Trainline: Buy train tickets

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4.7
791K reviews
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About this app

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

Why?
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. Plus, forgetting, misplacing, or totally destroying your paper tickets becomes a thing of the past when you purchase digital versions through our app! (That goes for Railcards and Season Tickets, too.)

With so much to see and do, getting there should be the easy part – and when you book through our app, it is! Book domestic tickets for Avanti West Coast, GWR, LNER, National Express, ScotRail, Southeastern, South Western Railway, and more. Or plan your international trips across 45 countries in Europe, including France, Italy, Spain, and Germany. Need some travel inspo first? Check out our travel blogs and suggested “popular journeys”.

Why use Trainline to book train and coach tickets?
• Book all your train and coach journeys in one place.
• Use your Railcard and learn how you can get cheap train tickets.
• Auto-split your single ticket into multiple ones to save on longer journeys, with SplitSave.
• Compare UK train travel options from 220 rail & coach companies.
• Quickly find and buy the cheapest UK Advance tickets.
• Pay in your preferred currency. Available in GBP, USD, EUR, AUD, CAD, CHF, and SEK.
• Get great discounts like GroupSave for savings up to 34%.
• Skip station queues using tickets on your phone (selected routes).
• Book in advance or with our Best Price Guarantee for on the day travel.
• Buy your tickets with Google Pay, PayPal, and all major credit cards and debit cards.

Why not book coach travel?
Book coach tickets with us and you’ll get air conditioning, free WiFi, and VUER – National Express’ onboard entertainment system. Start a coach search and if there’s a coach available, we’ll show you the options. No need to print tickets either ‘cause with etickets, your phone is all you need.

Our Domestic Partners:
In the UK, we partner with Avanti West Coast, London North Eastern Railway, London North Western Railway, Great Western Railway (GWR), South Western Railway, London Overground, TfL Rail, Gatwick Express, Heathrow Connect, Heathrow Express, Stansted Express, ScotRail, Greater Anglia, East Midlands Trains, West Midlands Railway, Thameslink, Southeastern, Southern Rail, c2c, Caledonian Sleeper, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, Hull Trains, Island Line, Grand Central Railway, Mersey Rail, and TransPennine Express.

Our International Partners:
Across Europe, you can browse routes with Eurostar (France and Belgium), SNCF (France), TGV Lyria (France), Thalys (France), Renfe (Spain), Trenitalia (Italy), Italo (Italy), Deutsche Bahn (Germany), ÖBB (Austria), SBB (Switzerland), SNCB (Belgium), NS (the Netherlands), Alsa (Spain), First Bus, and Flixbus.

So, download Trainline and get access to everything you need to train across the UK and Europe.

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

*Average savings on advance fares booked at least one week before day of travel vs Anytime fares purchased on day of travel. Subject to availability. Excludes coach.

*Refund subject to conditions. UK based customers only. Valid for in-app purchases only, if a lower price than the price on Trainline is found for on the day purchase for the same train (same journey and restrictions, date & time, class, train operator, number and type of passengers and Railcard(s) used if applicable excluding contactless fares) departing from the UK. Subject to contacting us within 5 days of booking with photo evidence containing the information listed. Refund to means of payment used for booking.
Updated on
12 Nov 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
780K reviews
Laura Alexander
24 September 2025
The last update that was made on 18/09/25 has made the app unusable. No longer allows you to buy a ticket. I've had to download the app for just my local train providers, which I'll probably just stick with, since they don't charge a booking fee and it's very rarely I need to travel further afield to benefit from the Trainline's split save feature.
88 people found this review helpful
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trainline
26 September 2025
Hi Laura, I'd recommend uninstalling the app, restarting your device and reinstalling the app. If this doesn't work, I'd suggest reaching out to our Customer Service team about this. You can find their contact details here > bit.ly/4m0ZNK7 . More info about booking fees can be found here > https://bit.ly/3Nd0PDI Thanks, Lorcan
Lucas Sanchez
1 March 2025
At some point the last few months, something went wrong with this app. I can use it once, and it would work nicely, but from then onwards, when I want to buy tickets again, I get an "Something went wrong error", and the only way to fix it is by uninstalling and re-installing the app (android). Extremely dissapointing. UPDATE: Workaround applied. Phone upgraded. App updated many times. Still doesn't work after the first use. Switched to Uber trains
188 people found this review helpful
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trainline
31 December 2024
Hi Lucas, Can you try the following in this order: Clear App cache > Delate App > Restart device (including any software updates) > Reinstall App Thanks, Leah
James McAdams
6 November 2025
The prices aren't generally as competitive as other apps, but it's fine for my route and the app mostly works well. The problem is, every now and then, the app will bring up a full screen ad that covers up my ticket. I scan the app through barriers face down, so the only time I see the screen to notice these ads is when I'm delaying people queued behind me, or panicking in a rush to get to my platform.
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trainline
8 November 2025
Hi James, That's disappointing to hear, but I'd like to pass your feedback onto the relevant team. Please pass some details on your recent experience to us here > https://bit.ly/3sgjqm7 Thanks, Andy

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