GB Rail Rover Guide

fares & restrictions

Fares correct 28 Sep 2024

3 consecutive days

adult: £64.00
child (5-15): £32.00
16-17 saver: £32.00
railcards ⯆
 16 26 DIS SE 2T FF H V N: £42.60
 FF H V child fare: £12.70
 N child fare: £16.00

7 consecutive days

adult: £115.50
child (5-15): £57.75
16-17 saver: £57.75
railcards ⯆
 16 26 SE DI 2T FF H V N: £76.90
 FF H V child fare: £22.90
 N child fare: £28.90
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

Previous fares ⯈ Previous fares (adult)
3 days:
2023 - £61.00
2022 - £57.50
2021 - £54.00
2020 - £54.00
2019 - £52.50
2018 - £50.80
2014 - £45.00
2011 - £40.00
7days:
2023 - £110.00
2022 - £104.00
2021 - £97.50
2020 - £97.50
2019 - £95.00
2018 - £92.20
2014 - £79.00
2011 - £70.00

time restrictions
Mon to Fri: Valid from 09:30 or from when the off-peak day return becomes valid if earlier. For specific restrictions and easements see the National Rail list here under "validity"
2T railcard not valid until 09:30 and NW railcard not valid until 10:00
No restrictions at weekends or bank holidays

train operating companies
Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, Elizabeth Line, Great Western Railway, Southern, South Western Railway

purchasing
Online at GWR : ✔
Online at SWR : ✔
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 Kings 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