GB Rail Rover Guide

fares & restrictions

Fares from 3rd May 2023

adult: £13.50
child (5-15): £6.75
16-17 saver: £11.00
railcards ⯆
 16 26 SE DI 2 FF H V N G: £11.80
 FF H V N G child fare: £5.20
Railcards ⯈ Railcards:
16 = 16-25
26 = 26-30
SE = Senior
DI = Disabled
2 = Two Together
FF = Family & Friends
H = HM Forces
V = Veterans
N = Network Card
G = Gold Card

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

time restrictions
Mon to Fri: valid from 09:00 but 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
CrossCountry, Great Western Railway, South Western Railway

route restrictions
Not valid on Southern services

purchasing
Online : ✔
Station ticket office: ✔
Train conductor: ✔ *
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.

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