If you're a 2012 Games event ticket holder, you can buy train tickets before everyone else to travel to the National Rail station closest to your Games venue. Train companies have assembled great value fares from every station on the National Rail network to London and all co-Host Cities helping you to get to your 2012 Games ticketed event, including the opening and closing ceremonies.
If you’ve got confirmation of all your 2012 Games event tickets visit www.nationalrailgamestravel.co.uk to book your rail travel now. Tickets are not available to buy at stations or from any other retailer. Train tickets are likely to get snapped up fast once they go on general sale so make sure you buy now before tickets are available to the general public in April.
Please allow plenty of time for your journey. The transport network will be extremely busy during the Games so you will need to allow more time to travel to and between venues. Remember to also allow time for security checks and walking within large venues, particularly if you are attending an event at a venue in the Olympic Park.
You can buy 2012 Games Train Tickets for travel between 18 July 2012 and 14 September 2012 inclusive, so you can travel and stay in London or one of the co-Host Cities before or after your Games event.
Special terms and conditions offer flexibility designed to suit travel to and from the Games. Railcard and Gold Card holders, and children can get discounts too.
First Class fares are also available on many services for adding that extra luxurious touch to what will already be an unforgettable event.
If you’re going to an event in London you will get a one-day Games Travelcard with your Games ticket. The Games Travelcard can be used for travel in London Zones 1-9 and to/from Watford Junction on the day of the event.
So, don’t get left in the blocks or leave anything to chance. Buy your train tickets today and relax knowing that when your Games event tickets arrive your travel is sorted as well.
You will need to allow plenty of time for your journey. The transport network will be extremely busy during the Games so allow more time to travel to, from and between venues.
You should also plan to arrive early at the venue as there will be airport style security. For some venues with a larger number of spectators, you may wish to allow additional time in your journey plan.
For help planning your journey, visit london2012.com/travel.
If you required assisted travel on our services, click here to fill in our assisted travel form.
Over 100 extra train services will be added to the regular timetable each day across the National Rail network during the 2012 Games. Trains will run with more carriages to help provide additional capacity at busy times.
Train services will start earlier to help you to get to your Games event in time. There will also be extra train services running later at night from London to key cities, for example:
• Depart London at 0030 for Sheffield
• Depart London at 0030 for Chesterfield
• Depart London at 0045 for Derby
• Depart London at 0045 for Nottingham
• Depart London at 0001 for East Midlands Parkway
• Depart London at 0045 for Loughborough
• Depart London at 0115 for Leicester
• Depart London at 0115 for Market Harborough
• Depart London at 0115 for Kettering
• Depart London at 0115 for Wellingborough
Capacity into Stratford station has been increased by more than 350 per cent at peak times and extra train services will run to and from London Liverpool Street to help get people to the Olympic Park.
For more information and to book your 2012 Games Train Tickets go to www.nationalrailgamestravel.co.uk.