Northern Flash Sale - Now On

[xotGD]

We have 3 million £2 Advance Purchase tickets available to help you go do your thing this October. Use our cheap fare finder below to get your Flash Sale tickets between 30th September and 2nd October, for travel between 6th and 24th October.

Can Railcards be used with these offers?

• No, railcard discounts cannot be used on Flash Sale tickets

Can children still get half price?

• Children tickets will be priced at half of the adult fare

Where can these offers be found?

• Tickets are available through all sales channels - tickets are limited and subject to availability. A list of available routes can be found using our new fare finder tool on this page

Trouble buying online?

• If you are experiencing technical issues or are unable to buy online, they can telephone our retail support team on 0344 811 5111.

Why isn’t the offer coming up when I search for tickets?

• £2 tickets are limited, once they’re gone, they’re gone!

1. The promoter of this offer is Northern Trains Limited (trading as Northern) whose correspondence address is Northern Trains, George Stephenson House, Toft Green, York, YO1 6JT (the “Promoter”).
2. The “Promotional Routes” means any of the Promoter’s rail services available to view via the route finder at https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/sale
3. The “Start Date” shall mean the 30th September 2025
4. A “Qualifying Ticket” means any single adult or child Standard Advance Ticket purchased online (https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/), via the Promoter’s mobile phone application (https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/free-mobile-app), via a ticket vending machine at stations, or via a manned ticket office on or after the Start Date that is valid for travel between 6th October 2025 and 24th October 2025 (inclusive).
5. For the avoidance of doubt a return ticket does not constitute a Qualifying Ticket.
6. The price of a Qualifying Ticket shall be £2 per adult Qualifying Ticket, £1 per child Qualifying Ticket (where a child is aged 5 to 15 years). Pricing subject to route.
7. 3,000,000 Qualifying £2 Tickets will be made available to purchase from the Start Date. Number of promotional tickets varies by train service.
8. Up to two children under the age of 5 years may travel free with each adult that holds a Qualifying Ticket.
9. All purchases of Qualifying Tickets are subject to the Promoter’s terms and conditions available to view at https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/legal/conditions-of-travel and https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/legal/booking-service-terms-and-conditions.
10. Qualifying Tickets must be purchased in advance of travel and are only available while stocks last.
11. A Qualifying Ticket cannot be purchased in conjunction with a Railcard.
12. A Qualifying Ticket is valid for travel ONLY on the date and service stated on the ticket and passengers must travel in the Class shown on the ticket.
13. Passengers may not start, break and resume, or end their journey at any intermediate station except to change to/from connecting trains as shown on their Qualifying Ticket or other valid travel itinerary.
14. Qualifying Tickets are non-refundable. Unless industrial action is announced, when the tickets could be changed in line with our Advance fares. Full Terms and conditions available at: https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/tickets/advance
15. The National Rail Conditions of Travel apply for travel on all the Promoter’s rail services. A copy of the National Rail Conditions of Travel is available at https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/46427.aspx

Tickets available from £2.

I've been able to book 4 return commutes to Leeds for a total of £16.

 

[johnnychips]

Cheers for the heads-up. Three returns for £9.30 with railcard.

 

[Willie Bee]

Managed to get a couple of day trips from Newcastle, for £2 each way.

Sale tickets only available for journeys between 6th and 24th October, so a wee bit limited .. but for £2 a ticket, still great value

 

[alistairlees]

Cheers for the heads-up. Three returns for £9.30 with railcard.

Did you get a railcard discount? They are not supposed to have one.

 

[Whisky Papa]

Did you get a railcard discount? They are not supposed to have one.

The discount for a Senior Railcard was applied to the search results when I was having a look at Northern's site this afternoon, but I didn't attempt to book anything.

 

[johnnychips]

Did you get a railcard discount? They are not supposed to have one.

If it was £2 minimum, it should have come to £12, I suppose. It did ask if I had a railcard.

 

[xotGD]

Managed to get a couple of day trips from Newcastle, for £2 each way.

Enjoy your days out in Dunston and Heworth.

 

[Ianigsy]

That’s a bonus - booked days from Leeds to Brid and Manchester.

 

[gray1404]

Is Liverpool to Windermere possible on this sale?

 

[yorkie]

Be aware that Northern's website (powered by Trainline) is charging huge premiums for some journeys compared to our site

e.g. Selby to Carlisle
Wed 8th Oct @ 09:48
£57.90 booking direct or £5.20 booking with us.



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Is Liverpool to Windermere possible on this sale?

Yes; very few through £2 fares available, but we find many itineraries that include promotional fares for part of the journey.

 

[voyagerdude220]

Be aware that Northern's website (powered by Trainline) is charging huge premiums for some journeys compared to our site

e.g. Selby to Carlisle
Wed 8th Oct @ 09:48
£57.90 booking direct or £5.20 booking with us.

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Yes; very few through £2 fares available, but we find many itineraries that include promotional fares for part of the journey.

Or £4 from myself at the Ticket Office. (£2 Selby to Leeds/£2 Leeds to Carlisle)

 

[Willie Bee]

Enjoy your days out in Dunston and Heworth.

Crikey !

How did you know I was going to these places ?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Or £4 from myself at the Ticket Office. (£2 Selby to Leeds/£2 Leeds to Carlisle)

That's certainly good value. How much to get back from Carlisle?

 

[voyagerdude220]

That's certainly good value. How much to get back from Carlisle?

When? All sale tickets are available online.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

When? All sale tickets are available online.

Later the same day that you've travelled up from Leeds, perhaps?

No good if it's £2 one-way to Carlisle and another £38.80 to get back to Leeds again, or an overnight stay in Carlisle is needed.

 

[voyagerdude220]

Later the same day that you've travelled up from Leeds, perhaps?

Yes- 13:36/16:18/18:24/20:13 from Carlisle to Leeds all £2.

 

[Rail Ranger]

Is Liverpool to Windermere possible on this sale?

Yes, £2 tickets are available between Liverpool Lime Street and Windermere.

 

[yorkie]

Or £4 from myself at the Ticket Office. (£2 Selby to Leeds/£2 Leeds to Carlisle)

Also £4 from us when searching separately.

I understand split tickets aren't allowed to be offered proactively by ticket office staff.

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You would need to split the journey into shorter sections. £2 tickets are available between Liverpool and Preston but not beyond to Windermere.

There were some available when I looked. Our site will automatically look at splitting too.

 

[Rail Ranger]

Correction. Yes I see that £2 tickets are available between Preston and Windermere. It is a strange journey planner for the Northern flash sale tickets which doesn't recognise some destinations from other destinations. Perhaps if there isn't a through train?

 

[voyagerdude220]

Correction. Yes I see that £2 tickets are available between Preston and Windermere. It is a strange journey planner for the Northern flash sale tickets which doesn't recognise some destinations from other destinations. Perhaps if there isn't a through train?

Possibly unavailable if not a direct train- owing to the fact the connecting train would be either TPE or Avanti between Preston and Oxenholme?

 

[Rail Ranger]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the £2 tickets may only be available on through trains full stop?

 

[voyagerdude220]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the £2 tickets may only be available on through trains full stop?

No, they are available on journeys which involve changing trains, but I suspect the biggest limitation is whether there are any sale fares in place from a to b in the first place- for example in Yorkie's example from Selby to Carlisle sale tickets are available from Selby to Leeds and Leeds to Carlisle, but not Selby to Carlisle. I suspect sale tickets are only available between pairs of Stations where Northern advance tickets are already available.

 

[Watershed]

No, they are available on journeys which involve changing trains, but I suspect the biggest limitation is whether there are any sale fares in place from a to b in the first place- for example in Yorkie's example from Selby to Carlisle sale tickets are available from Selby to Leeds and Leeds to Carlisle, but not Selby to Carlisle. I suspect sale tickets are only available between pairs of Stations where Northern advance tickets are already available.

Yes, that is exactly how it works. The sale fares are effectively just a tier of Northern Advance (DGC) that isn't normally released. If there's no Northern Advance for the journey in question, no sale fare will be available.

 

[voyagerdude220]

Yes, that is exactly how it works. The sale fares are effectively just a tier of Northern Advance (DGC) that isn't normally released. If there's no Northern Advance for the journey in question, no sale fare will be available.

Thanks for confirming.

 

[WAB]

Or £4 from myself at the Ticket Office. (£2 Selby to Leeds/£2 Leeds to Carlisle)

Very naughty

 

[Deerfold]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the £2 tickets may only be available on through trains full stop?

As others have said they are available.

I got 2x£2 from Manchester Airport to Hebden Bridge. We'll have half an hour longer in Hebden Bridge for our bus, but it's £36 cheaper and we don't have to make our own way across Manchester.

 

[Rail Ranger]

Just investigated that fare and yes, it is available on Northern's normal fare finder with a change at Salford Crescent. However if you use the "Cheap Fare Finder" below the normal fare finder, which is said to be where you find the £2 fares under the flash sale, if you put in Manchester Airport as the start station Hebden Bridge is said not to be a valid destination. The only valid destinations are destinations served by direct Northern trains from Manchester Airport. One for Northern to correct?

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£2 fares are available between Liverpool and Windermere on Northern's normal fare finder.

 

[Deerfold]

Just investigated that fare and yes, it is available on Northern's normal fare finder with a change at Salford Crescent. However if you use the "Cheap Fare Finder" below the normal fare finder, which is said to be where you find the £2 fares under the flash sale, if you put in Manchester Airport as the start station Hebden Bridge is said not to be a valid destination. The only valid destinations are destinations served by direct Northern trains from Manchester Airport. One for Northern to correct?

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£2 fares are available between Liverpool and Windermere on Northern's normal fare finder.

I bought on LNER.

 

[johntea]

York to Blackpool for £2 next Wednesday for me, fantastic!

If it wasn't for the forum I wouldn't have even known there was a sale on to be honest

 

[voyagerdude220]

York to Blackpool for £2 next Wednesday for me, fantastic!

If it wasn't for the forum I wouldn't have even known there was a sale on to be honest

Maybe you could pass your thanks to the OP for their post.