Overview
- The week-long booking window runs January 6–12, with most discounted travel available January 13–March 25 and subject to availability and seven-day advance purchase rules.
- Nearly all operators are participating, with LNER releasing one million tickets at up to 50% off, TransPennine Express offering about 500,000 tickets for travel January 19–March 31, and Northern and Greater Anglia advertising very low regional fares.
- Highlighted deals include London–Edinburgh from £27.85, London–Leeds from £19.70, Newcastle–Middlesbrough for £2, Manchester Piccadilly–Manchester Airport for £1.20, and Ipswich–London Liverpool Street from £5.50.
- Most discounts apply to Advance tickets tied to specific trains, with limited allocations that often favour slower services and are selling quickly.
- Officials present the sale as part of cost-of-living measures that include the first regulated fare freeze in three decades, projected to save passengers about £600 million in 2026/27.