Tickets go on sale from 19 April with discounted tickets available on journeys from 25 April to 27 May
Over one million rail tickets will be slashed by up to 50% as the government and rail industry launch the first-of-its-kind Great British Rail Sale.
The public is encouraged to take advantage of this unprecedented sale, which sees for the first time multiple operators come together to offer nationwide savings.
Savings on offer for off-peak tickets include:
Cutting the cost of rail travel will help ease some of the pressure on family finances at a time when inflation is rising around the world.
It will also encourage people to visit different places, connect with friends and loved ones, and get out and about around the country.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said:
Jacqueline Starr, CEO of the Rail Delivery Group, said:
Tickets can be purchased online from participating retailers with the up to half-price rate applying to a huge range of off-peak tickets spreading the length and breadth of the country.
Tickets go on sale from 19 April with discounted tickets available on journeys from 25 April to 27 May.
The government is listening to people’s concerns about rising costs, and is taking action worth more than £22 billion in 2022-23 alone – which includes support with the cost of energy bills and to help to ensure people keep more of their money. Offering half-price rail tickets is one of the ways the government is further supporting families with the cost of living.
Reforms to the rail sector through the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail mean that network-wide sales of tickets can occur more easily in the future.