Why spend hours sitting in traffic when you can reach your destination speedily and in comfort on a super-smooth LNER train?
For stress-free travel with the family, going by rail is a great choice – and an LNER Family Return Ticket is a brilliant way to save on fares, whether you’re off for a big London getaway, a cheeky city break in Leeds or a short and sweet day trip to York.
Need more reasons to choose the train? Here are five for starters…
- It’s great value for money
With petrol prices soaring, it feels like you’d have to remortgage just to fill up these days, but with trains you’re still on track for some incredible ticket deals. Take LNER’s Family Return Ticket – you can save up to an amazing 57 per cent. It’s all so simple too: up to two adults and four children (aged five to 15) can travel on the same return ticket, and all for one fixed price. There’s no need to faff about buying individual tickets for everyone. You can also use your Family Return to book peak as well as off-peak tickets at no extra cost. The savings don’t stop when you’ve purchased your ticket, either: an LNER Family Return will, for example, entitle you to two-for-one deals on attractions in London and York.
- You’ll enjoy quality family time
Your getaway fun begins on the train, before you’ve even reached your holiday destination. We know how hard it is to have fun with the family in a car when you’re behind the wheel focusing on the road or working out directions. In your train carriage, though, it’s easy to relax and spend time playing games or reading stories with the kids. And you can take a break to enjoy the scenery as it glides by while you tuck into a tasty lunch or snack.
3. It’s all so easy
You can forget about crawling through 10-mile holiday traffic tailbacks as your train whizzes you in stress-free comfort to the heart of the city. Nor do you have to worry about time-consuming service station stop-offs for toilet breaks. Even booking your LNER Family Return Ticket is stress-free too: both journeys come with seat reservations, and your return trip can be up to a month later.
4. You’ll travel in comfort and style
If you want to stretch your legs, you can slip out of your seat at any time for a stroll along the carriage. You can’t do that in a motor unless you’re a stunt driver. Adding to your comfort is LNER’s Let’s Eat at Your Seat service : order food and drink to be delivered directly to you just by scanning the QR code at your seat. Aah, luxury…
5. It’s a green way to go
As you relax in your carriage, the whole family will be happy in the knowledge that the train is one of the greenest forms of public transport. In fact, travelling by rail reduces carbon emissions by two-thirds compared to driving – and one train removes up to 500 cars from our roads. Get the kids to check out LNER’s Carbon Calculator tool to discover the amount of emissions you’ll be saving compared to driving or flying – you’ll all feel chuffed gliding back home with the family on an LNER train.
