GB Rail Rover Guide

fares & restrictions

From Fares from 3rd March 2024

adult: £21.00
child (5-15): £10.50
16-17 saver: £10.50
railcards ⯆
 16 26 SE DI 2T FF H V N: £13.90
 FF H V child fare: £4.20
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):
2023 - £20.00
2022 - £19.00
2021 - £18.00
2020 - £18.00
2019 - £17.50
2018 - £17.10
2014 - £15.50
2011 - £13.00

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

time restrictions
Mon to Fri: valid from 09:00 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

Restrictions do not apply at weekends or bank holidays

train operating companies
Great Western Railway

purchasing
Online: X
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