Our Advance fares have limited availability, but they're also our cheapest (and you won't find them cheaper anywhere else)! At Grand Central, we release our tickets up to six months in advance. You can find the latest ticket availability and release dates below.
Get the cheapest tickets by booking early - current ticket availability
Book your Grand Central travel early and you'll be benefiting from the lowest possible prices and guaranteed seats on our services, As well as the ability to change any ticket - please note changing tickets may incur a £5.00 fee for each ticket changed.
So you can make your plans at your own pace, we publish the current availability of reservations and Advance tickets on our services here:
Reservable seats now available to buy up to: | |
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| For weekday travel - North East | 19th March 2026 |
| For weekday travel - West Riding | 19th March 2026 |
| For weekend travel - North East | 1st March 2026 |
| For weekend travel - West Riding | 14th March 2026 |
We are currently unable to confirm timetables for a limited number of days during this period due to engineering works:
Unopened dates due to engineering works |
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| Saturday 1st November & Sunday 2nd November - North East route closed. |
| Monday 3rd November - The 08:26 London King's Cross to Sunderland train is cancelled. |
| Friday 7th November - The 17:31 Sunderland to London King's Cross train is cancelled. |
| Saturday 8th November - Sunday 9th November - North East route closed. |
| Monday 10th November - The 08:26 London King's Cross to Sunderland train is cancelled. |
| Saturday 8th November - Sunday 9th November - All services cancelled |
| Saturday 22nd November - Sunday 23rd November - All services cancelled. |
| Monday 24th November - The 08:26 London King's Cross to Sunderland train is cancelled. |
| Monday 1st December - Temporary closure of tickets. Awaiting Network Rail confirmation. |
| Tuesday 23rd December - West Riding route to start/terminate Halifax & divert via Bramley. |
| Wednesday 24th December - Reduced trains on Christmas Eve. |
| Thursday 25th December and Friday 26th December - No trains running. |
| Saturday 27th December - The 08:26 London King's Cross to Sunderland train is cancelled. |
| Wednesday 31st December - 15:41 Bradford Interchange to London King's Cross cancelled, 17:00 London King's Cross to Bradford cancelled, 15:32 Sunderland to London King's Cross cancelled, `8:25 London King's Cross to Sunderland cancelled & 17:32 Scancelled |
| Thursday 1st January - All services cancelled. |
| Friday 2nd January - 08:00 London King's Cross to Sunderland cancelled. |