Advance Tickets

Plan ahead and save on fares

As soon as you know the time and date you'd like to travel, book an Advance train ticket and you could save up to 50%, subject to availability.

But how far ahead can you can book Advance train tickets?

North route:

Liverpool – Manchester – Leeds – York – Newcastle
Manchester Airport – Manchester – Leeds – York – Middlesbrough – Saltburn
Liverpool – Manchester – Leeds – York – Scarborough
Liverpool – Manchester – Leeds – Hull 
Stopping services between Manchester & Huddersfield, Huddersfield & Leeds
Edinburgh – Newcastle

Services are available for booking until: 
Mondays to Fridays - 23rd October 2026*
Saturdays - 22nd August 2026*
Sundays - 23rd August 2026*

*Awaiting engineering updates for the following dates:
- 31st August
- 21st September - 25th September
- 28th September - 2nd October

Anglo-Scottish West Coast route:

Manchester Airport – Manchester – Preston – Carlisle – Edinburgh/Glasgow
Liverpool – Preston – Carlisle – Glasgow

Services are available for booking until: 
Mondays to Fridays - 30th October 2026*
Saturdays - 24th October 2026*
Sundays - 25th October 2026*

*Awaiting engineering updates for the following dates:
- No upcoming dates

South route:

Manchester Airport/ Liverpool – Manchester – Sheffield – Doncaster – Cleethorpes 

Services are available for booking until: 
Mondays to Fridays - 30th October 2026*
Saturdays - 24th October 2026*
Sundays - 18th October 2026*

*Awaiting engineering updates for the following dates:
- No upcoming dates

North route - 'Borders' services:

Newcastle - Edinburgh

Services are available for booking until: 
Mondays to Fridays - 30th October 2026*
Saturdays - 24th October 2026*
Sundays - 25th October 2026*

*Awaiting engineering updates for the following dates:
- 19th, 20th, 26th and 27th September

Please note that reservations onboard our Nova fleets are possible up to 1 hour before services depart from their origin.