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Exclusions and Limitations of the Feel Good Travel campaign

Last updated on 20/10/2025

Price Availability – Specific Routes

• Promotional fares from London to Liverpool (from £26), London to Birmingham (from £16), London to Manchester (from £35) and London to Glasgow (from £48) are for advance single tickets only in standard class.

• Promotional fares are available during off-peak times on Monday – Saturday only. Promotional fares are subject to availability, and availability will reduce closer to the travel date.

• Customers may not start, break and resume, or end your journey at any intermediate station except to change to/from connecting trains as shown on the ticket(s).

• Bookings are subject to our usual terms and conditions for advance single tickets and the National Rail Conditions of Travel.

• Certain blackout dates apply. Confirmed blackout dates for 2025/2026 include but are not limited to: 19 December to 4 January (all routes) and 5 Jan to 14 Jan (Anglo-Scot route).

Book Early and Save 42% Message

• Percentage saving shown is calculated when comparing advance single tickets, as advertised regionally within the Feel Good Travel campaign, with the average fare available on the day of departure (excluding railcard discounts).

• This applies to the following advance single ticket only price points in standard class; London to Liverpool (from £26), London to Birmingham (from £16), London to Manchester (from £35) and London to Glasgow (from £48).

• The individual savings per route when compared to the average fare available on the day of departure have been weighted by operating journeys, as of 1 April to 19 June 2023, and averaged across the four given routes. This provides a total combined average saving across all routes of 42%.

Journey Times – Specific Routes

• Journey time shown represents a typical Monday to Friday journey.

• Engineering works, strike action and other unforeseen delays (e.g. cancellations due to staff shortages) may result in a delayed or reduced service. Network Rail usually carries out engineering work at weekends or Bank Holidays, or occasionally early weekday mornings or late evenings. You can check our website for details of any planned strike action and for any planned engineering works, see Planned Train Engineering Work | Avanti West Coast.

Standard Premium – Specific Routes

• Standard Premium tickets are available as a fixed price paid upgrade on Standard Class tickets for the following routes; London to Milton Keynes (£17.50), London to Birmingham (£20), London to Manchester/Liverpool/Preston (£32.50) and London to Glasgow (£39).

• Standard Premium is available to book in advance via the Avanti West Coast website or app, or on the train via the Train Manager, with a valid Standard Class ticket.

• Standard Premium tickets are subject to availability and are available only on Avanti West Coast services running on Pendolino fleets, for which it is available on over 95% of services.

• Available on the majority of Avanti West Coast services and is subject to availability.

• Bookings are subject to our usual terms and conditions and the National Rail Conditions of Travel.