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Advance train fares from £9

We offer great discounted train tickets 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 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 2359 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
  • Discounts are also available on child tickets, with or without a railcard

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.

 

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.

 

  • Avoncliff
  • Axminster
  • Barnstaple
  • Bath Spa
  • Bedminster
  • Bournemouth
  • Bradford-on-Avon
  • Branksome
  • Bristol Parkway
  • Bristol Temple Meads
  • Brockenhurst
  • Chapelton (Devon)
  • Christchurch
  • Copplestone
  • Crediton
  • Crewkerne
  • Dawlish
  • Dawlish Warren
  • Devonport
  • Digby & Sowton
  • Dilton Marsh
  • Dockyard Devonport
  • Dorchester South
  • Eggesford
  • Exeter Central
  • Exeter St Davids
  • Exeter St Thomas
  • Exmouth
  • Exton
  • Feniton
  • Filton Abbey Wood
  • Freshford
  • Frome
  • Gillingham (Dorset)
  • Hamworthy
  • Hinton Admiral
  • Holton Heath
  • Honiton
  • Ivybridge
  • Keyham
  • Keynsham
  • Kings Nympton
  • Lapford
  • Lawrence Hill
  • Lymington Pier
  • Lymington Town
  • Lympstone Commando
  • Lympstone Village
  • Morchard Road
  • Moreton (Dorset)
  • New Milton
  • Newton Abbot
  • Newton St Cyres
  • Oldfield Park
  • Paignton
  • Parkstone
  • Parson Street
  • Patchway
  • Pilning
  • Pinhoe
  • Plymouth
  • Pokesdown
  • Polsloe Bridge
  • Poole
  • Portsmouth Arms
  • Saltash
  • Sherborne
  • St Budeaux Ferry Road
  • St Budeaux Victoria Road
  • St Germans
  • St James' Park (Exeter)
  • Stapleton Road
  • Starcross
  • Sway
  • Teignmouth
  • Templecombe
  • Tisbury
  • Topsham
  • Torquay
  • Torre
  • Totnes
  • Trowbridge
  • Umberleigh
  • Upwey
  • Wareham
  • Warminster
  • Westbury
  • Weymouth
  • Whimple
  • Wool
  • Yarmouth (IOW)
  • Yate
  • Yeoford
  • Yeovil Junction

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    Advance ticket availability

    Our Advance fares are on sale for travel up to:

    Weekdays: Friday 11 June
    Saturdays: 5 June
    Sundays: 6 June