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Ditch the car and travel by train

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Travel by train and leave the traffic jams and parking nightmares behind!

Rail is one of the most environmentally friendly ways to travel and a great alternative to driving. Whether you’re travelling for work, seeing a show in London, taking a seaside stroll with friends, or enjoying a day out with the family, we have a train ticket to suit you! Compare our main ticket types below to find the best option for your journey.

Plus, our app and website now show Carbon Footprint information when you’re buying a ticket, so you can see the CO2e emissions you’ll save by taking the train instead of the car.

Remember, no booking fees when you buy from us.

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Season Tickets

Season Tickets save you money on regular journeys. You can choose how long you want your Season ticket to last, from seven days, to any period between one month and one year. Our Season Ticket Calculator will help you find the best value ticket for your journey.
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Railcards

You can get at least a third off standard train fares with a railcard, saving you money on your commute, day trip, city break or staycation. You can buy most Railcards online and some are available to buy from our station ticket offices.
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Advance Ticket

If you know when you will be travelling in the next couple of months you can save money by buying an Advance Ticket. You can book them online up to 12 weeks in advance of the date you want to travel.

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Off-Peak Ticket

Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak Tickets are usually the cheapest option if you have the flexibility to travel outside of peak times.

Flexi Season tickets

Flexi Season ticket

If you are travelling to the office a couple of times a week, our Flexi Season ticket could be the perfect option for your new commute.

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GroupSave

Save on train tickets and do more with your friends and family with our GroupSave tickets. Save up to 1/3 on the price of individual adult tickets when groups of 3-9 adults travel together Off-Peak.

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Save 1/3 on tickets with a Digital Railcard

Buy and download Digital Railcards straight to your phone to start saving now.
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Download the Southeastern app

Get live updates you can trust and personalised journey support.
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One Click Delay Repay

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Calculate my carbon footprint

Enter your start and destination stations, and we'll show you the environmental impact of your journey for both train and car travel.

Your journey details

The calculations are based on:

  • Car = Average petrol car 0.22469 kg CO2e/passenger mile
  • Train = National Rail 0.07150 kg CO2e/passenger mile
*Conversion factors are taken from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greenhouse-gas-reporting-conversion-factors-2023
Distance is calculated as the direct distance between the origin and destination stations.