Trainline: Train travel Europe

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4.7
620K reviews
10M+
Downloads
Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

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

Why?
Whether heading to an international city or from an international terminal, 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 – you can even use Crowd Alerts to find out how busy your train is. Plus, forgetting, misplacing, or totally destroying your paper tickets becomes a thing of the past when you purchase digital versions through our app!

With so much to see and do, getting there should be the easy part – and when you book through our app, it is! Find cheap tickets for Eurostar, Avanti West Coast, GWR, LNER, National Express, Renfe, Iryo, Trenitalia, Italo, and many other European rail lines. Or if you want to buy bus tickets, simply search and book directly in the app. Need some travel inspo first? We got that covered, too, with travel blogs and suggested “popular journeys”.

So, whether you want to book bus seats, get cheap train tickets, or stay updated during your journey, you can always rely on our app to deliver the goods.

Why use Trainline to book train and bus tickets?
- Buy all your tickets in one place – plan your dream country-hopping journey on our app.
- Compare train and bus options from 260 train and bus companies.
- Compare prices and get cheap tickets in your preferred currency (USD, GBP, EUR, AUD, CAD, CHF, and SEK).
- Buy tickets with Amex, Google Pay, PayPal, and all major credit cards and debit cards.
- Add loyalty and discount cards to get benefits on cheap tickets on UK rail services, Eurostar, SNCF, Thalys, and Renfe.
- Book tickets in advance or buy same-day train tickets up to 15 minutes before departure.
- Buy tickets on your phone to skip station queues for selected routes.
- Add Cancel for Any Reason to your booking for cover up to 15 minutes before departure.
- Save plans for later and lock in tickets for up to 7 days.
- Find the best value train tickets using our price calendar.

Our partners:
Across Europe and the UK, you can browse routes with
Eurostar (UK, France and the Netherlands)
Heathrow Express (UK)
Avanti West Coast (UK)
GWR (UK)
National Express (UK)
London Overground (UK)
SNCF (France)
TGV Lyria (France)
Thalys (France)
Trenitalia (Italy)
Italo (Italy)
Renfe (Spain)
Alsa (Spain)
Deutsche Bahn (Germany)
ÖBB (Austria)
SBB (Switzerland)
NS (the Netherlands)
SNCB (Belgium)
Flixbus and many, many more…

No matter who you choose to rail with, we make buying European tickets a smooth experience while bringing you the best fares available for every fuss-free journey. But should you need it, our dedicated customer support team is on-hand (and on the phone) to help you navigate the railways of Europe. Just give us a call!

So, download our FREE Trainline app and get access to everything you need to train across the UK and Europe like a pro.

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

*Average saving based on bookings made by Trainline US customers at least 30 days in advance vs within 7 days of departure, between 1.1.24 and 09.30.24 to travel between 05.01.24 and 09.30.24 and calculated on the 3 most booked EU routes. Adult fares only, single journey in standard class, based on price paid per passenger without Railcard.​
Updated on
Jan 28, 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
610K reviews
Helen Hulme
January 19, 2025
The Liveview function is very helpful....if the trains are definitely running. it is helpful to see the status of tubes and connecting services if they are on time or delayed. Ours was neither on time nor delayed: cancelled due to strike action. Luckily I knew that - but the live tracker still reminded us to set off on the journey, without any info that one section was cancelled
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trainline
January 20, 2025
Hi Helen, Thanks for sharing your feedback, I'll be sure to pass this on to the team. Take care, Leah
Sam W
November 14, 2024
I've really gone off this app. It used to be fairly straightforward to use, now it seems to open on a pointless search screen and continually tries to offer me hotels for even local journeys. Ridiculous. On top of this it has a pop up "you're going to......!". Why is this necessary, all I need following a purchase is a ticket. Bloody marketing making a mess of things again. Looking for alternatives.
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trainline
November 15, 2024
Hi Sam, Our new homepage is designed to help with regular journeys that you book, but we appreciate your feedback. Our regular search can still be found on that page, and all of your booking details will be reiterated on your confirmation email after. Thanks, Andy
Robin
November 22, 2024
App refused to load my season ticket and I had to plead with station staff to let me on the train, risking criminal prosecution because I couldn't show a valid ticket. Customer service team told me "we only deal with UK bookings, we can't help". Journey was Brighton to London 🙄. Turned out that the app needed updating - no warning, no push update, nothing. An app like this has to be 100% reliable all the time and it's not. I spend £600 a month on tickets using it but will never use it again.
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What’s new

The little things matter

This update lays the rails for essential fixes and improvements.

You might not notice any visual changes, but we’ve done some work in the back-end to improve our app’s performance.