BritRail England Pass

I bought two 3-days-in-2-months Flexipasses for about $200 each for use in June of 2012. Our trips were London to St. Bees, Scarborough to Liverpool, and Liverpool to London. Our Virgin train from London had to pause for over an hour because of a "brake indicator", but the staff at our transfer station pointed us to an alternate train that got us to St. Bees only about an hour late. Convenience-wise, these tickets can't be beat; you simply write the current date in the appropriate box (1, 2, or 3) on the ticket and board the train. I could have saved a bit of money by booking the individual trip legs in advance, but I really wanted the flexibility, just in case, since we were doing the Coast to Coast walk. I'd use the Flexipasses again under similar circumstances.

Despite what the locals might tell you, the rail system in the UK is a wonderful, efficient, super-civilized way to get around. But it's also super-expensive. My brilliant BritRail pass allowed me to jump on any train, at any time, without queuing for tickets or caring about the cost. It was truly wonderful. Warning: don't tell the locals how much you paid to travel, or they'll go all sullen and resentful!

In general, I was satisfied travelling with BritRail. I bought an unlimited pass for through England and especially the trains travelling longer distances were very well equipped, comfortable and cheap with that ticket. I did not need to limit myself to less crowded hours...etc. However, after the ticket expired, I experienced a problem when travelling back home. The people at the King's Cross sold me a ticket for the Stansted airport although the trains had been canceled through the day. It was very difficult to catch the flight but besides it I had to pay for the other tickets to arrange an alternative transportation. What I would recommend is just to make safe plans, because nobody returned to my complaints and since I am in another country I could not go there to find someone responsible. Actually, it was a really unexpected to experience such a thing in Britain which has a well-establish system for everything. I wrote my complaints here just in case someone becomes aware of that experience. However, I was very satisfied with the BritRail ticket and strongly recommend it for people who will be frequently travelling.

Hello, My name is Alma and I'm from Mexico. Me and my family have used a Britrail pass several times. Last time we visited England during the Summer 2012 we thought about buying pass with more days and we also decided to buy a first class one. In the past, when we didn't have children we used to buy a standard one but my husband wanted more comfort because traveling with children can be tiring! We flew from Mexico City to London, where we validated our passes and we head off to Devon. If we had traveled by coach and not by train we had arrived exhausted and realy late in Exmouth. Using Britrail allowed us to have enough space for our luggage in first class in of the high season. Our children were very relaxed during the traveling because the atmosphere was quited and pleasant. We were offered some refreshments, my kids 4 and 2 loved the hot chocolate and ginger biscuits! We used our passes to travel up to the north and have the chance to go to amazing and beautiful places. For example we traveled from Exmouth to York where we took our children to the Nacional Rail Museum my children developed love for the trains! in our way back we didn't get off in Exmouth and we carried on to Cornwall! I know it sounds crazy but with the Britrail pass it was possible because of its flexibility and great value. In some lines or specific trains some meals are offered in first class. We were so pleased our children enjoyed the meals and service as much as us. In long trips I highly recomend travel by train, you have everything you need on board: snacks, space, internet, toilets, excellent attention, comfort, beautiful landscapes, even newspapers !, We definitely are going to use a rail pass during our next visit in England or Europe. I can't wait !... As a souvenir of our nice experience on trains we bought a set of dvds about .. journeys on trains. We like to watch them in Mexico and rememeber that hot chocolate during our trips.

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I had the 15 Day Flexible Pass. It was very easy to use and allowed me to see much more of England than I would have without it. Used the pass during Sep/Oct 2012. Had no difficulty with seat availability or lots of options as to when to travel. Would highly recommend the Flexible Pass.

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My wife and I spent nearly 3 weeks touring all over England using our BritRail Passes. We had a wonderful time and will definitely purchase a BritRail Pass in the future. There is a good possibility that we'll be back to London and points south in September / October this year. Once we have confirmed that we'll be going, we'll be booking our BritRail pass again. We can't say enough about our fantastic trip. We maybe staying in London several days so we'll probably include an underground pass as well.

For years I have travelled to visit parents and in-laws by bus; a couple of years ago my eyes were opened! Now I book a BritRail (First Class) pass and travel in comfort, am treated most courteously and enjoy my trip. I have found the trains to be punctual and clean as I travel from London to the Northwest and down to the South West before returning to London.

If you have the time, the 15 days/two months flex pass option is phenomenal value and experience, whether you have a well planned itinerary or are going where the wind takes you. So easy to get on and off where and when you want. Just make sure you know when the last trains leave, especially on Sundays. Staff are always glad to see someone using this pass, and especially surprised to see a Yank venturing around lesser travelled areas.

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The train pass is an excellent idea which I have used several times over the years.

My husband and I visit London almost every year. We always buy two first class Britrail or England passes and up-to now have seen most of Great Britain and have enjoyed all our train journeys..We like the first class lounges especially at Paddington Station. Also we like the onboard service of all the train companies and enjoy the meals offered by Virgin trains. Our last visit was in November 2012 to London. We stayed in a five star hotel close to Heathrow airport. Our first class England passes entitled us to travel to Paddington station by heathrow express, the journey lasted only 15 minutes and we made a couple of trips to central London for shopping. I can only recommend Britrail because you pay less buying the passes outside England and also you save time standing in queues at the Britidh rail counters.