2012 Games Train Tickets

Got your Games ticket? Buy your rail ticket now.

If you're a 2012 Games event ticket holder, you can buy train tickets in advance of everyone else to take you to your Games venue. Train companies have assembled great value fares from every station on the National Rail network to London and all co-Host Cities ensuring you can get to 2012 Games ticketed events, including the opening and closing ceremonies.

If you’ve got confirmation of all your 2012 Games event tickets visit www.nationalrailgamestravel.co.uk to book your rail travel now. Tickets are not available to buy at stations or from any other retailer.

You can buy 2012 Games Train Tickets for travel between 18 July 2012 and 14 September 2012 inclusive, so you can travel and stay in London or one of the co-Host Cities before or after your Games event.

Special terms and conditions offer flexibility designed to suit travel to and from the Games. Railcard and Gold Card holders, and children can get discounts too.

Look out for great value First Class fares on many services, for adding that extra luxurious touch to what will already be an unforgettable event!

If you’re going to an event in London you will get a one-day Games Travelcard with your Games ticket. The Games Travelcard can be used for travel in London Zones 1-9 and to/from Watford Junction on the day of the event.

So, don’t get left in the blocks or leave anything to chance. Buy your train tickets today and relax knowing that when your Games event tickets arrive your travel is sorted as well.

Planning your journey

You will need to allow plenty of time for your journey. The transport systems will be extremely busy during the Games so allow time to travel to, from and between venues.

You should also plan to arrive early at the venue as there will be airport style security. For some venues with a larger number of spectators you may wish to allow additional time in your journey plan.

For help planning your journey visit london2012.com/travel.

Details of the venues, and travel options to them with National Rail are available here.

More trains, more services

Over 100 extra train services will be added each day to the regular timetable during the 2012 Games. Trains will run with more carriages to help provide additional capacity at busy times.

Train services will start earlier to help you to get to your Games venue in time. There will also be extra train services running later at night from London to key cities, for example:

• Depart London at 00.30 for Newcastle
• Depart London at 00.45 for Leeds 
• Depart London at 01.00 for Liverpool Lime Street 
• Depart London at 01.00 for Cardiff Central 
• Depart London at 01.10 for Birmingham New Street
• Depart London at 01.30 for Manchester Piccadilly

Capacity into Stratford station has been increased by more than 350% at peak times and extra train services will run to and from London Liverpool Street to help get people to the Olympic Park.

Details of the Train Operating Companies and the services they will be providing during the 2012 Games are available here.

For more information and to book your 2012 Games Train Tickets go to www.nationalrailgamestravel.co.uk.