Northern Trains Limited is a state owned rail company that runs services across the North of England. It operates about 20% of the UK’s train stations in the North West, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, and parts of the East Midlands.
So when they have a sale on, it’s a great time for people in the North to grab a bargain.
This article may include mentions of products from one or more of our affiliate partners. Unless explicitly stated, we are not being paid to include these. To learn more about our advertising policy, please refer to our Terms of Service.
What and when is the Northern Flash Sale?
Northern Rail are known for their flash sales where they slash their train prices to super low prices, including £2 tickets for grabs!
There’s no sale running at the moment, but keep an eye on this page as we’ll update it whenever there is. We’ve also looked at past sales data to predict when sales might happen again.
Past Sales
2026
- Autumn Flash Sale – 2 to 4 September
- £2 train tickets
- Valid for travel between 9 September to 23 October 2026
Where can I travel to and how much will I save?
There’s loads of destinations that Northern serves including:
- Baildon
- Blackpool
- Carlisle
- Chester
- Cumbria and The Lake District
- Harrogate
- Hull
- Lancashire
- Leeds
- Manchester
- Newcastle and Gateshead
- Northumberland
- Nottingham
- Sheffield
- Peak District
- Yorkshire Coast
- Yorkshire Dales
- York
Therefore, there is going to be so many options available but here’s some example fares that you can expect:
Journey | Sale price | Advance price |
|---|---|---|
Manchester – Leeds | £2 | £9.60 |
Manchester – Blackpool | £2 | £10.10 |
Leeds – Chester | £2 | £10.30 |
Leeds – Carlisle | £2 | £17.30 |
Liverpool – Manchester | £2 | £8.00 |
Newcastle – Carlisle | £2 | £9.40 |
Need a place to stay?
Check out our guides!
How do I book a the Northern Flash Sale?
It’s easy, you just need to head to whatever platform you usually use to book your train ticket and look out for the discounted fares! This could be direct with Northern, trainline, Train Pal, Virgin Trains Ticketing or your chosen train operator.
As long as you’re booking a Northern train, the route is included and there’s still availability, it should show up on all websites!
Here’s how it looks on Northern’s website:
Northern also have a ‘cheap fare finder‘ but sometimes due to the demand it tends to crash!
Can you use your railcard as well?
No, sadly railcard discounts cannot be used on flash sale tickets.
Can children still get a discount?
Yes, children will still be priced at half of the adult price and so if you’ve found a £2 sale ticket fare, the child fare will only be £1 – as long as there is availability.
Why can't I find any £2 tickets?
The £2 sale tickets are limited and so once they’re gone, they’re gone. Also, remember that most train ticket platforms show all possible trains and that this sale is only on Northern trains – so you may need to keep searching to find the sale fares.
Where can I find more information?
You can find out more information on the Northern website.
Don’t hang about when Northern has a sale on as you can bag trains to destinations like Manchester, Leeds and the Lake District for just £2.
