Young Persons Railcard

For anyone between the ages of 16 and 25, or those above 25 in full - time education, who are inclined to regularly use trains, especially for cross-country journeys, this railcard is a God-send! The card costs £26, which can be recovered in savings in a single journey if long and expensive enough, as it knocks a third off all rail fares. Of course, there are exceptions, but a third off is actually a hell of a lot. I actually got my railcard for free when I signed up to a Natwest student account, so I literally had nothing to lose and have saved hundreds of pounds in the process. When booking an online ticket, simply add this railcard to your order ...  Read the complete review

We've all done it promised a friend that we'll go and see them for their birthday only to find that the rail fares are too expensive. Yes it's true that this card only gives you a third off, but that means that if you spend £60+ a year on trainfares this card will have paid for its self. For me I was in the unfortunate position of never having one for my first two years at uni. One of my friends had taken out the NatWest account and got a railcard for 5 years (I wish I had done that), and another had bought one. I didn't think that I would save money so kept putting it off, but I'm so glad that I did buy one as in the year that it's valid (12 months) I ...  Read the complete review

I bought my Young Persons Railcard on the advice of my boyfriend, who I had started regularly travelling to go to see. Beforehand, I had just stuck with my student Oyster card, rarely travelling outside of London and when I did, usually by coach. However, to get to where he lives, there is no cheap coach option - so the train it had to be! The fare wasn't cheap either, bearing in mind I was visiting pretty much every weekend, my student loan is only so much, and so saving a third on the rail fare seemed a great idea. Even if it would be a few weeks before I'd effectively save my money back. The Young Person's Railcard is available to anyone aged 16-25 or full ...  Read the complete review

The Young Persons Railcard is for people aged between 16-25, or anyone aged 25+ who is in full time education. With it, you can get a 1/3 off discount on most train services, for £26 a year or £65 for three years. Recently the price has gone up (it was around £24 previously), but, since I first got mine around two years ago, I've noticed that at least once a year there'll be some discount on the card at some point - for last year's offer, the card was available with 50% off! You can use this railcard with all train companies and on all journeys, but if you're using it before 10am a minimum fare applies. This makes it quite difficult to get your money back for ...  Read the complete review

If you are aged between 16-25 or a mature student in full time education, and travel by train a lot, or make more than just one or two big trips a year it is quite simply madness not to get one of these. It is possible to save more then the £26 annual cost in one trip. For example I travel by train to visit my girlfriend when she is at university and a return without railcard would be in the region of £90, with a railcard it is £60. I often get it for much cheaper again by buying several weeks in advance. You always save 1/3 off the full fare. There are a couple of problems with this card. For starters if you want to use the card before 10am monday to fridays ...  Read the complete review