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Check before you buy. Prices and rules exactly as stated on the cited pages on the checked date. Prices change: confirm on Railcard.co.uk before you buy. Most Railcards have minimum fares and time restrictions; the exceptions are noted below.
A Railcard is a discount card that gives up to 1/3 off most rail fares; it can be digital or physical and lasts 1 or 3 years.1 National Rail says that with any National Railcard you get 1/3 off Standard class Advance fares, and with the 16-17 Saver 50% off adult Standard class Advance fares.12
16-17 Saver
- Who: People aged 16 or 17.
- Discount: 50% off most train fares.
- Price: £35 for 1 year (no 3-year option listed).2
- Conditions: The page says no time restrictions or minimum fares.
16-25 Railcard
- Who: People aged 16 to 25, and mature students aged 26 and over.
- Discount: 1/3 off rail travel.
- Price: £35 for 1 year, £80 for 3 years.3
- Conditions: Minimum fare and time restrictions apply.
26-30 Railcard
- Who: People aged 26 to 30.
- Discount: 1/3 off rail travel.
- Price: £35 for 1 year (no 3-year option listed).4
- Conditions: Minimum fare and time restrictions apply. The page describes it as digital-only.
Two Together Railcard
- Who: Two people aged 16 or over who travel together.
- Discount: 1/3 off most adult tickets when you travel as a pair.
- Price: £35 for 1 year (no 3-year option listed).5
- Conditions: Minimum fare and time restrictions apply. You must travel together on the same journey.
Family & Friends Railcard
- Who: Up to 4 adults travelling with up to 4 children aged 5 to 15.
- Discount: 1/3 off adult tickets and 60% off children's tickets.
- Price: £35 for 1 year, £80 for 3 years.6
- Conditions: Minimum fare and time restrictions apply.
Family & Friends Railcard on Railcard.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Senior Railcard
- Who: People aged 60 and over.
- Discount: 1/3 off rail travel.
- Price: £35 for 1 year, £80 for 3 years.7
- Conditions: Minimum fare and time restrictions apply. You need proof of age.
Disabled Persons Railcard
- Who: People who meet the eligibility checklist on the Railcard site.
- Discount: 1/3 off for you and one adult companion.
- Price: £20 for 1 year, £54 for 3 years.8
- Conditions: The page says travel whenever you want with no time restrictions.
Disabled Persons Railcard on Railcard.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Network Railcard
- Who: People aged 16 and over travelling in London and the South East.
- Discount: 1/3 off fares in the Network Railcard area, and for up to 3 more adults and 60% off up to 4 children's tickets.
- Price: £35 for 1 year (no 3-year option listed).9
- Conditions: Discount applies after 10am Monday to Friday and all day at weekends and on public holidays; a £13 minimum fare applies Monday to Friday. Check the area map on the Railcard site.
Veterans Railcard
- Who: UK veterans.
- Discount: 1/3 off for you and one named adult companion, and 60% off for up to 4 children.
- Price: £35 for 1 year, £80 for 3 years.10
- Conditions: Minimum fare and time restrictions apply. The companion cannot be changed after purchase.
Regional Railcards
National Rail lists Regional Railcards that give discounts of 1/3 to 50% within a specific area: Cambrian, Cotswold Line, Dales, Devon and Cornwall, Esk Valley, Heart of Wales Line, Highland, Network, Pembrokeshire, Valleys Senior and Valleys Student, and a Cambridgeshire Student Connect card. You must carry the card on your journey.11 Prices and eligibility are on each card's page, which we did not read. See the Cotswolds, Cornwall, the Highlands and Wales.
On sleeper trains
Caledonian Sleeper lists the railcards it accepts and the discount on each. For example, the page says the 16-25 and Senior Railcards give up to a third off Club Solo or Classic Solo rooms and seated products, and the 16-17 Saver and 26-30 Railcards give no discount on rooms or seated products.13
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