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Online Journey Searches

There are a number of online resources to help you plan your journey.  If you live in Scotland, Traveline Scotland provides an excellent journey planning resource.  As well as all trains, it provides bus, air and ferry times.  You can type in your exact starting point (even down to what street you are in!) and your destination and it will give you a complete listing of how to your destination.  
   

If you live in the rest of the UK, there are similar Traveline websites you can use, although Traveline Scotland appears to be the best to use.  These websites work in a similar way and can be really useful for the rail passenger if you are travelling to a non rail served location or just want to know how to get to and from the station. 

Traveline  Click here to plan a door to door journey anywhere in the UK.

National Rail Journey Planner
 If you know the rail stations you are using and just want to get train times online, National Rail, provide a good journey planning tool on their website.  It works in a similar way to

 

Here you can find timetables for all British Rail journeys that can be downloaded.  External links are provided to individual rail operators web sites.  Timetables are listed by company with explanation of routes.  Includes timetables for all British rail routes. 

Timetables to buy - European and Rest of World (Overseas) are available

   

Download Timetables sorted by Rail Company 

If you would like a complete timetable to download of ALL British train services click here
for the National Rail Timetable. Every train and service is listed.  

Arriva Trains Wales
Domestic rail services within Wales

Route List

  • South Wales - Shrewsbury - Chester - Manchester

  • West Wales - Swansea / Maesteg - Cardiff

  • Swansea - Shrewsbury (Heart of Wales line)

  • Nottingham - Birmingham - Cardiff

  • Carmarthen - Cardiff / Shrewsbury - London (W and B only)

  • Chester - Shrewsbury

  • North Wales coast - Cardiff - Newport

  • Aberystwyth / Pwllheli - Birmingham

Valley Lines

  • Barry Island / Penarth - Cardiff

  • Cardiff Bay - Cardiff Queen Street

  • Coryton - Cardiff

  • Maesteg - Cardiff

  • Merthyr Tydfil / Aberdare - Cardiff

  • Pontypridd - Taffs Well - Radyr - Cardiff

  • Rhymney Valley - Caerphilly - Cardiff

  • Treherbert - Rhondda Valley - Cardiff

C2C
East of London to Southend / Shoeburyness

Route:  London - Tilbury - Southend Central - Shoeburyness

 

Chiltern Trains
Local train services from London to towns along the Chiltern Valley. 

  • London - High Wycombe - Birmingham - Kidderminster
  • London - High Wycombe - Aylesbury

Cross Country
Long distance train services with the main hub in Birmingham.  The following pocket timetables are available for download:
  • South West England - North West England via Birmingham
  • Birmingham to Stanstead Airport via Leicester
  • Cardiff & Bristol to Derby and Nottingham via Birmingham
  • South Coast to North East and Scotland via Birmingham
  • South West England to North East England and Scotland via Birmingham
  • Summary of journey options from Birmingham

 

East Midlands Trains
London - Midland Region, West Coast (Liverpool area) to East Coast service and local trains in the Midlands.  Four Timetable guides are available for download:

London services - Route 1 timetable High-speed services from London St Pancras International to Leicester, Nottingham, Derby and Sheffield

Local services - Route 2 timetable, Liverpool and Manchester to Norwich and Cambridge

Local services - Route 3 timetable

  • Nottingham to Derby and Worksop

  • Derby to Crewe via Stoke-On-Trent

  • Derby to Matlock

  • Leicester to Lincoln via Nottingham

Local services - Route 4 timetable

  • Newark to Cleethorpes

  • Peterborough to Doncaster via Lincoln

  • Nottingham to Skegness

Eurostar
London - Paris / Brussels and beyond
  • London - Paris
  • London - Brussels
  • Plus connections to many cities throughout Europe. 

First Capital Connect
Local rail services from London to suburban towns to the north and south. 

  • Letchworth Garden City - Hertford North - Welwyn Garden City - London
  • Peterborough/Cambridge - Stevenage - London
  • King's Lynn - Ely - Cambridge - London
  • Bedford - Luton - St Albans - London - East Croydon - Gatwick Airport - Brighton
  • Luton - St Albans - London - Wimbledon - Sutton - London - St Albans - Luton

  • Bus link

  • King's Lynn - Hunstanton

 

First Great Western
Intercity Rail services from London to the West of England.  Also Night Riviera Sleeper service. 

  • London - Swindon - Bath - Bristol
  • London - Swindon - South Wales
  • London - Cotswolds and Malverns - Hereford
  • London - West of England
  • London - West Wales - Ireland
  • Weymouth / Portsmouth /Brighton - Swindon / Bristol - Cardiff
  • Exeter / Bath - Bristol - Cardiff / Gloucester - Worcester
  • Devon and Cornwall
  • Stratford-upon-Avon - Oxford - Didcot - Reading - London
  • Hereford - Worcester - Moreton-in-Marsh - Oxford - London
  • Oxford - Bicester
  • Bedwyn - Newbury - Reading - London
  • Reading - Basingstoke
  • Reading - Guildford - Redhill - Gatwick Airport
  • Reading - Slough - Ealing Broadway - London
  • Reading - Twyford - Henley-on-Thames
  • Maidenhead - Bourne End - Marlow
  • Slough - Windsor and Eton
  • Greenford - Ealing Broadway - London
 

Gatwick Express
Express Rail service using dedicated trains from London (Victoria) to Gatwick airport.  Also served by Southern Railway trains. 

Route:  London - Gatwick Airport

 

Grand Central
Intercity Rail service from Sunderland to London

Route:  Sunderland -  Hartlepool - Northallerton - Thirsk - York - London
 

Heathrow Connect
Standard Rail service from London (Paddington) to Heathrow airport stopping at intermediate stations.   

Route: London - Heathrow

 

Heathrow Express
Express Rail service from London (Paddington) to Heathrow airport.  Also served by London Underground. 

Route: London - Heathrow

 

Hull Trains
Intercity Rail services from Hull to London (Destinations also served by GNER). 

  Route:  London - Doncaster - Hull

Island Line
Rail service on the Isle of Wight. Connections can be made with South West Trains at Portsmouth.  

Route:  Shanklin - Ryde - Portsmouth Harbour

 

Mega Train
Megatrain.com, the low cost train company.  Train travel from just £1 on selected routes from London.  NOTE:  These timetables cannot be printed. 

London Waterloo direct to (no intermediate stops): -

  • Bristol

  • Bath

  • Yeovil

  • Exeter

  • Weymouth

  • Bournemouth

  • Salisbury

  • Southampton

  • Portsmouth

 

Mersey Rail
Timetables for trains, buses and ferries in the Liverpool area.
  • Liverpool - Warrington Central - Birchwood
  • Liverpool - Chester / Ellesmere Port
  • Liverpool - Kirkby
  • Liverpool - Bidston - Shotton - Wrexham
  • Liverpool - Ormskirk
  • Liverpool - Ormskirk - Preston
  • Liverpool - Earlestown - Warrington - Manchester
  • Liverpool - Huyton - St Helens Central - Wigan
  • Liverpool - Kirkby - Rainford - Wigan
  • Liverpool - New Brighton / West Kirby
  • Chester - Warrington - Earlestown - Newton
  • Ellesmere Port - Warrington
  • Hunts Cross - Southport
  • Wigan - Southport
  • Liverpool - Preston (summary)
  • Liverpool - Warrington - Manchester (summary of through services)
 

National Express East Anglia
Intercity Rail services from London to to Norwich.  Rail services in the East Anglia area.   

  • London - Colchester - Ipswich - Norwich

  • London - Enfield Town - Cheshunt

  • London - Chingford

  • London - Broxbourne - Hertford E. - Bishops Stortford - Stansted Airport - Cambridge

  • Norwich - Ely - Cambridge

  • Norwich - Great Yarmouth / Lowestoft

  • Ipswich - Cambridge / Peterborough

  • Ipswich - Felixstowe

  • Ipswich - Lowestoft
 

National Express East Coast
Intercity Rail services from London to the Eastern Counties (Leeds / York / Hull) and North East England and Scotland (Inverness, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh). 

  • London - North East England - Scotland

  • London - Eastern Counties - Yorkshire

Northern Rail
Rail service in the North of England. 

  • Barrow-in-Furness to Carlisle

  • Barton-on-Humber to Cleethorpes

  • Blackpool to Manchester, Manchester Airport and Buxton

  • Bolton to Manchester

  • Buxton to Manchester

  • Chester to Manchester via Altrincham

  • Clitheroe and Blackburn to Manchester

  • Colne, Burnley and Blackburn to Preston and Blackpool

  • Crewe to Stockport, Manchester Airport and Manchester

  • Hadfield and Glossop to Manchester

  • Hull to Scarborough

  • Hull to York, Leeds, Doncaster & Sheffield and York to Sheffield via Pontfract Baghill

  • Lancaster to Morecambe and Heysham Port

  • Lincoln to Sheffield

  • Leeds to Carlisle and Morecambe

  • Leeds to Manchester Victoria, Selby to Huddersfield and York to Blackpool

  • Liverpool to Manchester Airport and Warrington Bank Quay via Earlestown

  • Liverpool to Manchester Piccadilly via Warrington Central

  • Liverpool to Wigan, Preston and Blackpool and Preston to Ormskirk

  • Manchester Airport to Manchester

  • Middlesborough to Newcastle and MetroCentre

  • Middlesborough to Whitby - The Esk Valley Railway

  • Morpeth to Newcastle and MetroCentre

  • New Mills Central and Rose Hill Marple to Manchester

  • Newcastle and Bishop Auckland to Saltburn

  • Rochdale to Manchester via Oldham and via Moston

  • Sheffield to Manchester - The Hope Valley Line

  • Southport to Manchester and Manchester Airport

  • Stoke on Trent and Macclesfield to Manchester

  • Sunderland and Newcastle to Carlisle

  • Wakefield and Huddersfield to Manchester

  • Windermere and Barrow to Preston, Manchester and Manchester Airport

  • York to Harrogate to Leeds

West Yorkshire MetroTrains

  • Airedale

  • Calverdale

  • Hallam

  • Huddersfield

  • Leeds - Bradford

  • Pontefract

  • Wakefield

  • Wharfedale

  • York & Selby

 

First Scotrail
Local and Intercity Rail services within Scotland.  Also some trains to the north of England, suburban service in Strathclyde and Sleeper services. 

Intercity and regional services

  • Aberdeen - Inverness

  • Edinburgh - Aberdeen / Dyce

  • Edinburgh - Bathgate

  • Edinburgh - Brunstane - Newcraighall

  • Edinburgh - Dunfermline - Kirkcaldy - Edinburgh

  • Edinburgh - Falkirk Grahamston / Dunblane / Perth

  • Glasgow - Dunblane / Perth

  • Edinburgh - Glasgow via Falkirk

  • Edinburgh / Glasgow - Inverness

  • Edinburgh - North Berwick

  • Glasgow - Aberdeen / Dyce

  • Glasgow - Edinburgh via Shotts

  • Glasgow / Ireland / Stranraer

  • Kilmarnock - Dumfries / Carlisle / Newcastle

  • Glasgow / Kilmarnock - Girvan / Stranraer / Ireland

  • Glasgow - Oban

  • Glasgow - Fort William / Mallaig

  • Inverness - Kyle of Lochalsh / Thurso / Wick

Strathclyde area

  • Glasgow - Ardrossan / Largs / Ayr / Girvan / Stranraer and Kilmarnock - Ayr / Girvan / Stranraer

  • Glasgow - Cathcart Circle / Neilston / Newton

  • Glasgow - Cumbernauld / Falkirk Grahamston

  • Glasgow - East Kilbride / Barrhead / Kilmarnock / Auchinleck / New Cumnock

  • Glasgow - Maryhill

  • Glasgow - Milngavie / Dalmuir / Balloch / Helensburgh Central

  • Glasgow - Hamilton / Motherwell / Lanark and Motherwell - Coatbridge Central - Cumbernauld

  • Glasgow - Paisley Canal

  • Glasgow - Springburn / Airdrie / Drumgelloch

  • Glasgow - Wemyss Bay / Gourock

  • Glasgow - Whifflet

Borders Bus links

  • Carlisle - Scottish Borders Towns Bus / Rail Link

  • Edinburgh - Scottish Borders Towns Bus / Rail Link

ScotRail-connected Ferry Routes

  • Aberdeen - Kirkwall (Orkney Isles) - Lerwick (Shetland Isles)

  • Glasgow - Ardrossan / Brodick (Arran)

  • Glasgow - Gourock / Dunoon

  • Glasgow - Gourock / Kilcreggan / Helensburgh

  • Glasgow - Wemyss Bay / Rothesay (Bute)

  • Largs - Cumbrae Slip (for Millport)

  • Mallaig-Armadale (Skye) / Small Isles

  • Oban - Craignure (Mull) / Lismore / Colonsay / Coll / Tiree

  • Oban - Castlebay (Barra) / Lochboisdale (South Uist)

  • Scrabster - Stromness (Orkney Isles)

  • Ullapool - Stornoway (Lewis) / Uig (Skye) / Tarbert (Harris) / Lochmaddy (North Uist)

 

Southern Railway
Local and long distance trains south of London including Intercity service to Brighton. 

  • Portsmouth Harbour - Gatwick Airport - Clapham Junction - London

  • Brighton - Gatwick Airport - East Croydon - Clapham Junction - London / Watford Junction

  • Caterham - Coulsdon South - Tattenham Corner - Woldingham - Clapham Junction - London

  • Ashford International - Eastbourne - Seaford - Brighton - Gatwick Airport - Clapham Junction - London

  • Purley - East Croydon - Clapham Junction - London

  • Angmering - Eastbourne - Brighton - East Croydon - Clapham Junction - London

  • Guildford - Epsom Downs - Horsham - Clapham Junction - London

  • Uckfield - East Grinstead - Clapham Junction - London

  • Beckenham Junction - West Croydon - East Croydon - London

  • Southampton Central - Portsmouth Harbour - Eastbourne - Seaford - Gatwick Airport - East Croydon - Clapham Junction - London

 

South Eastern Trains
Local and long distance trains south east of London. 

  • London to Herne Hill, Catford, Bromley South, Orpington, Otford and Sevenoaks
  • London to Maidstone East, Ashford International, Canterbury West, Ramsgate and Margate
  • London to Herne Hill, Beckenham Junction, Shortlands, Bromley South, Bickley, St Mary Cray and Swanley
  • London to New Cross, St Johns, Lewisham, Hither Green, Petts Wood and Orpington
  • London to Dartford, Gravesend, Strood, Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham
  • London to Catford Bridge, Elmers End and Hayes(Kent)
  • London to Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham
  • London to Grove Park, Bromley North, Orpington and Sevenoaks
  • London to Paddock Wood, Staplehurst, Ashford International, Canterbury Westt, Folkestone, Dover, Ramsgate and Margate
  • London to Sevenoaks, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Battle and Hastings
  • Strood, Maidstone West, Paddock Wood, Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge to Redhill, Gatwick Airport, Horsham, East Croydon and London
  • London to Ashford Internationl, Canterbury and Dover
  • London to Chatham, Gillingham, Sittingbourne, Sheerness-on-Sea, Faversham, Canterbury East, Dover, Margate and Ramsgate

South West Trains
Trains from London to destinations in the South West. 

  • Kingston (via Richmond) - London
  • Reading - Ascot - London
  • Windsor - Feltham - London
  • Dorking / Chessington - London
  • Guildford - Woking - London
  • Guildford - West Croydon
  • Surbiton - Wimbledon - London
  • Twickenham - Richmond - London
  • Alton - Aldershot - London
  • Guildford (via Cobham) - London
  • Guildford (via Camberley) - London
  • Shepperton - London
  • Hampton Court - London
  • Hounslow - Barnes / Putney - London
  • Weybridge (via Staines) - London
  • Portsmouth - Haslemere - London
  • Portsmouth - Havant / Fareham
  • Southampton - Winchester - London
  • Plymouth / Paignton - Exeter - Salisbury - London
  • Basingstoke - London
  • Hook - Winchfield - Fleet - Farnborough - Brookwood - London
  • Brighton - Portsmouth - Fareham - Eastleigh - Reading / London
  • Romsey - Chandlers Ford - Southampton Central - Totton
  • Portsmouth - Southampton Central
  • Brockenhurst - Lymington
  • Weymouth - Bournemouth - London
  • Winchester - Romsey Rail-Link
  • Liphook - Bordon Rail-Link

Smaller credit-card size timetables (weekdays)

  • Alton - Farnham - London
  • Richmond - London
  • Aldershot - London
  • Twickenham - London
  • Ascot - London
  • West Byfleet - Weybridge - Walton - London
  • Bracknell / Martins Heron - London
  • Windsor and Eton - London
  • Staines - London
  • Egham - London
  • Feltham - London
  • Putney - London
  • Guildford - London
  • Woking - London
  • Woking - Heathrow Railair
  • Fleet - Farnborough - London
  • Haslemere - London
  • Petersfield - London
  • Portsmouth - Fratton - London
  • Havant - London
  • Basingstoke - London
  • Salisbury - Andover - London
  • Poole - Bournemouth - Brockenhurst - London
  • Eastleigh - Winchester - London
  • Southampton - London
  • Godalming - London

 

Trans Pennine Express
Express rail service from the Lake District in the West through Manchester to the North East across the Pennines. 

  • Manchester Airport - Manchester Piccadilly - Bolton - Chorley - Preston - Lancaster - Carnforth - Arnside - Grange-over-Sands - Ulverston - Barrow-in-Furness - Oxenholme - Kendal - Burneside - Staveley - Windermere
  • Manchester Airport - Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Sheffield - Meadowhall - Doncaster - Scunthorpe - Grimsby - Cleethorpes
  • Liverpool - Manchester Airport - Manchester Piccadilly - Leeds - Hull - York - Scarborough - Middlesbrough - Newcastle - Sunderland

  • Manchester and Manchester Airport to Scotland

 

Virgin Trains
West Coast mainline from Glasgow and West Coast towns to London.  There are six route timetables to download.
 
A - London-Birmingham-Wolverhampton

B - London-Manchester

C - London-Crewe-Liverpool

D - North Wales-London and The West Midlands

E - London-The North West-Glasgow

F - Birmingham - The North West and Scotland

 

 

Wrexham and Shropshire
New Intercity rail company offering trains from Wrexham to London.

Wrexham & Shropshire operates direct trains to London from Wrexham, Shrewsbury, Telford and Tame Bridge Parkway (for Walsall, West Bromwich and north Birmingham).

 

 

 

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