Split train tickets

One journey, separate tickets

How split ticketing works

A through ticket covers a journey from your starting station to your destination. Split ticketing instead combines tickets for successive sections of that same journey. Together, the tickets cover the complete trip.

Rail fares for individual sections can add up to less than the through fare. RailSaver's booking service searches for available combinations, so you can enter your full journey without choosing a splitting station yourself.

1. Enter the full trip. Add both stations, dates, passengers and Railcard.
2. Compare the results. Check price, journey duration, changes and ticket restrictions.
3. Keep the whole booking. Follow the itinerary and carry all tickets and reservations.

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Travel with valid tickets

Check the train and calling points

Eligible ticket combinations are permitted under Condition 14 of the National Rail Conditions of Travel. For an ordinary split, the train must make a suitable scheduled passenger call where one ticket ends and the next begins. Passing through the station is not enough.

Each ticket's route, operator, time and date restrictions still apply. Some Season, zonal and area-ticket combinations have different calling-point rules; check the official conditions if arranging a combination yourself.

Read National Rail Condition 14 ↗

Before you pay

Compare the complete booking

• Final price: include any displayed charges. The booking service may charge a share of the saving it finds.
• Flexibility: check permitted trains and the conditions for changes or refunds.
• Railcard: check the card's restrictions and carry it during the journey.
• Reservations: different tickets may have different seats, even on the same train.

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