Our tickets
explained
#ticketsavvy
Valid until 1st January 2017
Baffled by the oodles of
ticket types available?
Ticket types can leave you feeling like a
confused pup, and as cute as they are, we want
you to be #ticketsavvy.
We want to make your journey with us as
smooth as possible. So to help you out we’ve
put together this easy guide. Keep it in your
back pocket, handbag, purse, down the back of
the settee and whip it out whenever you need a
memory jog.
Here’s 5 top tips to help you save money and keep
you up-to-date with all our latest offers.
› Book direct with us at
› Sign up with us online to become
› Be organised – Our tickets are
› Keep an eye out for
eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
to receive a £1 discount on
our lowest Advance tickets.
cheaper up to 3 weeks before
you travel. Be quick, when
they’re gone, they’re gone.
› Try out the 5 day view tab when
booking online; it helps you
quickly compare times of the day
vs price, so you can get those
cheap as chips options.
a nifty traveller and save money
with our offers.
#WinningWednesdays on
Facebook for a chance to win
tickets and prizes.
6:28am
Going out of London
5:45am
tickets*
of the busiest times.
10:29am
3:15pm
4:26pm
Anytime
tickets
7:00pm
12:15am
5:45am
11:00pm
Anytime
tickets
Peak
tickets*
tickets*
Peak
tickets*
tickets*
£64.50
Time
tickets*
Take a look at some of our Advance
ticket prices below
First
Class*
Standard
Class*
£53
£39
Derby, Long Eaton
£48
£37
Nottingham, Beeston
£47
£35
However, if you’re making a journey at the weekend and
returning on a weekday, refer to our handy chart above to
work out what type of ticket you need for coming back.
Loughborough, Leicester,
East Midlands Parkway
£47
£35
Market Harborough
£42
£27
Want to be even more savvy when
travelling at weekends?
Corby, Kettering,
Bedford, Luton
£38
£22
All of the above return journeys are valid for one calendar month.
course you do
Do you want to save money? Of
So are all tickets valid at the weekend?
Here are some examples on how you can be a savvy saver
Well actually... If you’re making a journey at the weekend
ticket is the cheapest and the only one you will need.
Want to get into London
at 10:06am on a
£178.5
0
VS
£97
Return ticket would be
best, costing £97
By arriving into London at least 6 minutes later you could save £81.50
Here’s another one:
Want to be in London on
Saturday and back on
Wednesday at 4:30pm?
You would need an Anytime
Return ticket for £178.50
On the day
Follow us @EMTrains for up to
date ticket releases and live train info
Fridays:
Want to get into London
by 10am on a weekday?
An Anytime Return ticket
would work for you,
costing £178.50
£50
£0
* Travel out on the date shown on your ticket.
9:00am
The sweet spot – Our cheaper tickets are available up
until 3 weeks before travel from £37 return
12 weeks
Please refer to the Thameslink timetable if travelling
to London, to/from Bedford, Luton and Luton Airport
*
you to save in comparison to an
Anytime ticket. These trains tend
to be a little quieter too.
£100
£ Price
*
Anytime Single valid for one journey.
Anytime Return – you can leave within 5
days of your ticket date and come back
within one calendar month.
Derby to London
11:40pm
Anytime tickets
Whe
n
they
’re
gone
,
they
’re
gone
!
On the day
11:38pm
1 week
11:26am
3 weeks
10:06am
6:19am
Weekends
4 weeks
Weekdays
Train tickets are at their best up to
3 weeks before you travel.
8 weeks
Arriving into London
Advance tickets
4 days
Look along the timeline to
see when you can save
Our tickets to/from London
£178.5
0
VS
Want to be in London on Saturday
and back on Wednesday at
3pm? You can buy a Super
£64.50
for £64.50
If you purchased an Anytime Return ticket to London from
Derby it would cost you £178.50.
London at the weekend for £63.50 and an Anytime Single
for your return on a weekday for £89.50, totalling £153.
That’s a saving of £25.50.
By leaving London a little bit earlier you could save £114
Prices shown are based on Derby to London fares.
Return fares
prices start from:
*These prices are only available at eastmidlandstrains.co.uk and
are shown with £2 online discount already applied. Subject to
availability. Conditions apply. Return fare price is based on two
Advance Single tickets.
Pssst... if you are an An
nual
Season ticket holder che
ck
out extra perks by visiting
eastmidlandstrains.co
.uk/perks
Our ticket prices
to/from London
Standard Class
First Class
Return prices from:
Super
Off Peak
Off Peak
Frozen for 2016
Anytime
First Super
Off Peak
First
Off Peak
First Anytime
Sheffield, Chesterfield
£74.50
£113
£179
£153.50
£192
£258
Derby
£64.50
£97
£178.50
£120
£152.50
£234
Long Eaton
£64.50
£95.50
£178.50
£120
£151
£234
Langley Mill
£66.50
£96
£169.50
£123.50
£152.50
£226
Nottingham, Beeston, Lincoln,
East Midlands Parkway
£61
£93.50
£160.50
£119.50
£152
£219
Loughborough
£61
£90.50
£160
£102
£131.50
£201
Leicester
£59.50
£86.50
£149.50
£99
£126
£189
Market Harborough
£49.50
£74.50
£118.50
£74.50
£99.50
£143.50
Corby
£47.50
£72.50
£105.50
£74.50
£99.50
£132.50
Kettering
£46.50
£70.50
£101.50
£74.50
£98.50
£129.50
£45
£65
£96
£73
£93
£124
Wellingborough
Frozen for 2016
Our peak times are when our trains are the busiest with work rush hours.
To avoid busy spells travel is usually quietest between 9:30am and 3pm and again
after 7:30pm.
I’m #ticketsavvy
Ways to get in touch
Twitter – Tweet your message to @EMTrains
24 hours, 7 days a week
Email – [email protected]
or find plenty of answers on our website at
eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/contactus
Post – Write to: Customer Service Centre,
East Midlands Trains, 1 Prospect Place,
Millennium Way, Pride Park, Derby DE24 8HG
Telephone – Call our Customer Service Team
any time on 03457 125 678. Yep, even at 3am
TextDirect – If you have hearing difficulties,
please use the TextDirect service: 18001 followed
by 03457 125 678
Other helpful contacts – Call National
Rail Enquiries on 03457 48 49 50 or visit
nationalrail.co.uk
The information in this leaflet was correct at the time of printing in September
2016, but may be subject to change without prior notice. East Midlands
Trains does not accept liability for any inaccuracy of this information.
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