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Discounts and railcards

There’s a wide range of discounts and railcards that can save you money on Thameslink, or even let you travel for free.

What types of rail discounts are available?

Find out the benefits of these discounts and whether they apply to you below.

Railcards

Taking a railcard on your travels can save you 1/3 off the price of lots of different tickets. They last a year and are available online or from your local station. And it’s not just a young person’s game. As well as the 16-25 Railcard, other cards include:

  • Family and Friends Railcard: Ideal for travelling in a group with kids
  • Disabled Persons Railcard: Save money if you have a disability that makes train travel difficult
  • Senior Railcard: Travel for less as an over-60
  • Two Together Railcard: Make savings by taking more trips as a twosome

And that’s just a few of your options. Find out more about the different railcards out there and how to get them.

GroupSave

Whether it’s a work night out or a day trip with friends, you could travel there for less with GroupSave. If you’re travelling by train in a group of 3-9 adults at Off-Peak times, you’ll automatically save 1/3 by booking as a group.

Discover more about how GroupSave works.

Who can travel for free?

Children under 5 years of age travel for free across our network.

Please note, children under 5 who are travelling without a ticket may only occupy a seat that is not required by a fare-paying passenger.

For travel across the rest of the National Rail network, please visit the National Rail website.

Holders of London Freedom Passes and certain types of Oyster cards can also travel for free on some of our services within London Zones 1-6.

For full details including any time restrictions, please visit this Transport for London website.

Finding the right train ticket

Now that you know which rail discounts you can get, you might want to move on to finding the right train ticket. We offer lots of different ticket types to suit different types of journey, times and travellers, and it’s worth checking that you can apply your discount to your chosen ticket.

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GroupSave

If you're travelling with a group of friends, family or colleagues, you could all save 1/3 when you book and travel together. It's valid for groups of 3-9 adults at Off-Peak times during the week and any time on weekends.

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Railcards

You could get 1/3 off many UK journeys with a Railcard, so why not see if you're eligible for one? There are plenty of options, including the Two Together, Senior, Disabled Persons and 16-25 railcards.

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Kids for £2

Are you travelling with children at Off-Peak times? You could take advantage of discounted fares. Using our Kids for £2 scheme, up to four kids could join you for only – you guessed it – £2 each.

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