Planning your journey

Whatever type of journey you’re planning, the National Rail Journey Planner is the definitive source of train information.

A completely impartial search facility, you can use the Journey Planner to get details of train times and routes, ticket terms and conditions and, of course, to find the best value fare for your journey.

Once you’ve found the best value fare for your journey, you can be passed directly through to the relevant train company to buy your tickets. It really is as simple as that!

In some cases the special offers being provided by train companies may not be presented by the Journey Planner, so don't forgot to check out our database of the latest Rail Fare Offers as well to make sure you get the best deal.