The Best Time To Book Your Train Tickets For Christmas Revealed Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Travel This is the best time to book your train tickets home for Christmas By You Magazine - October 11, 2019 While we’re all looking forward to Christmas time, it goes without saying that the few days before the big day can be stressful, particularly when it comes to getting home to wherever you need to be. Huge crowds and packed-to-the-brim trains can cause travel chaos in the lead up to Christmas, so it’s usually advisable to book a ticket beforehand to ensure you have a seat and won’t have to queue up for hours on Christmas eve. But when exactly should you book that ticket? Well, Martin Lewis at Money Saving Expert has revealed his thoughts on the exact time you should be booking a train ticket, in terms of how far in advance you should get organised. While we all know we need to allow a little time ahead of our travel dates, but Lewis actually recommends booking tickets a timely 10-12 weeks prior to boarding your train. Getty Images This is of course when the tickets are most in demand, but it’s worth doing as the rail companies offer tickets at their cheapest then. If you’re thinking about Christmas dates, chances are you may be able to book your train home for the festive season already as out of 30 UK rail firms, 17 have already released advance train tickets up to Saturday 21st December or in some cases, even further in the future. Rail firms CrossCountry and Great Western Railway, for example, are already offering tickets up to 27th December. Getty Images However, as many rail companies choose the festive period to complete routine rail works, it’s always worth checking at each individual website when trains will be running fully an regularly. Money Saving Expert recommends signing up to free notifications at Trainline, where you will be alerted when your particular journey is available to book in time for Christmas. The full list of rail companies already offering Christmas train tickets is available to browse at Money Saving Expert. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Hotel review Wyndham Residences Costa Adeje National Trust is giving away free tickets this autumn Hotel review Una St Ives Cornwall DON' T MISS Fiona Bruce Sometimes I struggle not to cry November 14, 2021 17 beautiful 2021 diaries to help you to look forward to December 4, 2020 Why women leave men for women What’ s fuelling the rise of April 28, 2019 Hollywood veteran Laura Linney on plastic surgery friendship and her stellar July 3, 2017 You can shop the khaki jumpsuit from Holly Willoughby’ s new M& S July 17, 2019 The secrets and lies behind this happy family photo April 11, 2021 It’ s cocktail hour Olly Smith’ s cocktail recipes and Eleanor Maidment s canapé November 14, 2021 BBC One has revealed its Christmas TV schedule and there’ s lots December 2, 2020 YOU Beauty Box August Reviews August 1, 2017 Rome has been named the cheapest major city to visit in August 7, 2019 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved