If you are under 26, over 60, travelling as a family or if you have any kind of registered disability you can apply for a railcard. The railcards give 34% off anytime, Off- Peak and Advance fares.

If you go to www.megatrain,com it offers very cheap train tickets from £1 onwards to most destinations. You have to be quick to book as the tickets go any second.

Railcards cost £26 and give 34% off Anytime, Off-Peak and Advance fares on all National Rail train operators in the United Kingdom.

There are 3-year railcards, which are now available, which costs £65; therefore you can save money over this period.

You can also get 16-25 years old railcard; this also gives 34% off almost all train fares you need to travel after 10am from Mondays to Fridays.

Senior railcards are available for anyone over 60 years old. There is 34% discount available, however, you cannot use in the morning rush hour.

Family and friends railcards are for small groups of up to 4 adults and 4 children. You don’t have to be related as long as the group includes at least one child and that you are all travelling together. It allows you to give 34% of all adult fares in the group and 60% off all the child fares in the group. This is an amazing deal especially when you are planning a day out somewhere.

If you are from abroad you can still get a railcard if you meet the age or family group criteria, so you can still save money on your train travel within the United Kingdom.

However you will need to buy in person at the station, as railcards are not sent abroad. The railcards give discounts on British train tickets, not for travel in Europe

BritRail Pass

BritRail is the pass for visitors overseas which gives unlimited train travel on all train operators. The pass is only worth buying if you will be making a number of long distance train trips around Britain. If you are only going to travel once or twice long distance then it’s better to buy a normal flexible ticket. If you want to make early starts on Mondays to Fridays and have the flexibility then the BritRail pass is a great choice.

If you live in United Kingdom then Rail Rovers gives unlimited train travel. The All- Line Rail Rover gives unlimited travel over the national rail network. These are the following prices:

• 7 day standard class is £430 for the Rail Rovers. For 16- 25 years old, child, senior citizen or disabled it is £284.

• 14 day standard class is £650 for the Rail Rovers. For child, 16-25 years old, senior, or disabled it costs £429.

• 7 day First Class is £650 for the Rail Rovers. It is £429 for child, senior or disabled railcard holder

• The 14 days First Class Rail Rover is £990 and £653 for child, senior or disabled railcard holder.

The All-Line Rover is valid on all National rail trains, however there are some time restrictions. This is to stop business travellers using it on business routes. There are no restrictions, which apply on Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays. You will not be able to board a train before 10.00 am.

You can buy Rail Rovers from any railway station or train operator, but you cannot buy online. you can only buy one within 3 days of the date you want them to start. If you ring telesales then it will be 5 days. It is not valid on Eurostar, Heathrow Express, Heathrow Connect, and London Underground.