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 | 30th September 2026 |
| For weekday travel - West Riding | 30th September 2026 |
| For weekend travel - North East | 27th September 2026 |
| For weekend travel - West Riding | 27th September 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 25th and Sunday 26th April - Minor retimings to some services on the North East route |
| Friday 1st May - 17:32 Sunderland to London King's Cross train is cancelled. |
Saturday 2nd May - Monday 4th May - North East route affected:
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| Monday 4th - Friday 8th May - Some Bradford Interchange services on the West Riding route arrive later. |
| Tuesday 5th May - 08:00 London King's Cross to Sunderland train is cancelled |
| Monday 11th - Friday 15th May - Some Bradford Interchange services on the West Riding route arrive later. |
| Monday 18th - Friday 22nd May - Some Bradford Interchange services on the West Riding route arrive later. |
| Friday 22nd May - 17:32 Sunderland to London King's Cross train is cancelled. |
Saturday 23rd May - Monday 25th May
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| Monday 25th - Friday 29th May - Some Bradford Interchange services on the West Riding route arrive later. |
| Tuesday 26th May - 08:00 London King's Cross to Sunderland cancelled |
Saturday 30th - Sunday 31st May - West Riding
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Sunday 31st May - North East
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