Can you use a normal train ticket on the Elizabeth line?

Fares and ticketing The Elizabeth line has two 'London Terminal' stations on its route - London Paddington National Rail station and London Liverpool Street National Rail station. Tickets for National Rail services to/from London Terminals are not valid on the Elizabeth line between Paddington and Liverpool Street.



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Using London Terminals tickets on the Elizabeth line Customers using these tickets must buy a separate ticket or use pay as you go to travel beyond Paddington (if travelling from the west) or Liverpool Street (if travelling from the east).

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If you are making journeys within London, you can use Oyster or contactless pay as you go and Travelcards for travel on National Rail and Transport for London rail services, London Underground, DLR, London Buses and London Trams.

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Elizabeth line trains run every three to four minutes from early morning to late evening, seven days a week.

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First and foremost, it is not a 'tube line' – it is a regular national railway line. But it coexists and operates side-by-side with the London Underground. Perhaps the biggest and most obvious difference are the trains themselves.

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Unless the Season ticket says it can only be used on a specific train company's services, it is valid on all services on the route and within the Zones for which the ticket is issued.

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Official retailer of Railcards by National Rail. Buy a digital Network Railcard online with us – it's stored directly in the Trainline app, so you can use it right away to get 1/3 off eligible journeys for a whole year.

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Ticket and fares Travel on the Elizabeth line costs £12.80 at all times of the day, for a journey to or from Heathrow airport, where that journey starts, ends or goes through Zone 1. Single journey tickets and Zones 1-6 Travelcards can be purchased from airport station ticket machines.

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Transport for London (TfL) has increased fares to try and raise £27 million per year. These are a part of the conditions that have been imposed by the government, which has seen TfL granted a £3.6 billion bailout.

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You can use contactless throughout the Elizabeth line. Oyster cards and valid Travelcards are also accepted, but not west of West Drayton.

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Show Your eTicket Open the eTicket on your mobile device and show the barcode to the conductor. You can even print your eTicket before you arrive at the station.

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Can you scan a trainline ticket twice? It is perfectly valid to use the out portion and then the return portion. It is NOT valid to use the out portion twice, or to use the return portion twice, or to use the out portion at all after the return portion has been used.

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Advance train tickets aren't flexible, so you must catch the train specified on your ticket. If you catch an earlier train, you may have to pay additional fees, so please check with ticket staff at the station.

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The line, which runs alongside the Heathrow Express, offers another comfortable way to get to work. Many visitors will find the line's soaring station halls and gleaming trains — they're accented in royal purple and nearly three times as long as a Boeing 747 — not only convenient but also an inspiration.

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A consistent ride comfort level from Figures 1C,G can be observed, which implies that the Elizabeth Line can deliver a satisfying comfort level in the tested section according to either UIC 513 or ISO 2631.

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