GB Rail Rover Guide

prices & restrictions

From Fares from 5th March 2023

adult: £20.00
child (5-15): £10.00
16-17 saver: £9.50
railcards ⯆
 16 26 SE DI 2T FF H V N: £13.20
 FF H V child fare: £4.00
 N child fare: £5.00
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 Card

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

Not valid on inter-city services that depart Reading between 17.20 and 19.25

Restrictions do not apply at weekends or bank holidays

train operating companies
Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, Great 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