GB Rail Rover Guide

fares & restrictions

Fares correct as at 5th July 2024

adult: £16.50
child (5-15): £8.25
16-17 saver: £8.25
railcards ⯆
 16 26 SE DI 2T FF H V N: £10.90
 FF H V N child fare: £3.30
Railcards ⯈ Railcards:
16 = 16-25
26 = 26-30
SE = Senior
DI = Disabled
2T = Two Together
FF = Family & Friends
H = HM Forces
V = Veterans
N = Network

Previous fares ⯈ Previous fares (adult):
2023 - £15.50
2022 - £14.50
2021 - £13.50
2020 - £13.50
2019 - £13.00
2018 - £12.40
2014 - £13:50
2011 - £12.00

Note that the Network railcard has a weekday minimum fare of £13.00

time restrictions
Mon to Fri: valid from 09:30 or from when the off-peak day return becomes valid if earlier but 2T railcard not valid until 09:30 and NW railcard not valid until 10:00

Also not valid for travel on the following departures from Reading:
17:01 to Exeter St Davids
17:30 to Penzance
18:00 to Paignton
17:40 to Frome
19:00 to Exeter SD / Plymouth
19:30 to Plymouth / Penzance

train operating companies
Cross Country, Great Western Railway, South Western Railway

purchasing
Online : ✔
Train conductor: ✔ *
Station ticket office: ✔
Ticket Vending Machine (TVM): 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.

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