How do I find out when advance tickets become available for GB trains?
On GB trains, there are some heavily discounted tickets called "Advance" tickets.
These become available about three months before the train runs - but that varies from one train company to the next.
The cheapest tickets tend to sell out very quickly once they become available, so it would be very useful to know exactly when tickets for my journey are on sale.
How can I find out?
Best Answer
You can use the trainline's ticket alert service. You put in the route and date you want and your email, and it will email you when advance tickets become available for that route. You don't have to then book with the trainline, though they obviously want you to do so.
Note that it does not cover Eurostar services (for which I don't know of an easy way to do this) and nor does it cover the Caledonian Sleeper - but the Caledonian Sleeper has a simple booking window of exactly one year, so you don't really need a service to track that.
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What time are advance train tickets released?
Up to 4 hours before your train sets off from its first station. Available up to 18:00 the day before travel.How far in advance can I book UK train tickets?
You can usually book train tickets in the UK up to 12 weeks in advance, these are called Advance train tickets and are generally cheaper than booking nearer to the departure date.How many days before Advance train ticket can be booked?
Advance reservations are made generally up to 120 days in advance for all classes and all trains. The period of advance reservation (ARP) is exclusive of the day of departure of the train.How many weeks in advance are cheap train tickets?
Always Book Early Cheap train tickets are usually released by train operators in advance of the journey. Normally, this is around 12 weeks in advance, as the timetable for any particular day is normally confirmed 12 weeks in advance.How to collect pre-booked tickets from station machines | Trainline
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