Getting around by train United Kingdom

All city and mainline trains to the South. Glasgow has two major railway stations in its city center: Glasgow Queen Street (George Square) and Glasgow Central (Gordon Street). The former serves the east and north of Scotland (including Edinburgh) via Scotrail (www.scotrail.co.uk). The second connects all of the south of the country, as well as the rest of Great Britain, with Scotrail (www.scotrail.co.uk), Virgin Trains (www.virgintrains.co.uk), First Transpennine Express (www.tpexpress.co.uk) and Crosscountry (www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk).

Britrail allows you to travel through the United Kingdom, Scotland and Wales using the British rail network. Different pass formulas allow you to make unlimited trips per day for a fixed price. These passes are not available for sale in Great Britain so it is necessary to plan to acquire them before departure. Logistics is simplified because you can board the train without having to wait at the ticket office for each trip. It is a good option to explore the surroundings of London like Oxford, Cambridge.

Trains to Paddington Station in London (three hours' journey), via Reading. You can also go to Manchester, Birmingham, Portsmouth, Glasgow... Very frequent trains to and from Cardiff (about an hour's journey, count £7.50-11.70).

ScotRail is the place to go if you are visiting Scotland by train. You can book your ticket or pass directly on the site. You won't have any additional costs. Check out weekly (£37 to £89), monthly (£105.60 to £247.30) and yearly (£1,100 to £2,576) passes. You even have questions to answer to direct you to the most useful pass for you. You will have all the information in real time (works, delay, cancellation) as well as the latest promotions. Application also available.

This company serves routes in the south-east of England and 164 stations. In London, you can take a South Eastern train from St Pancras, Charing Cross, Victoria or London Bridge stations. You can buy your tickets online or directly from the kiosks at stations, but advance tickets are generally cheaper. On the website, you can plan your journey, check live timetables and, thanks to the interactive map, see which trains are late and between which stations. How convenient!

The main station, Cardiff Central, provides easy access to most Welsh towns and some English cities. To the south: direct services to Merthyr Tydfil, from where you can reach the town of Brecon; Swansea, the main town on the Gower Peninsula; Chepstow in the Wye Valley... The Cardiff-London Paddington journey takes around two hours (departures every half-hour, round trip: between £40 and £100 depending on time of year and timetable).

It is the most important railway company in Wales. It offers connections to all regions as well as to London and Bristol. Enjoy the beautiful scenery in peace and quiet. There are many railway companies in Wales, which have been privatised since the Thatcher government, which explains the sometimes high fares.

Good plan: its pass formulas, which give unlimited access to trains and buses, depending on the regions you wish to visit, at competitive prices.

ScotRail is Scotland's national rail operating company, succeeding First ScotRail on April¹, 2015. The company provides intercity service throughout Scotland (with the exception of the Caledonian Sleeper, operated by Serco) and offers six scenic routes under the name "Great Scenic Rail Journeys" on the West Highland Line, Far North Line, Kyle Line, Carlisle Line, Stranraer Line and the Borders Railway. All fantastic train journeys. Buy tickets online.

The London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is a British railway company that was re-established when the national company British Rail was privatised in the mid-1990s (the company that unified the country's four major railway companies - the Big Four - in 1948). LNER provides an intercity service mainly on theEast Coast Main Line, from London King's Cross to Yorkshire, and on to Scotland (the famous Royal Scotsman). Buy online.

This company serves over 200 stations in the southwest of England. From London's Paddington and Victoria stations and Clapham Junction, Waterloo or Wimbledon, you can travel in just 1h30-2h to Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Windsor, Salisbury or Winchester without changing trains. The journey to Exeter, Weymouth or Cornwall takes longer. Online, all information on delays and work is broadcast live, and you can book your ticket in advance to benefit from the best fares.

Southern Railway serves the counties of Sussex, Surrey and parts of Kent and Hampshire, with a total of 156 stations. In London, the main departure stations are Victoria and London Bridge. Travel to Brighton in just 1 hour, Hastings in 1.5 hours or Portsmouth and Bournemouth in 2 hours with no changes. You can book your ticket online in advance,off-peak, if you want to take advantage of the best fares. Information on roadworks and possible delays is available on the website.

In general, the tube and buses cover the entire city centre, but the suburban lines of the National Rail, the English railway company, can be useful, and sometimes much faster. This network is connected to several metro stations in the city marked with a red symbol on the metro maps. If you wish to travel to one of London's districts by train, please note that your metro ticket or Travelcard is valid on board the train, as long as the station is located in the same validity area.