Advance Fare Train Tickets - Buy in Advance and Save up to 80%

Advance fare train tickets offer passengers an opportunity to make huge savings on their train journeys. For all medium to long distance journeys National Rail make a number of Advance Fare tickets available for purchace. To take advantage of these fares and to make the biggest savings book jour train journey with Computicket as early as possible. For additional information and to book advance train tickets go to Advance Trains.co.uk

Advance Train Tickets

Advance Train Tickets are a type of Single ticket offering the very best value for money with discounts of up to 80% on regular fares. Advance fares are mostly available for longer distance journeys.

To be able to book an Advance Fare train ticket you must book in advance, the earlier you book the better value you will receive. All fares are subject to availability. As Advance fares are only availble for single (one-way) you are able to mix and match Advance fares for if you require a return journey.

Advance fares are only valid for the exact journey details on your ticket. This means you are unable to travel on a differant date or train than the one shown on your ticket. All advance tickets are non-refundable. You are able change the time or date of travel before departure of the first reserved train but any difference in fare and an administration fee will be payable.

Advance Fare Discounts

As with most tickets Child discounts apply for all Advance train tickets purchased.

National Railcard holders get 1/3 off all Standard Class Advance fares. Senior, HM Forces and Disabled Persons Railcard holders also get 1/3 off all First Class Advance fares. 16-25 Railcard holders get 1/3 off First Class Advance fares for travel on trains operated by the following companies; CrossCountry, East Midlands Trains, First Great Western, National Express East Coast and Virgin Trains.

National Rail Terms and Conditions for Advance Fare Train Tickets:

Tickets are valid ONLY on the date and train service shown on the ticket.
Where applicable, you must travel in the Class and reserved seat shown on the ticket.
Tickets may only be used on the services of the Train Company (or geographic route where applicable shown next to ‘Route’ on the ticket.
If the ‘Route’ also states ‘and Connections’, travel is allowed on appropriate connecting trains where shown on the ticket or other valid travel itinerary.
If the route is prefixed with a +, the ticket includes the cost of travelling across London on London Underground, Docklands Light Railway or First Capital Connect (Thameslink Route) services as appropriate to the journey.

Conditions of use

You must be at the departure station shown on your ticket in good time to catch the train. If you miss the first train on which you are booked for any reason, a new ticket must be purchased.
If delays occur while travelling, you will be allowed to take the next available train(s) to complete your journey.
If the train you purchased a ticket for is cancelled or delayed by more than 60 minutes, special arrangements will be made to accommodate you on another train (although a seat cannot be guaranteed). If, as a result, you decide not to travel, a refund will be offered on completely unused tickets and you will not be charged an administration fee.
Railcard holders travelling on a discounted ticket must carry their Railcard when they travel. If a Railcard holder fails to produce a valid Railcard with their ticket, a new ticket must be purchased as if no Railcard and/or no ticket were held.
First Class Advance tickets do not always grant access to First Class Lounges at stations. Please check with the train company you are travelling with to confirm policy at specific stations.
Break of journey
You may not start, break and resume, or end your journey at any intermediate station except to change to/from connecting trains as shown on the ticket(s) or other valid travel itinerary.

Changing the time or date of travel

Changes to time or date of travel must be arranged before departure of the first reserved train printed on the ticket, after which the ticket has no value and a new one must be purchased. You will need to present the ticket and reservation when you request a change. Changes to tickets cannot be made on-board the train. If you board a train without a ticket and reservation for that service, a new ticket must be purchased.
The origin, destination and Train Company or route shown on the ticket must remain the same.
The difference between the price paid and cost of the next suitable fare for your journey is payable, plus a £10 administration fee per person, per single ticket for each change to a journey. If you change to a train on which a cheaper fare is available, the difference will not be refunded.

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