Summer rail sale

Go anywhere on our network for half price!

We’re slashing our off-peak ticket prices by 50% between 1 August and 5 September when you buy online! Get yourself a Railcard and save an extra 1/3rd off the sale price.

How to get your scorching discounts

Saving is easy – just follow these three simple steps:

• travel off-peak on our network
• use London Midland trains*
• buy your tickets on our website (please note you won't be able to buy online between 0001-0300 on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 August due to server maintenance)

The discounted fares will display automatically when you plan your journey. The half price Off-Peak Day Returns and Off-Peak Returns can be identified by a red star:

Example return fares

	SALE PRICE
Northampton - London Euston	£11.45
Birmingham - Liverpool	£15.25
Milton Keynes - Birmingham	£7
Shrewsbury - London Euston	£17.50
London Euston- Birmingham	£12.50
Milton Keynes - London Euston	£7
Stoke-on-Trent - London Euston	£15
Worcester - Birmingham	£3.70
Tring - London Euston	£6.45

Fares shown are for either the Off-Peak Return (valid 1 month) or the Off-Peak Day Return.

Can’t find the cheap fares?

The discounted fares will be shown automatically for almost all journeys on our network. However, there are a few that won’t – so here’s a handy guide:

Travelling between the North West / the Midlands and London

Ensure you have selected ‘via Northampton’ in the ‘more options’ section, and ‘London Midland trains’ or ‘ATW and LM only’ in the ‘show other routes’ option. If you’re travelling to Runcorn, simply buy a ticket to Liverpool.

Travelling on routes without a specific London Midland fare

Where we share a route with another train operator, or your journey takes a very circuitous route, we may not be responsible for setting the fares. In such cases the discount won't naturally show up when you search for a ticket.

To make things easier for you, we’ve produced the handy guide below, which shows you how to find the ‘London Midland’ sale fares for the journeys we know to be a problem. Some of these will give you a saving of more than 50%, others less:

from	to	leg 1	leg 2
St Albans Abbey	Birmingham	St Albans Abbey to Watford Junction	Watford Junction – Birmingham
London	Worcester / Hereford	London to Birmingham	Birmingham to Worcester / Hereford
London	Stratford-upon-Avon	London to Birmingham	Birmingham to Stratford
Hereford	Crewe / Liverpool	Hereford to Birmingham	Birmingham to Crewe / Liverpool
Shrewsbury	Runcorn / Liverpool	Shrewsbury to Telford	Telford to Liverpool
Hereford / Worcester	Bedford	Hereford / Worcester to Rugby	Rugby to Bedford

Please note that the legs suggested will get you 'sale' fares. These are not necessarily where you will need to change trains (e.g. from Shrewsbury to Liverpool, you only need to change at Wolverhampton). 

Can I travel only on London Midland trains with my 'sale' ticket?

If your ticket is marked 'Any permitted' under the word 'route', then you can use any train operator for your journey. If your ticket is marked 'London Midland only' or similar, then your journey must only be on London Midland trains.

When you plan your journey online, the system will show you the trains on which your chosen ticket can be used.

Examples of routes where you can use any operator are: Birmingham to Shrewsbury, Rugby to Birmingham and Liverpool to Birmingham. Between Milton Keynes and London, the sale includes tickets that can be used only on London Midland trains, as well as slightly more expensive tickets that can be used on any train operator's services.

Stuck for ideas on where to go?

Check out our brand new destination guide for inspiration and get the low down on over 30 ‘must see’ places you can visit with London Midland or take a look at our network map

Plus enjoy over one hundred 2 for 1 offers at London and Birmingham attractions including exhibitions, theatres and restaurants when you travel with us.

Terms and conditions

1. Whilst every effort has been made to offer discounts between any two points on the London Midland network, some journeys may require two separate purchases as outlined above.
2. The Summer Rail Sale allows standard class Off-Peak Return and Off-Peak Day Return tickets to be bought for half price online. It does not offer any discount on Anytime, Advance or Super Off-Peak fares
3. Tickets can only be bought from the London Midland website.
4. Tickets cannot be bought at stations or via telesales.
5. Engineering works affect train services late at night, at weekends and during bank holiday periods. Please check your train times before travelling.
6. Normal Railcard discounts apply for holders of 16-25, Friends and Family, Senior, Disabled, HM Forces and Network Railcards.
7. National Rail Conditions of Carriage apply.
8. Applications for refunds should be made by logging into your London Midland online account and completing the relevant refund form.
9. Passengers with ‘LM RAIL SALE SVR’ (monthly return) tickets must make their outward journey before midnight on 5 September, but can return any time within one calendar month.
10. If you are having problems, you can contact London Midland customer relations on 0844 811 0133 or send @londonmidland a message on Twitter.