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 December 2026*
Saturdays - 19th December 2026*
Sundays - 22nd November 2026*

*Awaiting engineering updates for the following dates:
- All Saturdays between 28th November to 12th December

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 - 5th February 2027*
Saturdays - 30th January 2027*
Sundays - 31st January 2027*

*Awaiting engineering updates for the following dates:
- 6th December
- 24th - 27th December
- 1st January
- 10th January

South route:

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

Services are available for booking until: 
Mondays to Fridays - 5th February 2027*
Saturdays - 30th January 2027*
Sundays - 31st January 2027*

*Awaiting engineering updates for the following dates:
- 29th November
- 24th - 27th December

North route - 'Borders' services:

Newcastle - Edinburgh

Services are available for booking until: 
Mondays to Fridays - 5th February 2027*
Saturdays - 30th January 2027*
Sundays - 31st January 2027*

*Awaiting engineering updates for the following dates:
- 24th - 27th December

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