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 over 50%.

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 - 08 August 2025*
Saturdays - 02 August 2025*
Sundays - 03 August 2025*

*Awaiting engineering updates for the following dates:

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 - 01 August 2025*
Saturdays - 26 July 2025*
Sundays - 27 July 2025*

*Awaiting engineering updates for the following dates:

South route:

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

Services are available for booking until: 
Mondays to Fridays - 08 August 2025*
Saturdays - 02 August 2025*
Sundays - 03 August 2025*

*Awaiting engineering updates for the following dates:

North route - 'Borders' services:

Newcastle - Edinburgh

Services are available for booking until: 
Mondays to Fridays - 22 August 2025*
Saturdays - 16 August 2025*
Sundays - 17 August 2025*

*Awaiting engineering updates for the following dates:

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