Advance train fares from £9
We offer great discounted train fares when you buy your ticket in advance on many longer distance routes to and from London. With one-way fares starting from £9 Standard Class and £15 First Class, you're bound to find a low cost fare for your journey.
So, if you're thinking of visiting family or friends, being a tourist for the day or enjoying a short break we may have an Advance rail fare for you! Just remember: the earlier you book, the less you're likely to pay.
You can find out how far ahead you can book Advance tickets at the bottom of this page.
How to buy
Why not save time and buy your tickets online? You can check which fares are available at the times you want to travel. We offer discounts on child tickets and to Railcard holders.
Here are some points to help you find the lowest fare:
- Tickets go on sale up to 12 weeks before travel
- You can buy Advance tickets up to 23:59 the day before travel
- Tickets are subject to availability, so the sooner you book, the less you're likely to pay
- Advance tickets are for single journeys so you can mix price levels, class of travel and ticket types to suit your needs
- If you have a Railcard, don't forget you can save 34% on our Advance fares (no discount for Network Railcards or Gold Cards)
- Discounts are also available on child tickets, with or without a railcard
- If you book online and cannot see any Advance fares for your journey, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the 'Click here' link for more ticket options
- If you are making a return journey, you'll need to book your outward and return journeys seperately
You can use these fares to travel in either direction. For around £2 extra, you can buy your ticket to or from any other station in London Zones 1-6.
Advance tickets are the lowest fares we offer for our longer distance journeys and we attach some conditions to these tickets. They are only valid on your booked train(s) and are not refundable. Full conditions for Advance tickets is available here.
Which destinations have Advance tickets?Our Advance fares are available from any station in London Zones 1-6 to one of the stations listed below. Our Advance fares map shows some of the key stations we offer Advance fares between.
| AvoncliffAxminsterBarnstapleBath SpaBedminsterBournemouthBradford-on-AvonBranksomeBristol ParkwayBristol Temple MeadsBrockenhurstChapelton (Devon)ChristchurchCopplestoneCreditonCrewkerneDawlishDawlish WarrenDevonportDigby & SowtonDilton MarshDockyard DevonportDorchester SouthEggesford | Exeter CentralExeter St DavidsExeter St ThomasExmouthExtonFenitonFilton Abbey WoodFreshfordFromeGillingham (Dorset)HamworthyHinton AdmiralHolton HeathHonitonIvybridgeKeyhamKeynshamKings NymptonLapfordLawrence HillLymington PierLymington TownLympstone CommandoLympstone Village | Morchard RoadMoreton (Dorset)New MiltonNewton AbbotNewton St CyresOldfield ParkPaigntonParkstoneParson StreetPatchwayPilningPinhoePlymouthPokesdownPolsloe BridgePoolePortsmouth ArmsSaltashSherborneSt Budeaux Ferry RoadSt Budeaux Victoria RoadSt GermansSt James' Park (Exeter)Stapleton Road | StarcrossSwayTeignmouthTemplecombeTisburyTopshamTorquayTorreTotnesTrowbridgeUmberleighUpweyWarehamWarminsterWestburyWeymouthWhimpleWoolYarmouth (IOW)YateYeofordYeovil Junction |
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Advance ticket availability
Our Advance tickets are on sale for travel up to:
Weekdays: Friday 26 November
Saturdays: 20 November
Sundays: 21 November