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Northern Rail Deals

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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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Northern Rail £1 sale (50p for kids)
1,000,000+ available
ExpiredIt's back! Northern Rail is selling over 1,000,000 advance single tickets for £1 (or 50p for children aged 5-15) in its 'Flash Sale'. You'll find them on selected routes such as Blackpool to Leeds, Manchester to Liverpool, and Newcastle to Darlington, for travel between Mon 6 Sep – Fri 22 Oct, but be prepared to hunt around for them.
How to get the discounted tickets
To get the £1 and 50p seats, you’ll need to book a single adult or child (5-15 years) ‘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.
Top fares we found:
We dug around and found there were over 200 stations included in the sale.
Here are some examples we found on Tue 24 Aug:
- York to Leeds
- Newcastle to Durham
- Blackpool North to Manchester Airport
- Doncaster to Chesterfield
Some of the destinations offering 'Flash Sale' tickets:
- Nottingham
- Stockport
- Rochdale
- Buxton
- Doncaster
- Newcastle
- Harrogate
- Manchester Piccadilly
These tickets are only valid for the specific train selected when booking, and are non-refundable.
How about children?
Discounted child tickets are available in this sale for half the price, so they'll be 50p 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.