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10p to £2 Northern train ticket sale
Five million cheap tickets available, mostly off-peak – can you find 'em?
ExpiredUpdate 8.30am Thursday 7 September: Northern told us it has released a further 100,000 tickets now for only 10p. We expect these fares will sell out fast, especially as the sale ends tonight so go quickly if this is something you're after.
Northern, which operates train services from Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, York and more, is selling five million advance single adult tickets for 50p, £1 and £2 in its flash sale until 6pm on Thursday 7 September (though tickets have gone quicker in the past, so don't hang about). Tickets for children aged five to 15-years-old are half-price, so 25p, 50p and £1 respectively.
The mega-cheap fares are for selected routes, travelling between Monday 11 September and Friday 20 October on Northern services only. Northern says at the start of the sale on Monday 4 September there were one million 50p tickets, three million £1 tickets and one million £2 tickets.
How to get the discounted tickets
You'll need to buy a single adult or child (five to 15-years old) ‘Standard Advanced Ticket’ at the Northern website or via its app (Android/iOS) – the cheapest tickets are highlighted, so look for ones that are 50p, £1 or £2. You won't be able to get this offer at station ticket offices.
Return journeys don’t qualify so you’ll need to book two singles – be sure to check if this makes the total journey cheapest. A maximum of two children under the age of five can travel for free with each adult travelling.
As the promotional routes cover various destinations and dates, it will be trial and error finding the cheaper seats. There'll be more availability the further in advance you book and it helps if you can be flexible on dates and destination.
From what we can see, the offer mostly applies to off-peak trains, with limited availability during weekday peak times. Northern says weekday peak services into 'key cities' aren't included – see 'More info' below for other exclusions.
Here are some examples we found on Monday 4 September:
- Leeds to York (excluding Saturdays) – 50p one-way
- Stockport to Knutsford – 50p one-way
- Liverpool Lime Street to Warrington Central – 50p one-way
- Bolton to Manchester Piccadilly – £1 one-way
These tickets are only valid for the specific train selected when booking, and are non-refundable.
Northern told us the time on these tickets can be changed via the 'Train Swap' function in the Seatfrog app for £2.50, however the ticket date must remain the same. As £2.50 to adjust your train time will cost more than your actual ticket, it may be worth seeing if you can find another seat in the sale and getting a new ticket.
To complete your grand (cheap) day out, see our Cheap days out ideas, and for other ways to save on train travel, check our Cheap train tickets guide.
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Northern Rail ticket sale from 50p
5,000,000+ tickets available
ExpiredIt's back! Northern Rail is selling over 5,000,000 advance single tickets for 50p, £1 and £1.50 (and half the price of that for children aged five to 15-years old, so 25p, 50p and 75p respectively) in its January sale.
You'll find them on selected routes such as Sheffield to Doncaster, Newcastle to Carlisle, and Blackpool South to Preston, for travel between Tuesday 17 January and Friday 10 March on Northern services only. There are five million sale fares in total with one million 50p tickets, three million £1 tickets and one million £1.50 tickets. The sale is on until Friday 13 January, but these fares have been known to sell out in 72 hours, so go quick.
How to get the discounted tickets
To get the £1.50, £1 and 50p seats, you’ll need to book a single adult or child (five to 15-years old) ‘Standard Advanced Ticket’ on the Northern website or via its app (Android/IOS). You won't be able to get this offer at station ticket offices. Return journeys don’t qualify so you’ll need to book two singles – be sure to check if this makes the total journey cheapest.
As the promotional routes cover various destinations and dates, it will be trial and error finding the cheaper seats. There'll be more availability the further in advance you book and it helps if you can be flexible on dates and destination.
Last time Northern ran this offer, it applied mostly to off-peak trains, with limited availability during weekday peak times, so be aware that this could be the case this time round.
Here are some examples we found on Tuesday 10 January
- Blackpool South to Preston – £1 one way
- Warrington Central to Liverpool Lime Street – £1 one way
- Bolton to Manchester Victoria – £1 one way
These tickets are only valid for the specific train selected when booking, and are non-refundable. The date and time on these tickets cannot be adjusted after booking.
How about children?
Discounted child tickets are available in this sale for half the price, so they'll be from 25p each. A maximum of two children under the age of five can travel for free with each adult travelling on a qualifying ticket.
To complete your grand (cheap) day out, see our Cheap days out page.
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