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Discounts and railcards

There’s a wide range of discounts and railcards that can save you money on Thameslink, or even let you travel for free.

What types of rail discounts are available?

The three main train discounts are railcards, GroupSave and Student Connect. Find out the benefits of each one and whether they apply to you below.

Railcards

Taking a railcard on your travels can save you 1/3 off the price of lots of different tickets. They last a year and are available online or from your local station. And it’s not just a young person’s game. As well as the 16-25 Railcard, other cards include:

  • Family and Friends Railcard: Ideal for travelling in a group with kids
  • Disabled Persons Railcard: Save money if you have a disability that makes train travel difficult
  • Senior Railcard: Travel for less as an over-60
  • Two Together Railcard: Make savings by taking more trips as a twosome

And that’s just a few of your options. Find out more about the different railcards out there and how to get them.

GroupSave

Whether it’s a work night out or a day trip with friends, you could travel there for less with GroupSave. If you’re travelling by train in a group of 3-9 adults at Off-Peak times, you’ll automatically save 34% by booking as a group.

Discover more about how GroupSave works.

Student Connect

If you’re 16-17 and travel on Thameslink to your school or college, you could get a free Student Connect card.

Your card saves you at least 34% on the cost of a monthly or annual season ticket, and covers most schools and colleges in the Thameslink and Great Northern areas.

Who can travel for free?

Children under 5 years of age travel for free across our network.

Please note, children under 5 who are travelling without a ticket may only occupy a seat that is not required by a fare-paying passenger.

For travel across the rest of the National Rail network, please visit the National Rail website.

Holders of London Freedom Passes and certain types of Oyster cards can also travel for free on some of our services within London Zones 1-6.

For full details including any time restrictions, please visit this Transport for London website.

Finding the right train ticket

Now that you know which rail discounts you can get, you might want to move on to finding the right train ticket. We offer lots of different ticket types to suit different types of journey, times and travellers, and it’s worth checking that you can apply your discount to your chosen ticket.

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Student Connect

You could get a Student Connect card to help with the cost of your travel to school or college if you’re aged 16 to 18 and in full-time study at a school or college north of Kentish Town station. The card is free, and gives you 34% off the price of your season ticket.

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You can buy tickets online and collect them from the ticket machine before you travel. You can also buy them at the station from a ticket machine or staffed ticket office.