CrossCountry promotion

Travelling to an Open Day by train? Save with a 20% discount on CrossCountry Trains Advance First Class and Standard tickets for travel on CrossCountry’s network.

The discount is valid for journeys to and from the following Open Days: 

  • 4 October 2025
  • 25 October 2025 

All bookings for travel to and from the Open Days must be made by 13 September 2025

You are not restricted to travelling on the event day, so you can arrive on an earlier date and depart on a later date depending on your travel plans.

You will need to request a unique PIN code via email in order to redeem your discount.

Eligibility

  • This offer is available to prospective students and their accompanying party (up to nine people in total)
  • This offer cannot be combined with any Railcards
  • This offer is only valid on the CrossCountry network, and does not apply to 'CrossCountry & Connections' tickets

Plan your route on the CrossCountry website

If you are purchasing more than one outward or return ticket:

  • All tickets must go from and to the same outward and return destinations
  • The date of travel must be the same for all outward journeys and the same for all return journeys

How to redeem your discount

  • Request a unique PIN code by sending an email to promo@crosscountrytrains.co.uk with your chosen Open Day date as the subject line
  • Once you have received a reply with your assigned unique PIN code, book your travel directly through the CrossCountry website 

Book your travel on the CrossCountry website

The PIN code can only be used once for one transaction and is only valid for bookings made within 30 days of receiving your unique code.

Terms and conditions

You must refer to the full terms and conditions before booking rail travel to ensure that you fully meet the requirements for the discount.

Read the full terms and conditions

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