Ditch rush hour stress, get to work for less, skip car costs, and get your savings on track. Whether you commute to work 1, 2 or 3+ days a week, Northern has commuter train ticket options to suit.
There’s a range of great-value train fares, whatever your workday.
- For 1 day per week, try our Daily tickets
- For 2-3 days per week, try a Flexi Season ticket
- For 3-5 or more, save more with a Season ticket
Find the best tickets for your commute using our tool
From day tickets to season tickets, just pop in your departure and destination station to see how much you could save!
Key season ticket benefits
If your job demands you to travel on most work days, you’ll likely benefit from a Season ticket:
- Save up to 31%* compared to day tickets
- Unlimited travel between your two stations
- Renew without the queue with a Barcode ticket
- Annual, Monthly and Weekly options are available
- We know not everyone works 9 to 5 so we have options for changing shift patterns too!
Benefits of commuting by train
There are plenty of reasons why commuting by train could benefit you. Commuting by train instead of the car is better for the environment and you won't get stuck in traffic jams. It can also bring you peace of mind, allowing you to read a book instead of staring at the road ahead. Find out more perks of a train commute!
Go do your thing after work
Why wait until the weekend to have plans? Make the most of your weekday evenings by grabbing a drink with colleagues, meeting friends for dinner, or by even planning an activity with your children!
Plan your after work thing
Wellbeing tips for travelling on the train
Use your commute time effectively, maybe tick some things of your own personal to do list, read a book, or simply relax and enjoy the view with a cup of coffee.
Discover wellbeing tipsThere are several options for you to save money if you commute to work using the train:
- Purchase one of our Season tickets for flexible travel on Northern trains. These offer great benefits such as unlikely train travel, including weekends and means you never have to queue for tickets.
- Book in advance. Advanced train tickets can be purchased up to 12 weeks in advance and offer great savings.
- Where you can, travel at quieter times and take advantage of Off-peak train tickets.
- If you are eligible, Railcards can save you 1/3 on train fares.
Northern encourages the use of bikes and provides limited spaces, free of charge, on our trains for cycle storage. Keen to promote cycle-rail users, we have worked closely with CyclingUK to develop our Cycle Promise.
At present, our cycle spaces operate on a first-come, first-served basis, so there is no need to book in advance
*Up to 31% average saving based on monthly comparison of 21 Northern peak return journeys vs Northern Monthly Season ticket.
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