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 | 11th December 2026 |
| For weekday travel - West Riding | 11th December 2026 |
| For weekend travel - North East | 12th December 2026 |
| For weekend travel - West Riding | 12th December 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 15th - Sunday 16th August - West Riding - All West Riding trains are diverted via Bradford - Wakefield Kirkgate and rail replacement buses will operate from Halifax/Brighouse to Wakefield Kirkgate.
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Saturday 22nd- Sunday 23rd August - West Riding - All West Riding trains are diverted via Bradford - Wakefield Kirkgate and rail replacement buses will operate from Halifax/Brighouse to Wakefield Kirkgate.
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Saturday 29th August - North East - 17:32 Sunderland to King's Cross is cancelled
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Sunday 30th August - Full cancellation of all services
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Monday 31st August - 08:00 King's Cross to Sunderland is cancelled
- 16:56 Bradford to London King's Cross additional service
- 21:17 London King's Cross to York additional service
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Saturday 5th September - Sunday 6th September - West Riding - All West Riding trains are diverted via Bradford - Wakefield Kirkgate and rail replacement buses will operate from Halifax/Brighouse to Wakefield Kirkgate.
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Saturday 12th September - Sunday 13th September - West Riding - All West Riding trains are diverted via Bradford - Wakefield Kirkgate and rail replacement buses will operate from Halifax/Brighouse to Wakefield Kirkgate.
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Saturday 17th October - North East - 17:32 Sunderland to King's Cross is cancelled
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Sunday 18th October - Reduced service on both routes - remaining services diverted via Lincoln with extended journey times.
- 08:00 Bradford Interchange to London King's Cross diverted via Bradford - Wakefield Kirkgate and rail replacement buses will operate from Halifax to Wakefield Westgate.
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Friday 23rd October - North East - 17:32 Sunderland to King's Cross is cancelled
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Saturday 24th October - All North East services cancelled
- 10:39 Bradford Interchange to London King's Cross and 13:17 London King's Cross to Bradford Interchange to call additionally at Peterborough.
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Sunday 25th October - All North East services cancelled
- 15:43 Bradford Interchange to London King's Cross and 12:00 London King's Cross to Bradford Interchange not stopping at Pontefract Monkhill
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Monday 26th October - North East - 08:00 London King's Cross to Sunderland cancelled
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Friday 30th October - North East - 17:32 Sunderland to King's Cross is cancelled
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Saturday 31st October - All North East services cancelled
- 10:39 Bradford Interchange to London King's Cross and 13:17 London King's Cross to Bradford Interchange to call additionally at Peterborough.
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Sunday 1st November - North East - All North East services cancelled
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Monday 2nd November - North East - 08:00 London King's Cross to Sunderland cancelled
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