Great British Rail Sale Birmingham: Huge discounts on Birmingham train tickets - including to London for £4

The Great British Rail Sale began first thing this morning (Tuesday, January 23) giving passengers the chance to book discounted train tickets. The sale will see a million train tickets be discounted up to 50%, with some train journeys from Birmingham's stations included.

The sale was announced by the UK Government in 2022 to help take pressure off those hit by the cost-of-living crisis, and with prices having risen over the last 18 months, the sale could come in handy for many people.

Great British Rail Sale tickets are limited and subject to availability and exclusions. You will need to book between January and 23 and January 29 2024 for travel between January 30 and March 15, 2024.

We've taken a look on the Great British Rail Sale website to see some of the deals that are available from Birmingham stations to book right now. The below single journeys from Birmingham stations are currently half price.

From Birmingham

• Birmingham New Street to London Euston: £4.00 (West Midlands Railway)
• Birmingham New Street to London Euston: £11.50 (Avanti West Coast)
• Birmingham New Street to Aberdovey, Wales: £10.10 (Transport for Wales Services)
• Birmingham New Street to Abererch, Wales: £14.10 (Transport for Wales Services)
• Birmingham New Street to Aberystwyth, Wales: £11 (Transport for Wales Services)
• Birmingham New Street to Acton Bridge, Chesire: £4 (Transport for Wales Services)
• Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly: £10 (Avanti West Coast)
• Birmingham Moor Street to London Euston: £4 (West Midlands Railway)
• Birmingham Moor Street to High Wycombe: £4.90 (Chiltern Railways trains)
• Birmingham Moor Street to Wembley Stadium: 4.90 (Chiltern Railways trains)
• Birmingham Snow Hill to Hemel Hempstead: £3.20 (West Midlands Railway)
• Birmingham Snow Hill to Liverpool South Parkway: £5.50 (West Midlands Railway)
• Birmingham Snow Hill to Northampton: £2.70 (West Midlands Railway)

To Birmingham

• Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International: £10 (Avanti West Coast services)
• Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street: £10 (Avanti West Coast services)
• Liverpool Lime Street, Central, James Street Or Moorfields to Birmingham New Street, Moor Street Or Snow Hill: £5.50 (West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway)
• Glasgow Central Or Glasgow Queen Street to Birmingham New Street: £20.50
• Leeds to Birmingham New Street: £16.90 (CrossCountry services)
• London Euston to Birmingham Moor Street: £4 (West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway )
• London Terminals to Birmingham Stations: £4.90 (Chiltern Railways trains)

To book these tickets and to see the dates in full, or to see if you can get a different discounted journey, visit the the Great British Sale website, here.

What's been said about the Great British Rail Sale?

Transport Secretary Mark Harper said: “The return of the Great British Rail Sale is good news for passengers, following the success of the previous sale which saw passengers benefit from around £7m in savings on their travel costs. With discounts on more than a million tickets, there'll be plenty of opportunity to connect with friends and family and explore great destinations across the country – I hope passengers make the most of this sale and choose to travel by rail."

Jacqueline Starr, Chief Executive of the Rail Delivery Group said: “Train travel is the greenest way to explore our towns and cities as well as connect with your family and friends because nothing beats being there in person for those special moments. Following the success of the Great British Rail Sale in 2022, we are really excited that it’s coming back, and customers will be able to once again purchase over a million Advance ticket fares starting on 23rd January 2024 and enjoy what rail has to offer.”