GB Rail Rover Guide

fares & restrictions

Fares correct 1st April 2025

Any 4 days in 8
adult: £119.00
child (5-15): £59.50
16-17 saver: £59.50
railcards ⯆
16 26 SE DI 2T H V: £79.25
H V child fare: £23.80
Railcards ⯈ Railcards:
16 = 16-25
26 = 26-30
SE = Senior
DI = Disabled
2T = Two Together
H = HM Forces
V = Veterans

Previous fares ⯈ Previous fares (adult):
2024 - £119.00
2023 - £73.00
2022 - £69.00
2021 - £69.00
2020 - £69.00
2019 - £69.00
2018 - £69.00
2014 - £64.00
2011 - £57.00

time restrictions
Mon to Fri: valid from 09:30 but valid anytime on Conwy Valley services between Llandudno and Blaneau Ffestiniog and between Aberystwyth and Pwllheli.
No restrictions at weekends and public holidays

train operating companies
Avanti West Coast, Transport for Wales

purchasing
Online from TfW website ✔
Train conductor: ✔ *
Station ticket office: ✔
Ticket Vending Machine: i Northern Ticket Vending Machines now sell most ranger and rover tickets but at the moment only for same-day travel (rather prohibitive for distant areas)

Some Avanti West Coast station TVMs for example Crewe, now sell local rangers and rovers.

LNER TVMs at Doncaster, Edinburgh, London King's Cross, Newcastle and York also sell them.

A number of PTE areas sell local rangers from TVMs in their area e.g. South Yorkshire, Strathclyde and West Midlands

* valid ticket to travel is required unless boarded at a station without ticket-issuing facilities