Save time and goodbye to queuing at the ticket office with a digital Season ticket. Whether it's a Weekly, Monthly or Flexi Season ticket, it lives on your phone so it's always with you.
Depending on how many days you're travelling into work, buying a Season ticket often works out cheaper than usually daily single or return tickets.
A Season ticket is all about flexibility. Travel backward and forwards between your home and destination station as many times as you like in one day, every single day if you wanted to.
Digital = dog-proof. Skip the paper ticket, save yourself a headache and grab a Season ticket on the app instead.
Whether you’re heading back to the office full-time or prefer going in twice a week, just tap, scan and go with tickets on your phone. Save over 1/3 with a Season ticket compared to booking daily tickets *, or you could save on average 22% with Flexi Season tickets. **
Get £15 off *** digital Season tickets (excluding Annual) with code GREAT15, only on the Trainline app. Digital Season tickets only available on selected routes. Terms apply.
Instead of queuing at the train station to buy yours, save time and buy your Season ticket online or in our app.
✓ Use in a matter of seconds
✓ No photocard required
✓ Keep your ticket safe on your phone
✓ Use on more devices
✓ Quickly renews within a few taps
Digital season tickets are gradually being rolled out across the UK, keep an eye out for the barcode icon when searching
Digital Season tickets are secure, completely digital and easily accessible on our app, meaning no queuing for a paper ticket, and no fuss. You won't need a separate Photocard with your digital barcode! You'll take your photo during checkout and we'll include it on the ticket. You'll need our iOS or Android app to get your Flexi or Digital Season ticket.
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✓ Request free photocard
Instead of queueing at the train station to buy yours on the day of travel, save time and buy your paper Season ticket online. Use our Season ticket calculator to find the right ticket for you.
You’ll need a photocard before buying your paper Season ticket.
With a paper Season ticket you’ll need a Photocard to use as a form of ID. If you don’t have one, you can request one free of charge with us or pop to your local train station’s ticket office with a passport-sized photo and they’ll make you one for free.
Once you have your photocard, tell us your Photocard number when purchasing, and we’ll match it up to your Season ticket. You’ll need to bring both your Season ticket and Photocard with you at all times when travelling.
Trainline’s Season ticket includes your photo so you don’t need a separate Photocard, easy!
If you make the same journey more than two times a week, you may be better off getting a Season ticket. But with a few options to choose from, it's hard to know which one to go for.
Check out the types of Season tickets available in the UK below, including the benefits of each and which ones are available as convenient digital tickets.
Think of this as your weekly train pass. You can get seven days of unlimited travel between the two stations shown on your ticket.
Benefits include:
Weekly Season Tickets are available as a digital barcode (selected routes) or paper ticket (collect from ticket machine).
Find out more about Weekly Season Tickets.
This is a monthly train pass that allows you unlimited travel between two stations.
Benefits include:
Monthly Season Tickets are available as a digital barcode (selected routes) or paper ticket (collect from Ticket machine).
Find out more about Monthly Season Tickets.
This is a type of flexible train ticket. If you’re commuting to work only two times a week, a Flexi Season ticket is the perfect option for you.
Benefits include:
Flexi Season tickets are available as a digital barcode on our iOS or Android app.
Find out more about Flexi Season tickets.
Simply put, this is a yearly train pass. If you’re travelling on a certain route throughout the year, an Annual Season Ticket is the best way to save money.
The benefits of purchasing a yearly train ticket include:
But that’s not all – if you live in the South or East of England, your Annual Season Ticket – or Annual Gold Card as it’s also known - also gives you up to 1/3 discount when you travel during weekends or after 09:30 Monday to Friday. Get discounts on First Class and Off-Peak train tickets and Travelcards for you and up to three adults travelling with you, plus 60% of child fares for up to four children between 5-15 years old. Read our FAQs on Railcards and discounts.
Monthly Season Ticket is available as digital barcode (selected routes) or paper ticket (receive by post).
Find out more about Annual Season Tickets.
This one's for you if you need to travel on the London Underground.
You’ll get unlimited travel between the travelcard zones you select, and you can combine it with any other Season ticket option.
Season tickets with TfL travelcard add-on are only available as paper tickets.
If you want to do a quick check for Season ticket prices, either head to the Flexi & Seasons section of our app to start a search or jump to our Season ticket calculator.
Compare Weekly, Monthly, Annual and Flexi price options quickly and easily today.
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Find the most frequently asked questions our customers have about Season tickets below.
Season tickets allow you unlimited travel between two nominated stations (or across Travelcard Zones, if in London) on any day with complete flexibility. You can choose how long they last, up to a year, and make as many back and forth trips within that period as you please.
Yes, Weekly, Monthly and Flexi Season Tickets are now available digitally on selected routes in the UK. It’s a completely digital ticket and will live on your phone, meaning no queuing for a paper ticket, and no fuss.
We’re here to help you find the best price Season ticket for your journey. We’ll show you the total cost, price per day and highlight the cheapest option for you when you do a search with us.
You can buy paper and digital Season tickets with us. If you have our app, simply start a search for your route and buy your digital Season ticket there, or you can start a search on our website at the top of this page.
Yes, a Season ticket is always between two stations, and includes outward and return journeys as part of the ticket.
No you can’t, a Season ticket is assigned to a specific person and you’ll need to either carry a Photocard with you or have it as part of your digital Season ticket on some routes, to prove that it’s you.
The cost of a Season ticket varies depending on where you’re travelling to and which type of Season ticket you buy. You can search for prices in our Season ticket calculator.
There isn’t a specific Railcard just for students, however the 16-17 Saver Railcard can be used with a Season ticket to save up to 50%.
The only Railcard you can use with a Season ticket is the 16-17 Saver, which will save you up to 50%. In general, you’ll already be saving money with a Season ticket compared to buying Single or Return tickets every day. If you live in the South East of England and buy an Annual Season Ticket, you’ll receive an Annual Gold Card, which gives you further discounts on Off-Peak travel.
No, you’re not able to pause a Season ticket once you’ve bought it. The most flexible option for this is a Flexi Season ticket, which allows for 8 days of travel within 28 days, you just activate a pass on the day you want to travel.
Here are some of the most popular routes with our Season ticket customers.
*Average saving based on Weekly, Monthly and Annual Season Tickets compared to five Anytime Day Return tickets bought per week, with an allowance for 28 days annual leave. Subject to availability. Adult fare only. Excludes coach. Excludes booking fee.
**Average potential saving between 1 March 2019 - 29 February 2020 on commuter journeys if using a Flexi Season fare for peak time, standard class travel vs equivalent Anytime Day Return fare. Excluding booking fee.
Promo Code of £15 GBP off selected Season tickets available exclusively on the Trainline app for the purchase of Season tickets priced at £40 GBP or higher (including Flexi, Weekly, and Monthly tickets) in the UK. Annual tickets are excluded. Promo Code is valid once per customer paying in £ GBP. Discount Code cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Promo Code is subject to availability and tickets must be purchased before 23:59 BST on 4.10.23. Purchases require an updated version of the Trainline app (on iOS App Version 248 above, on Android 227.0.0.88983 or above and Huawei 227.0.0.89002 or above). We reserve the right to refuse the issue of any Promo Code at any time and to vary any and all elements of the Promo Code Offer at any time without notice. To see the full conditions and restrictions of this this Promo Code Offer, take a look at our Terms and Conditions.