very sorry to hear that and thank you for your feedback. I'd recommend that you're running the latest Andriod version as this could help with any crashes or slowing down. Any fee that you're charged is clearly stated on our website and we don't sell tickets for trains that aren't confirmed by the operator. Thanks ~ Dylan

What's new

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Bug fixes and changes to some of our tech should make our app snappier than ever.