Les billets de train en Grande-Bretagne, expliqués

No prices from us. Fares change by route, date and time. Use the National Rail journey planner (opens in new tab)²⁶ to see what applies to your journey. Railcard prices are quoted from the Railcard site on 25 October 2026.

Types de billets

La règle d'or de National Rail : plus vous achetez tôt, meilleur est le prix, et plus un billet est lié à une date et à un train, moins il est cher en général.¹

Les enfants de 5 à 15 ans bénéficient de 50 % de réduction sur les tarifs Advance, Off-Peak, Super Off-Peak et Anytime, selon National Rail.^2,3,4

Quel billet acheter ?

Notre assistant de choix de billet pose quelques questions et affiche la règle applicable, citée depuis les pages officielles ci-dessus. Il ne connaît pas le prix de votre trajet : vérifiez toujours le calculateur avant de payer.

Billets fractionnés

Le fractionnement consiste à acheter des billets distincts pour différentes parties d'un même trajet au lieu d'un billet direct, ce qui peut parfois réduire le total. Ce n'est pas garanti d'être moins cher. Une explication indépendante énonce la règle principale : le train doit s'arrêter à la gare où un billet se termine et où le suivant commence, et il n'est généralement pas nécessaire de descendre du train ni de changer de place.⁷

Nous n’avons trouvé aucune page de National Rail sur le sujet, et la source ci-dessus est un site personnel qui n’est pas géré par National Rail. Lisez les National Rail Conditions of Travel (accessibles depuis la page d’achat de billets (s’ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)) avant de vous y fier, et renseignez-vous auprès de la compagnie ferroviaire sur l’effet d’un billet fractionné sur l’indemnisation.

Railcards

Une Railcard est une carte de réduction, numérique ou physique, valable 1 ou 3 ans.⁸ Les prix ci-dessous proviennent de Railcard.co.uk au 25 oct. 2026. Toutes ont des conditions : la plupart imposent un tarif minimum et des restrictions horaires, vérifiez-les pour votre trajet.

Les conditions complètes de chacune, avec liens, figurent sur la page des railcards. National Rail recense aussi des Regional Railcards offrant de 1/3 à 50% de réduction dans une zone précise, dont les Devon and Cornwall, Highland, Cambrian et Heart of Wales Line Railcards.⁹

Pass régionaux et BritRail

• Billets Rover et Ranger. Proposés par de nombreuses compagnies ferroviaires pour une zone et un nombre de jours déterminés.⁶
• Pays de Galles. Transport for Wales indique que ses billets Rovers et Rangers permettent de monter et descendre de ses trains à volonté, comme des pass de voyage illimité. Nous n'avons lu ni prix de pass ni nom de pass précis ; consultez donc sa page billets et tarifs (s'ouvre dans un nouvel onglet).¹⁰ Voir notre guide du Pays de Galles.
• Écosse. Le site de ScotRail a renvoyé une erreur d'accès refusé à notre vérification automatisée ; nous ne pouvons donc pas dire ce que ses pass incluent ni ce qu'ils coûtent. Consultez directement scotrail.co.uk (s'ouvre dans un nouvel onglet). Voir nos guides d'Édimbourg, de Glasgow et des Highlands.
• BritRail passes. BritRail sells passes for Great Britain, England, London Plus, the South West and South Wales, and Scotland (Spirit of Scotland), as consecutive-day or flexible passes. Only non-UK residents can buy one: anyone who has lived in the UK for the last six months or more is not eligible, and staff may ask for proof.^11,12 The passes cover National Rail trains, but not Eurostar, Northern Ireland, the London Underground, the Glasgow Subway, Manchester Metrolink or the Tyne and Wear Metro.^12,13 You can buy up to 11 months ahead; a paper pass must be validated at a ticket office before first use, and an unused pass can be refunded within 11 months minus a fee. Each adult or senior on a full BritRail, England or South West pass can take one child free.¹³ BritRail’s FAQ also notes you can get from Heathrow to King’s Cross on a pass without the Underground, by Elizabeth line to Farringdon and then Thameslink.¹³ We read no prices: check britrail.com (opens in new tab) and compare with buying tickets for your actual journeys.
• Interrail and Eurail Great Britain passes. Interrail (for European residents) sells a One Country Pass for Great Britain. Its conditions say you cannot buy a One Country Pass for the country you live in, Youth passes are for ages 12 to 27 and Senior passes for 60 and over, children aged 4 to 11 travel free on a Child Pass with an adult, and under-4s need no pass.¹⁴ Eurail sells the equivalent pass to people living outside Europe; its page redirected when we checked, so we state nothing from it: see eurail.com (opens in new tab).¹⁵
• Caledonian Sleeper Flexipass. A set of 10 single sleeper tickets valid for 12 months on all Caledonian Sleeper routes, according to the operator. See the sleepers section.¹⁶

Réservation de places

Some train companies offer free reservations, generally on longer journeys. You can normally reserve well in advance, often until 2 hours before the train (for early morning trains the last time is 16:00 the day before). Reservations are normally free if made when you buy your ticket.²¹

A reservation is compulsory with an Advance ticket, on overnight sleeper services, and on some bank holiday routes where you may only board with a reservation or boarding pass.²¹ You can also choose window or aisle, direction of travel and the Quiet Coach where the train offers them.²¹

Vélos et bagages

• Many operators allow bikes, and on some trains you must reserve a space before you travel. Check the policy of each train company on your journey.²²
• Folding bikes are welcome on all trains at no extra cost, with extra requirements on a few services such as a protective case on c2c and Stansted Express.²²
• Tandems are carried only on Avanti West Coast, Greater Anglia, LNER, and ScotRail (Glasgow to Oban only). Motorcycles, tricycles and bicycle trailers are not permitted.²²
• Luggage rules differ by operator. If you are disabled or have restricted mobility, staff can help with up to 3 items that one person can manage, if you ask through Passenger Assist or at the station.²³

Trains de nuit

• Caledonian Sleeper runs overnight from London Euston to Scotland, including Inverness and Fort William. For Inverness its page shows boarding at Euston from 20:30 and a timetable that runs 17 May to 12 December 2026.¹⁸ It accepts some railcards: the page says the 16-25, Senior and HM Forces Railcards give up to a third off Club Solo or Classic Solo rooms and seated products, while the 16-17 Saver and 26-30 Railcards give no discount on rooms or seated products.¹⁷
• Flexipass. The operator says a Flexipass is 10 single sleeper tickets, valid for 12 months on any Caledonian Sleeper route, with no refunds for unused tickets. It lists a Classic Flexipass at £2,500; check the page for the Club price and conditions.¹⁶
• Night Riviera Sleeper runs between London Paddington and Penzance.^19,20 See our Cornwall guide for the county. Reservations are compulsory on sleepers.²¹

Chemins de fer panoramiques

Consultez notre itinéraire des chemins de fer panoramiques. Nous n'avons pas lu les conditions de billetterie de ces lignes ; consultez donc le site de chaque compagnie pour les billets, les horaires et l'acceptation d'une carte de réduction ou d'un pass.

Great British Railways: what is changing

Great British Railways (GBR) is a planned state-owned company that will run most rail infrastructure and most passenger services in Great Britain, alongside devolved and open-access operators. Wikipedia (read 1 November 2026) says the Railways Bill to set it up was introduced in November 2025, cleared the House of Commons in June 2026 and is expected to receive royal assent in late 2026, with GBR expected to be operating within 12 months after that. You may already see “coming soon” GBR branding on some trains.²⁷

The ticket types and railcards on this page are as National Rail and Railcard.co.uk described them when we checked. If GBR changes how tickets are sold, these pages will change too, so check National Rail before you travel.

Aide, perturbations et remboursements

• Passenger Assist lets you request help in advance for your whole journey, including help at the station, boarding, ramps and carrying up to 3 bags. Call 0800 022 3720 (option 1) or text 60083, or use the Passenger Assistance app or website.²³ Our accessibility statement covers this website; for step-free access in London see accessible London.
• Strikes and disruption. National Rail publishes travel updates and planned engineering work (opens in new tab). Check it, and your train company's own page, on the day you travel.²⁵
• Refunds and compensation. If your train is delayed or cancelled and you choose not to travel, an unused ticket can be refunded without fees by the original retailer. Compensation is claimed from the train company; schemes differ, and Delay Repay is a nationwide scheme.²⁴
• Between regions. Published fastest journey times for our region guides are on getting between regions, with a page for each route on train routes. Main stations: rail gateway stations.