Special Offers 16-25 Railcard

Summary

Aged 16-25 or a full time student aged 26 or over? Save 1/3 off most standard class rail fares throughout Great Britain.

Offer details

A 16-25 Railcard costs £26 and it'll save you 1/3 on rail fares throughout Great Britain for a whole year.

You're eligible if you're aged between 16-25, or over the age of 26 and in full-time education.

There are plenty of ways you can use your Railcard, for both long and short trips. Better still you can use it anytime on weekends, Public Holidays and during the week. The only restriction is that if you travel at or before 10am Monday to Friday (except during July and August) a minimum fare will apply, see below.

Your 16-25 Railcard will save you 1/3 on loads of tickets. As with most things in life, there are some exceptions, so take a look at the ticket types you can and can't make savings on with a 16-25 Railcard.

Key conditions

1. Tickets for your journey should be purchased before boarding the train. You must have your Railcard (and Photocard/Permit to travel without Photocard if applicable) with you on your journey and always show the valid Railcard and ticket to rail staff at their request. If you do not show both the Railcard and the ticket, you will be required to pay the full price Standard Single fare for your journey as if no ticket was purchased before starting the journey and in some cases a penalty fare. This does not apply if there was no ticket office at the station at which you began your journey or if the ticket office was closed and there was no ticket machine from which you could buy a discounted ticket.

2. Minimum fares applies to both outward and return journeys on some tickets before 1000 Mondays to Fridays (except Public Holidays and in July and August). The minimum fare is £12.

3. Discounted tickets are not valid for travel in First Class, except for travel in Weekend First accommodation on payment of the appropriate supplement.

4. In the case of some low price tickets the actual discount with a Railcard may be slightly lower than that advertised.

5. The right is reserved to revise these Conditions and availability of the tickets mentioned here. The Train Companies will endeavour to give three months' notice of any changes before they are due to come into effect.

6. Tickets issued to the holder of the Railcard are issued subject to the National Rail Conditions of Carriage and the Conditions listed here. Copies of the National Rail Conditions of Carriage are available from any staffed station ticket office or online at www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/nrcc/

Train Companies and area maps

Train Companies:

Arriva Trains Wales, c2c, Chiltern Railways, East Midlands Trains, First Capital Connect, Grand Central, East Coast, First Great Western, Gatwick Express, Heathrow Connect, First Hull Trains, Heathrow Express, Island Line Trains, National Express East Anglia, London Midland, London Overground, Merseyrail, Northern Rail, Southeastern, Southern, ScotRail, South West Trains, Stansted Express, First TransPennine Express, Virgin Trains, Wrexham & Shropshire, CrossCountry, National Rail

Fares

Adult

£26 for a whole year

Validity

Applies

From: 18/05/2008 Until: Until further notice

Times

Not specified

Available for purchase

From: 25/06/2008 Until: Until further notice

How to buy your tickets

To buy online, you will need a valid UK driving licence or passport number to prove you are eligible, and be able to upload a digital photo in the application process.

Please note online purchase is currently not available for mature students. You will need your educational establishment to sign and stamp your Railcard application form to verify you are a full-time student, so must apply at a station. Pick up a leaflet from any staffed station ticket office.

PLEASE NOTE: When planning a journey with our Journey Planner, in the Passengers and Railcards section simply select the number and type of Railcards that you will be travelling with and click 'Add' after each selection. When the fares are displayed, click on one of the prices to see how much money you've saved by using your Railcard!