Make the most of your visit to Great Britain with the BritRail pass which provides access to all trains on Great Britain’s National Rail Network. Explore destinations throughout England, Scotland and Wales. Hop on and off the trains as you wish!
The BritRail pass gives you full freedom and flexibility to travel when you want and whenever you want!
You can buy a BritRail pass if you are not a UK resident.
Customers can select a first date of travel that is up to 11 months from the purchase date.
*Please note that discounts cannot be coupled with other discounts, only one discount per pass
If a paper pass is selected, this pass is printed on official railway ticket paper that will be shipped to you. You can select from the available shipping options during checkout. Please allow sufficient time to receive your pass before your departure.
If an M-Pass is selected, an email with an activation link will be sent. When you are ready to use the M-Pass, click the link to select your first day of use or travel dates. After you have completed the check-in, you will be able to download your M-Pass.
Trains in Britain do not require Seat Reservations. Services are often quite frequent on all lines except rural routes. With a BritRail Pass you have great flexibility at all times when choosing your itinerary! Touring Britain with any BritRail Pass is so easy!
Despite this, there are times when we do recommend reserving a seat in advance. During the ‘rush hours’ of course and if you are doing a long trip (e.g. London to Edinburgh) and when you know exactly the train you want to travel on. We also recommend seat reservations on Bank Holidays, Fridays and Sunday evenings can also be busier too. In addition, if you are traveling with other people and want to make sure you sit together, it is a good idea to reserve a seat in advance.
Reserve a seat.
Note: Many trains to not offer Seat Resevations (e.g. commuter, rural and regional services)
Note: Passengers who wish to upgrade a Standard Class BritRail Pass to First Class will need to pay the difference in excess between the Standard and First Class Ordinary Fare for the leg of the journey that has not been taken. This may be paid at the ticket office before boarding the train or to the ticket inspector on the train.
Please see our Terms and Conditions for Refund Rules regarding Rail Strikes.
4.49out of5Value  4.00 User Friendliness 4.00 Experience 4.00 Comfort  3.00 Service  5.00 | MissCelanyOctober 13, 2019 We had Britrail passes, standard class, for 3 weeks of touring. We found the rail system daunting at first due to inexperience and some unclear details like seat and coach selection/restrictions, but quickly got the hang of the scheduling system. We rode many different train lines over the course of our trip. Staff were always helpful. Seats were not very comfortable for lengthy rides, and luggage storage was sometimes challenging, but never unmanageable. Wifi was usually decent. Food (snacks, sandwiches, beverages) when offered, was good. Would definitely do it again. Major drawback is limited travel to smaller towns.
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Value 5.00 User Friendliness 3.00 Experience 5.00 Comfort 5.00 Service 5.00 | TrevorOctober 01, 2019 Used these passes on several trips now and user friendliness was excellent when flex pass was for a 2 month period. Now average because did not fully support a 6 week vacation. Otherwise this is an excellent product. Did have a bad experience with train delays and cancellations on one of my trips but that was the fault of the rail company not the pass. Mind you other travelers on the same journey could apply for refunds whereas no refund on the flexpass
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Value 5.00 User Friendliness 5.00 Experience 5.00 Comfort 5.00 Service 5.00 | murraysonia407@gmail.comAugust 22, 2019 My daughter and I purchased a standard 2 day flexpass to travel from Manchester airport by rail to Edinburgh, and later, from Edinburgh to London, with a stopover at Lockerbie to have lunch with a cousin. The trains were very comfortable; food on board was reasonably priced and very good. We went on to Paris on the Eurostar. Last year I visited Bristol and Margate, purchasing separate tickets at Victoria; in future I will definitely book a flexpass. Very convenient, and a worthwhile savings. Thank you!
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Value 5.00 User Friendliness 5.00 Experience 5.00 Comfort 5.00 Service 5.00 | Robert H. ReynoldsJune 21, 2019 The 4-day flexipass was great value for money and above all solved a logistical dilemma facing us: I wanted to return to Scotland after many years, my wife wanted to return to Cornwall. It was easy once I found each destination was 4-5 hours from London by rail, and that we could combine our initial and final days' travel with a trip from/to the airport on the Heathrow Express. The trains were comfortable, had room for our suitcases, and departed and arrived on time, even on the day when a storm had earlier damaged the northern rail overhead power lines. The 2 for 1 vouchers allowed us to see many London attractions we might have skipped otherwise, and it was quite convenient to have the Oyster cards on arrival. The BritRail Pass is a great program that I intend to use again in future.
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Value 5.00 User Friendliness 5.00 Experience 5.00 Comfort 5.00 Service 5.00 | GlennaMay 30, 2019 We bought an 8 consecutive First Class pass for travel in England and Scotland, and would highly recommend! It saved us loads of money, and was very convenient and easy to use. We validated at a manned station the day before we wanted to start, and reserved seats on the trains we wanted for the next day....so easy. Trains were clean and comfortable, service was excellent, and some first class trains have super perks like lovely sandwiches and alcoholic beverages included. Many stations have 1st class lounges, as well, with lovely tea and coffee. We really enjoyed our experience.
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Value 5.00 User Friendliness 5.00 Experience 5.00 Comfort 4.00 Service 4.00 | Betsy S.May 29, 2019 I love the Britrail Pass. We used one for almost two weeks - the flexi pass - and it was great. I live in a US city with no trains and it's such a joy to travel by rail in the UK. We had reservations most of the time - recommended - but could also be spontaneous (went from Edinburgh to North Berwick for a few hours - excellent and fun staff). Thank you. Highly recommended.
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Value 5.00 User Friendliness 5.00 Experience 4.00 Comfort 4.00 Service 5.00 | Jeanne LangstonMay 24, 2019 Buying a 15 day pass prior to leaving the states worked well. We had reserved seats in standard class and were quite comfortable traveling from London to Glasgow. Our return from Edinburgh to London was less enjoyable due to an earlier train cancellation resulting in extreme overcrowding with people and luggage in the aisles, difficulty getting to toilets, inaccessible snack cart. The staff on both trains were very helpful and dealt with the overcrowded situation as well as possible.
We would definitely utilize ACPRail again, realizing our experience was probably an unusual one.
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Value 5.00 User Friendliness 5.00 Experience 5.00 Comfort 5.00 Service 5.00 | ndd70@hotmail.comApril 24, 2019 Having the pass allows you to pay for your rail before you leave for your holiday which is most convenient. BritRail is efficient, you do not have to reserve a seat, you can if you want to. You get on the train you want and go and simply record your day and time you left in case the conductor asks to see your pass. We had to change our departure time twice, as we did make reservations, there was no problem. The agent did it with ease and efficiency. BritRail Pass is the way to go!
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Value 5.00 User Friendliness 5.00 Experience 5.00 Comfort 5.00 Service 5.00 | arobles@fedex.comApril 19, 2019 The only way to go is a BritRail pass the employees of the railways where very helpful, all trains were very clean and food service excellent. I am planning to do another trip next year, definitely buying another BritRail pass thank you.
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Value 4.00 User Friendliness 5.00 Experience 5.00 Comfort 5.00 Service 5.00 | TFDecember 02, 2018 Clean, on time, comfortable, helpful staff made our excursions pleasant. Will do this again.
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