Great Britain
Since 1995, Great Britain's rail network has been run by over twenty different private companies. The government makes sure they work together as 'National Rail', with coordinated passenger information, fares & ticketing.
Visit the railway companies of Great Britain: National Rail.
Network
Visitors to Great Britain are often pleasantly surprised when they discover the extensive and well-developed train system. Britain's train network criss-crosses the land with services to even small towns and villages and there are almost 20,000 train services on a typical weekday. There are even trains running every 15 minutes on some intercity train routes.
Which trains can you use?
Your InterRail Pass is valid in the trains of the following companies:
- Arriva Trains Wales
- c2c
- Chiltern Railways
- CrossCountry Trains
- East Midlands Trains
- First Capital Connect
- First Greater Western
- First TransPennine Express
- First ScotRail
- Gatwick Express
- Grand Central
- Heathrow Express
- Hull Trains
- London Midland
- Merseyrail Electrics
- National Express East Anglia
- National Express East Coast
- New Southern Railway
- Northern Rail
- Southeastern
- South West Trains
- Stansted Express
- Virgin Trains
See nationalrail.co.uk for an overview of where these train operating companies are active.
Special trains Great Britain
- Eurostar
Eurostar is a private company and not included in the InterRail Pass. However you can get a discount. The exact level of discount is dependent on various factors including how far in advance the booking is made, time of travel etc. All fares are subject to availability and the InterRail Pass must be valid in either the country of departure or the country of arrival. It is not possible to book an 'InterRail-discounted fare' online.
To find out the exact prices for your trip you can call Eurostar at +44 (0) 1233 617 575. More information can also be found at www.eurostar.com.
InterRail Passes for Great Britain
- InterRail Global Pass
- valid in 30 countries, incl. Great Britain
- InterRail One Country Pass
- available for 28 countries, incl. Great Britain