East Midlands Railway

East Midlands Railway

Avanti West Coast

Avanti West Coast runs London Euston to Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow and Edinburgh, with Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime fares.

c2c

c2c runs London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness, serving 26 East London and South Essex stations, with e-tickets, Smartcard and contactless fares.

Caledonian Sleeper

Caledonian Sleeper runs overnight from London Euston to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William, with cabin and seated fares.

Chiltern Railways

Chiltern Railways runs London Marylebone to Birmingham, Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon and Aylesbury, with Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime fares.

CrossCountry

CrossCountry runs long-distance trains linking Scotland, the North, Midlands, Wales and the South West without changing in London.

Elizabeth line

The Elizabeth line is TfL's cross-London railway linking Heathrow and Reading with the City and Shenfield or Abbey Wood.

Eurostar

Eurostar runs high-speed trains from London St Pancras to Paris (2 h 16 min), Brussels (1 h 53 min) and Amsterdam; London departures require border checks.

Gatwick Express

Gatwick Express runs non-stop between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport in about 31 minutes, with some trains also serving Brighton.

Grand Central

Grand Central is an open-access operator from London King's Cross to York, Sunderland, Doncaster and Bradford. Bike spaces are limited.

Great Northern

Great Northern links London King's Cross and Moorgate with Cambridge, King's Lynn and Peterborough on the southern East Coast Main Line.

Great Western Railway (GWR)

GWR runs from London Paddington to Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Devon, Cornwall, Oxford and Reading, with Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime fares.

Greater Anglia

Greater Anglia runs from London Liverpool Street to Norwich, Cambridge, Ipswich, Colchester and East Anglia's coast, Broads and airports.

Heathrow Express

Heathrow Express runs non-stop between London Paddington and Heathrow in 15 to 21 minutes. Fares from £10 in advance, up to £26 on the day.

Hull Trains

Hull Trains is an open-access operator running direct services from Hull and Beverley to London King's Cross, with Advance fares bookable up to 26 weeks ahead.

Island Line

Island Line runs Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin on the Isle of Wight, operated by South Western Railway.

LNER

LNER runs East Coast Main Line trains from London King's Cross to Yorkshire, the North East, Edinburgh and Inverness.

London Northwestern Railway

London Northwestern Railway connects London Euston with Birmingham, Liverpool, Northampton and Crewe. Bikes travel free; e-scooters are banned.

London Overground

London Overground is a TfL rail service with six named lines circling outer London, using Oyster and contactless pay as you go.

Lumo

Lumo runs all-electric trains from London to Edinburgh and Newcastle, plus a newer London to Stirling route via Preston.

Merseyrail

Merseyrail runs the Northern and Wirral lines around Liverpool. Buy before boarding or tap MetroCard, contactless or a smart device.

NI Railways

NI Railways is Translink's rail brand in Northern Ireland, running trains to Bangor and Derry~Londonderry and the Enterprise to Dublin.

Northern

Northern runs regional and commuter trains to over 500 stations across the North of England, from Advance to Anytime fares.

ScotRail

ScotRail runs over 2,000 daily services across more than 340 Scottish stations, publicly owned by the Scottish Government since 2022.

South Western Railway

South Western Railway runs from London Waterloo to Southampton, Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Exeter and the Isle of Wight's Island Line.

Southeastern

Southeastern runs across London, Kent and East Sussex, with High Speed services to St Pancras and 164 stations on its network.

Southern

Southern runs between central London and the south coast through Sussex, Surrey and parts of Kent and Hampshire, calling at Gatwick Airport.

Stansted Express

Stansted Express runs Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street in 48 minutes, every 15 minutes, with fares from £9.90.

Thameslink

Thameslink runs a 24 hour core route between Bedford and Brighton through central London, with a direct link to Luton Airport.

TransPennine Express

TransPennine Express runs intercity trains across the North of England and into Scotland, linking Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Transport for Wales

Transport for Wales runs the Wales and Borders rail network, from the Cambrian Coast and Heart of Wales lines to Cardiff, Chester and Manchester Airport.

West Midlands Railway

West Midlands Railway runs regional trains around Birmingham to Coventry, Shrewsbury, Stafford and Worcester. Bikes travel free; e-scooters are banned.