Great Britain
With the Interrail Great Britain Pass, experiencing Great Britain by train is simple and affordable. Order your Interrail Great Britain Pass online today.
Trains in Great Britain
Great Britain's rail network is run by over twenty different private rail companies. Your Interrail pass makes train travel in Great Britain very convenient.
Train types in Great Britain
- Route Map
- Domestic Trains
- International Trains
- Night Trains
Map of major train routes in Great Britain
Rail network
Visitors to Great Britain will find it easy to travel around England, Scotland and Wales on the extensive and well-developed train system. Britain's train network criss-crosses the land with services to even small towns and villages with almost 20,000 train services on a typical weekday. See National Rail for overall travel information.
Visit the Rail Delivery Group website for an overview of train companies in the UK and links to their web pages. However, Interrail is not valid on all carriers. See a list of all carriers included below:
- Avanti West Coast
- Caledonian Sleeper
- c2c
- Chiltern Railways
- Cross Country
- East Midlands Railway
- Elizabeth line
- Eurostar
- Gatwick Express
- Grand Central
- Great Northern
- Great Western Railway (Including Night Riviera sleeper)
- Greater Anglia
- Hull Trains
- Island Line
- LNER
- London Northwestern Railway
- London Overground
- Lumo
- Merseyrail
- National Rail
- Northern
- ScotRail
- Southeastern
- Southern
- South Western Railway
- Stansted Express
- Thameslink
- TransPennine Express
- Transport for Greater Manchester
- Transport for Wales
- West Midlands Railway
Eurostar (ES)
- The Eurostar runs between London and Paris (France), Brussels (Belgium), and Amsterdam (The Netherlands).
- Reservations are compulsory.
- Read more about special booking conditions on our dedicated Eurostar page.
- Runs on the following routes:
- London Euston – Edinburgh – Aberdeen
- London Euston – Edinburgh – Glasgow – Fort William
- London Euston – Inverness
- Runs on the following route:
- London Paddington – Plymouth – Penzance
Popular connections
- Domestic routes
Main stations & connections
London Euston
Trains to Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Holyhead, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle
London King's Cross
Trains to Cambridge, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, York
London Paddington
Trains to Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Oxford, Penzance, Plymouth
You can use your Interrail Pass on the Elizabeth Line (by TfL) to travel between Paddington and Heathrow Airport.
London Victoria
Trains to Brighton, Dover, Portsmouth, Southampton
London Waterloo
Trains to Exeter, Portsmouth, Southampton, Weymouth, Windsor
Liverpool Lime Street
Trains to London, Manchester, Glasgow
Manchester Piccadilly
Trains to London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Liverpool, Glasgow
Birmingham New Street
Trains to London, Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, Penzance
Reservations
Seat reservations within Great Britain are usually not hard to get, especially through LNER and GWR's booking systems. Both 2nd and 1st class seat reservations are available for everyone, but please note that a reservation for the right travel class is required.
Interrail reservation self-service system
- Interrail
- Eurostar (International tickets) only
Administration costs when booking through Interrail self-service
- € 2,- p.p.per train
- Additional € 9,- per order (for paper tickets)
With railway carriers
- SNCB (b-europe): Only Eurostar trains
- LNER (London North Eastern Railway): Domestic trains
- Please note that a reservation for the right travel class is required.
- Please note that a reservation for the right travel class is required.
- GWR (Great Western Railway): Domestic day-trains
- Caledonian Sleeper: Domestic night train (For a seat reservation you need to contact the Guest Service Centre)
Other platforms
- Rail Europe: International trains
- Eurostar and connecting TGV trains from Paris and Lille
- ACP Rail: Domestic trains and Eurostar trains to Belgium, France and the Netherlands
- Railtourguide (UK based travel agent)
An explanation of how each booking platform works can be found here: How do I book my reservations
Locally at the train station in Great Britain
Good to know
Eurostar: All customers with a Global Pass are eligible to travel on the Eurostar (between London and Paris, London and Brussels, and London and Amsterdam/Rotterdam respectively), with a compulsory reservation. However, the Interrail Great Britain Pass is not valid on Eurostar. Reservations in Great Britain can be made online at ACP Rail (€6) or locally for free. Reservations are free for only LNER.
Reservations for Eurostar can be booked through
- Our Reservation Service
- The Rail Planner App
- Via the B-Europe website
- Via phone at the Eurostar booking centre (+44) 01233617575 (outside the UK) or (+44) 03432186186 (within the UK)
- Directly at Eurostar terminals.
Note: Bicycles are generally allowed on British trains, but conditions vary between companies.
- Mandatory reservations required
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- Eurostar
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Night Riviera sleeper
- No reservations required
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- Avanti West Coast
- c2c
- Chiltern Railways
- Cross Country (Recommended)
- East Midlands Railway
- Elizabeth line
- Gatwick Express
- Grand Central
- Great Northern
- Great Western Railway (Recommended)
- Greater Anglia
- Hull Trains
- Island Line
- LNER
- London Northwestern Railway
- London Overground
- Lumo
- Merseyrail
- National Rail
- Northern
- ScotRail
- Southeastern
- Southern
- South Western Railway
- Stansted Express
- Thameslink
- TransPennine Express
- Transport for Greater Manchester
- Transport for Wales
- West Midlands Railway
Get your Pass for Great Britain
Interrail Global Pass
The Interrail Global Pass is the flexible and budget-friendly way to get around up to 33 countries in Europe. Travel by train from one cool destination to the next. One day you're on a pub crawl through Amsterdam and the next you're white-water rafting in Interlaken, Switzerland.
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The Interrail Great Britain Pass is a great way to see all that Great Britain has to offer. Travel easily from city to city and enjoy the local pubs, great sights and more.
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