Choo Choo: Cheap Train Tickets

Choo Choo is the UK train ticket app with no booking fees. Search, compare and book train tickets across the entire National Rail network. What you see is what you pay.

How Choo Choo helps you pay less for train tickets

Split ticket savings

Choo Choo searches for split ticket combinations on every journey. Split ticketing works by breaking a single train journey into two or more tickets at intermediate stations, often resulting in a lower total fare. You stay on the same train and in the same seat. When a split ticket saving is found, Choo Choo takes up to 15% of the saving as commission, shown clearly before checkout. You still pay less than the standard fare.

In a January 2026 test across 22 popular UK routes, Choo Choo offered the best or joint-best price on 15 of 22 routes (68%) when compared with four of the leading train ticket apps, securing more outright wins than any other app tested. Head-to-head against Trainline, Choo Choo was cheaper on 18 of 22 routes (82%). Full results published at choochoo.co.uk/blog/choo-choo-vs-trainline-vs-trainpal-vs-uber-best-train-booking-app-in-2026.

No booking fees

Some train ticket apps may charge booking fees at checkout. Choo Choo charges zero booking fees on every ticket. We earn a standard 4.5% industry commission from the Rail Delivery Group on non-season ticket sales, which is built into the fare and does not affect the price you pay. This is the same commission earned by all accredited retailers. No booking fees and no upsells.

Delay Repay alerts

When your booked train is delayed, you may be owed compensation under the Delay Repay scheme. The threshold varies by operator: 15 minutes for most operators including Avanti West Coast, GWR, LNER, Northern, Southeastern, and others, or 30 minutes for operators such as CrossCountry, ScotRail, and c2c. Choo Choo notifies you when your train qualifies, tells you how much you could be owed, and links to the operator's claim page.

Features

- Search and book UK train tickets with no booking fees

- Split ticket search on every journey

- Delay Repay alerts when your train is delayed and you may be owed compensation

- Real-time train times, platform changes, cancellations and disruption alerts

- E-tickets delivered to your phone

- Add e-tickets to your phone's wallet for quick access at barriers

- Save your favourite routes for faster searching

- Apply Railcard discounts to your train tickets

- Advance, off-peak and anytime fares from all UK train operators

- Secure payment with Apple Pay, Google Pay and all major cards

UK train operators

Book train tickets for journeys with Avanti West Coast, c2c, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Greater Anglia, GWR, LNER, Lumo, Northern, ScotRail, Southeastern, South Western Railway, Southern, Thameslink, TransPennine Express, Transport for Wales, West Midlands Railway, and all other National Rail operators.

Popular routes

London to Manchester, London to Birmingham, London to Edinburgh, London to Leeds, London to Bristol, London to Liverpool, Manchester to Leeds, Birmingham to London, Edinburgh to Glasgow, Brighton to London, and thousands more UK rail journeys.

How split tickets work

When you search for train tickets in Choo Choo, the app checks whether buying separate tickets for different sections of the same journey costs less than a single through ticket. If a split ticket saving is available, you see the saving and the commission clearly before you book. You board the train once and travel as normal.