Northern Rail: Tickets, Timetables and Facilities

Northern Rail

Travel across Northern England with Northern Rail, one of the UK’s largest train operators. Serving over 500 stations, Northern Rail connects major cities like Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and Newcastle with smaller towns and scenic countryside routes. Whether you’re commuting, planning a day trip, or exploring the North, Northern Rail offers reliable, affordable journeys that make it easy to discover the best of the region by train.

At Omio, our aim is to make booking a trip as simple as possible. How you ask? By allowing you to search, compare and book trains for Great Britain and mainland Europe—all in one place.

We've partnered with major train companies from 15 countries—including Virgin Trains, Eurostar, Trenitalia, Deutsche Bahn, SNCF, Renfe, —so you can have a seamless end-to-end experience.

But that's not all. We're constantly improving and innovating how you travel—from super secure payments to mobile tickets to live journey updates. So now, you can always find the best option.

Train travel in the UK

Popular train routes in the UK

Traveling by train in Great Britain is a great way to see the country. Here are some of our favorite routes from London to help you get inspired.

Train Providers in the United Kingdom

There are a a lot of different train companies in Great Britain. We have teamed up with all of them, including Virgin Trains, LNER, and even Eurostar. That mean, no matter where you're going—we get you there.

Abellio Greater Anglia:

Abellio Greater Anglia Trains succeeded National Express in 2012 as Eastern England's primary train company. Abellio's train network covers Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and parts of Hertfordshire

Arriva Trains Wales:

Arriva trains operate on 5 routes: between the Midlands and Northern Wales, between South Wales and Northern Wales/Manchester, along the South Wales Coast Line to Cardiff and Swansea, along the North Wales Coast Line to Crewe and Manchester, while also operating a network of commuter train lines in and around Cardiff.

C2C:

c2c is predominantly a London commuter railway, providing services along the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway line, from London Fenchurch Street to East London and along the southern part of Essex. Trains depart along the main route from Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness around 8 times each hour during off-peak times

East Midland Trains:

East Midlands Trains operates two types of trains: long-distance trains connecting London St Pancras train station with destinations throughout the UK and regional trains. East Midlands's regional trains link towns and cities in the East Midlands as well as Central and Northern England. East Midlands trains run between London and Sheffield, York, Derby, Corby, Nottingham, and Leeds.

Great Western Railway:

Great Western Railway is the main train company for the west and south-west counties in the UK including Devon, Somerset, Cornwall, Gloucestershire, Bedfordshire, Wiltshire, and Bristol. Great Western's trains are also available in Wales, focusing specifically on Southern Wales.

First Hull Trains:

First Hull Trains operate just one train from Hull to London, which stops at Brough, Howden, Selby, Doncaster, Retford, Grantham, and Stevenage along the way. First Hull's train schedule has grown every year since 2000, with 7 trains currently departing every day.

Gatwick Express

Gatwick Express has been running direct train services from London Victoria Station to Gatwick since 1984. It is considered the fastest train service to Gatwick Airport from Central London, and is the only non-stop option available.

First Transpennine Express:

First Transpennine Express operates intercity trains on 3 main routes across Northern England. First Transpennine Express trains connect Liverpool and Manchester with Leeds, York, Sheffield and Doncaster with as many as 5 trains departing per hour on some of the popular routes.

Travel by train in Europe

Discover more about train routes in Europe with Omio

Train travel in Europe is fast becoming one of the best ways to discover the continent. It's one of climate change activist Greta Thunberg's favourite ways to travel.

It's a great alternative to flying as trains can emit up to 90 percent less CO2 per journey and with more countries offering high-speed trains, it can often be quicker, too.

Catching the train affords more leisure time than traveling by flight. You can check out the scenery as you work on your laptop and there are no liquid restrictions and fewer stringent security checks.

Next time, skip flying, sit back and relax as you travel by train.

Popular Destinations with Trains in Italy

Train Companies in Europe

Everything you need to know about European Train Travel Omio have partnered up with more than 800 providers in Europe and helps you find your best train ticket to get around Europe. We work with european train companies from Sweden in the north to Portugal in the south.

ÖBB:

ÖBB or Austrian Federal Railways is Austria's national train company. In addition to numerous cities in Austria, ÖBB also travels to select destinations in Germany, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland and the Czech Republic.

Westbahn:

Westbahn operates one train route between Vienna and Salzburg. Westbahn trains run every hour and stop at Wien Westbahnhof, Wien-Hütteldorf, St. Pölten Hbf, Amstetten, Linz Hbf, Wels Hbf, Attnang-Puchheim and Salzburg Hbf.

SNCB:

In addition to servicing domestic destinations, Belgium's national train company also operates 4 high-speed international train routes: from Brussels to Paris Nord or Lille Flandres train stations in cooperation with SNCF; from Leuven to Ans; from Liège to the German border; and from Antwerpen-Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal train stations.

České Dráh:

Often abbreviated ČD, České Dráhy is the Czech Republic's main train company. České Dráhy operates both regional and long-distance train routes throughout the Czech Republic

SNCF:

SNCF operates all of France's national rail services including the high-speed TGV network. More than 800 high-speed SNCF trains depart every day. SNCF’s TGV trains carry over 100 million passengers every year.

Deutsche Bahn:

Germany's national train company is the largest in Europe, transporting approximately 2 billion passengers per year. Deutsche Bahn's high-speed Intercity-Express (ICE) trains connect major cities in Germany as well as some select international destinations in Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, France, Denmark and the Netherlands

Italo:

Italo is a privately-owned high-speed train company that connects 16 train stations in 13 Italian cities. Italo operates 3 high-speed train lines through Italy: from Verona to Naples (via Bologna, Florence, and Rome); from Venice to Salerno (via Padua, Bologna, Florence, Rome, and Naples); and from Turin to Salerno (via Milan, Reggio Emilia, Bologna, Florence, Rome, and Naples).

Renfe:

Renfe Operadora is Spain's national train company. Renfe's high-speed AVE trains travel up to 350 km/h and connect Madrid with other major cities in Spain including Seville, Barcelona, Valencia, Toledo, Cordoba, and Malaga.