Commuters’ anger over ‘cheap’ BritRail train ticket not for Brits | Great Britain

A woman has complained on social media about the high prices of train tickets and how tourists can get a much cheaper deal.

Ava (@fictions_pulp) was hoping to purchase a BritRail pass to make traveling around the country easier, but the pass is only available to non-British residents.

She said on X (formerly Twitter): “Have you ever heard of a BritRail pass? I thought it would be a life saver this week as I had to travel a lot. £100 for 48 hours to use any train? Hell yeah.

“Oh nevermind, only available if you’re not based in the UK. If you live here and pay taxes, you will pay exorbitant prices for the trains. No resident? Well, just hope for cheap prices on every train!

“It is cheaper to fly abroad for a day than to take a train in England. Before anyone says it: Yes, I know it’s about attracting tourists. It is still extremely frustrating when train and bus prices continue to rise for the population.”

BritRail offers a pass for unlimited hop-on hop-off train travel to various regions of the UK from £96 for a two-day pass.

The company also offers passes that are valid for up to a month (from £586) and can cover the whole of the UK or specific areas such as England, Scotland and London.

However, there is a big catch: a BritRail pass cannot be used by UK residents as onboard staff check users’ IDs.

Passengers can travel with a BritRail pass and a British passport as long as they have not lived permanently in the UK for the last six months prior to travel.

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Another added: “They have to pay drivers 100k a year to somehow work three days a week.” One user joked that train staff “might have to check your ID to make sure this great deal isn’t from the locals.” is used”.

BritRail and National Rail have both been contacted for comment.