BritRail England Pass

Bought two 3-days-in-2-months Flexipasses. Used them in June 2012 for London to St. Bees, Scarborough to Liverpool, and Liverpool to London. The Virgin train from London had to pause for over an hour because of a brake indicator, but the staff at our transfer station was able to help us find an alternate connection, so we were only an hour late arriving at St. Bees. Convenience-wise, these passes are tough to beat - you simply write the date you're traveling in the appropriate box (1, 2, or 3) on the ticket and board the train. These Flexipasses cost $200 each in 2012, and I could have done better by booking individual trips in advance, but I really wanted the flexibility, just in case, since our reason for the trip was the Coast to Coast walk. When I make another similar trip, I'll use the Flexipass again.

I have used the BritRail passes these last seven years. The trains are safe, clean, and offer the most convenient travel available in the UK. With the pass, one escapes long lines for purchasing individual tickets. Moreover, various forms of passes offer flexibility and a great value for the money. I wouldn't leave the US without a BritRail pass!

Bought a pass fo 4 first class journeys on the offer last year. Brilliant value at €199.

I loved using the BritRail pass. I was staying in London and doing day trips form there (Cambridge, Canterbury, Salisbury, Oxford, etc) and it was great because I could go out and back in one day and it worked out cheaper with this pass than buying individual return tickets. It was also super convenient because I didn't have to buy tickets. When doing long routes (Manchester-London) it saves a ton of money. I plan to buy it again when I go this summer.

After years of renting a car, paying high prices for petrol/parking (if a space is available), bumper-to-bumper crowded motorways, we discovered BritRail. The personnel on the trains and the platforms are very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. Carriages are clean & comfortable and many have toilet facilities and catering. Schedules are convenient and this is the best way to see the British countryside We have had 11 passes & love them. Thank you, BritRail.

Our family loves to travel and Britrail is one of the best ways to see UK independently. We were able to leave our residence and everyday travel to a new area. The schedules were accurate, and getting in and out of London perfect. We always recommend passes to friends and family traveling to the UK.

Thank you for the opportunity to write a review for British Rail. Firstly, I'd like to say that when I booked my flex pass last year on line, the process was painless. The pass came in the mail within days of me purchasing it. I had absolutely no idea how friendly everyone who worked for British Rail would be - how delightful for me to be able to go to any employee and feel completely comfortable asking a question, and getting logical advice. More than advice however, was offered. Employees wouldn't just tell you where to walk to meet your next train - they would walk with you...wait with you..help you lift your bags onto the train. It's not as if I expected rudeness; it's just that I hadn't planned on receiving so much comfort in a country whose railways I had never used before. Always on time, it was a pleasure to ride and easy to plan my itinerary to discovery my historical routes and ancestry in any part of England. One suggestion is that there be more spots for large baggage on longer train rides so that I didn't feel as if I had to use up a spot to keep my luggage where I could see it at all times. If I had known how much it cost to travel from one location to another, I probably would have purchased separate rail passes between locations, instead of purchasing a flexi-pass, as the distances I was travelling did not cost as much individually as it cost me for the pass. However, if I HAD done the research before hand, I would have known that. I will definitely travel on British Rail again this summer, as it was so wonderful. This time I am bringing my parents and my sister and her husband to see their heritage in Devon, Cornwall, Shropshire and London. We'll be there for one month. I am so excited to be going back. We'll be delighted to sit comfortably and watch the English countryside appear at every turn.

I was fortunate to take my family to Europe for a 2 week holiday in September. One week was spent in England. We purchased the BritRail Pass originally to take us from the airport to our hotel and back and then a quick trip to Nottingham to visit friends. When we arrived at the hotel, we realized that the train pass was going to come in handy because we were too far out of London to get to a tube station. It was so easy to get on the train and go into the city and not have to think about fares and tickets with 3 kids in tow. Train travel is so easy, and my only choice when traveling in England.

Train is the best way to travel about in the UK! The trains are frequent and on time & with a rail pass you can go where you want when you want. If it's rainy one day (this is important) you can just go the next day. For a relaxing vacation in the UK this is the way to go. The trains are always clean and everyone from the station agent to the food service staff on the train have always been so friendly. I can't wait for my next visit - Cheers!

This pass is absolutely EXCELLENT if you are expecting to make a series of long journeys within England. The average daily rate is well below the price of tickets for inter-city journeys. It is a waste to use the pass for local journeys, which are often subsidized within city boundaries. The reliability of the UK train service is not what we expect from the Swiss Railway, but it is not bad, and certainly for Canadians is better than VIA. There is always ample room in off-peak times, but not during rush hour or on Fridays and Sundays. Saturdays and Sundays are the usual days for work on the track, so there can be disruption of schedules. However, I thoroughly recommend the pass. Every railway official recognized it and made some sort of welcoming comment. I encountered NO PROBLEMS at all in using it. My journeys were of 2.5 to 6 hrs duration, and so the pass was absolutely excellent value. I have travelled with a standard pass and a First Class pass. For 1st class, my comfort rating would be 5 stars. Travelling on Friday out of London, standard accommodation was full, and it took a while to find a seat. Another time, travelling northwards on Friday, I was standing a long way. But I was not alone, and the conversation in "standing class" was quite entertaining.