1 year Digital Railcard £19 - new and existing customers

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New railcard promo, this one works for both new and existing Trip customers specifically a 1 year railcard for £19. No code needed, just go via link to purchase the voucher. Flexible redemption dates as you have 6 months to redeem the voucher for a 1 year digital railcard via Trip

1. Buy a digital Railcard voucher for £19. You can redeem the voucher for any 1-year digital Railcard sold on Trip (16-25 Years old Railcard / 26 - 30 Years old Railcard / Two Together Railcard / Family & Friends Railcard / Network Railcard / Senior railcard / 16-17 Saver
2. Redeem the voucher for a digital Railcard in the Trip.com app - 6 months to redeem this
3. Use your digital Railcard to book train tickets on Trip.com (or other providers) - save 1/3 on ticket fares

1 Year Railcard

1-year Railcard at fixed price of £19
Valid for both new and existing Trip users
No need to buy a train ticket to activate
No code needed, just purchase via link
Flexible redemption dates (which means you can purchase the voucher now, and exchange it for a Railcard within 180 days).

Railcard options

Once you have bought the 1 year railcard digital voucher for £19 it can be redeemed against any 1 year railcard on Trip

16-25 Years old Railcard - 1 year
26 - 30 Years old Railcard - 1 year
Two Together Railcard - 1 year
Family & Friends Railcard - 1 year
Network Railcard - 1 Year
Senior railcard - 1 Year
16-17 Saver - 1 Year

Terms

1. Railcard vouchers must be redeemed for Railcards in the Trip.com app.
2. Each voucher can be exchanged for 1 digital UK train Railcard with a 1-year validity period.
3. The voucher validity period is displayed on the promotion page.
4. Each user (account, mobile device, email, or account of payment) can redeem a max. of 1 voucher for 1 Railcard. Railcard voucher purchases cannot be combined with other promo codes.
5. The voucher cannot be canceled after it has been exchanged.
6. Trip.com reserves the right to immediately and without prior notice cancel any promotional offers and related bookings made by malicious users, including but not limited to users who make fraudulent accounts or take advantage of software vulnerabilities.
7. Trip.com reserves all rights of final interpretation.

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Edited by Chanchi32, 15 August 2023

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30th Aug
For those who are looking for recent experiences of this - it's quite difficult to figure out how to activate this on your own without going through support. Here's the steps I ended up going through to help you not stress like I did!

1. Purchase railcard voucher (£19) through the deal link
2. Download and sign into the Trip app on your phone
3. Tap the 'Account' icon at the lower-right of the app
4. Tap 'All Bookings' at the top of the screen
5. The Railcard voucher is there. Tap where it is and complete the registration process

Once finished, you can go back to this page and tap 'View my Railcard'. This shows your card at the top (big orange box in my case) and you can then tap 'View Railcard' again within this orange box to see the 'traditional' full screen Railcard with the barcode at the bottom. Personally I've taken a screenshot of this and added it to my favourites in my photo app for easier reference in the future.

Hope this helps people!
30th Aug
Thanks, I bought this a few weeks ago but completely forgot how to get back to the railcard since the app is very busy. Very clear!
15th Aug
Might be worth waiting till Thursday , says limited amount though.
15th Aug
I almost bought one. But it couldn't process the payment. Thanks. I'll try again thursday
16th Aug
As far as I know this card can only be used for ticket purchases using trip.com app and it is linked to your account so you can't use this railcard just like you could if you bought it through railcard.co.uk which you can also use when buying physical tickets at the train stations.
16th Aug
That is incorrect. You can purchase train tickets through other sellers and at train stations as long as you show an active railcard on the Trips app when requested at ticket inspection. (edited)
15th Aug
What is the valid for 180 days bit? Am I overthinking this?
16th Aug
I take it that it is annual card that only comes into force when you chose to activate it, but you must activate within 180 days of buying it. So if you like the price but aren’t making a journey until next year, buy the card now, activate before 180 days are up, and then you have 12 months use from the date of activation.
15th Aug
As a single guy in my 30s it annoys me they don't incentivise cheaper travel on the train for this age group. So instead I'll drive my car with just me in it. (edited)
15th Aug
Trains are more expensive than driving for families too. It's absolutely insane how much we're all pushed towards cars and how those who can't afford a car are charged a premium to get around.
15th Aug
I like to buy my tickets directly from the train companywebsites, or on the RailUKForum ticket site, rather than 3rd partysites.

My current railcard is with Trainline, which I just show viathe app if asked (on maybe 20% of journeys only) I have never bought a ticketusing Trainline though. My card expires soon.

Does this railcard operate in the same way .. or do you haveto book via Trip
16th Aug
I like to book my tickets through a third party website and use whatever rail card I like. That way I can see the split save offers rather than pay full price every time and I can get 10% cashback on all my train tickets too. But that’s just me…
16th Aug
Can anyone explain to me the benefit of this rather than me just using my contactless when going to london once or so a month?
17th Aug
Depends where you're starting from.
If you travel once a month and spend £50 that's £600 a year.
If you use a railcard, you can get a third off (assuming it's off peak) so you'll save £200.
Although, you've paid £19 for the railcard so you'll actually save £181 over the year.
28th Aug
WARNING
I bought a train ticket and then bought a TRIP.com railcard.
The railcard will not be activated UNLESS you buy a train ticket through TRIP.com
30th Aug
This isn't correct - I activated mine without purchasing a train ticket
15th Aug
They always have this offer, it's cheaper on Thursdays.

However the website never works or loads properly and you can never get it to take the payment.
16th Aug
yeah agreed - both the website and the app are a technical mess - like trying to buy a train ticket on aliexpress
16th Aug
I’ve already bought 2 return tickets for November with a Two Together railcard booking. However, have not purchased the Railcard yet as was going to do so closer to the time. Will this work for me?
16th Aug
You only need the Railcard on date of travel to show on request together with the ticket. Doesn't have to be valid at the time of the ticket purchase.
15th Aug
With this rail card do we still buy train ticket?
15th Aug
Bargain of the century if you can pay £19 and not have to buy any tickets.
Sorry, the answer you don't want is "yes".
15th Aug
Will I get any money off for a £25 return trip I have to do twice / three times a month? I'm 37 so probably don't qualify
15th Aug
You might if it's in the south east, which is covered by the Network Railcard (check the specifics).
16th Aug
My railcard expires in october when i turn 32. Sad times

Barely got to bloody use it as everytime i wanted to travel there were strikes or bus replacement services. (edited)
16th Aug
Surely there must be a way to get a railcard without age really being verified when purchasing the card, I'm in the same situation
16th Aug
Anyone know if you need to upload a photo when you get a railcard with this app?
16th Aug
Yeah it lets you take the photo and uploads it for you it’s very straightforward
25th Aug
Turns out I could purchase a ticket and then immediately get it refunded!
20th Sep
I've just contacted Railcard and confirmed it's not possible to transfer this to the Railcard app, so you have to keep the trip app installed to show your Railcard.

Smart marketing move tbh (just turn off notifications and permissions you don't want). Trip app is larger than Railcard too in case space is an issue for anyone
20th Sep
How much is the discount in avg. with the card?
20th Sep
There's no right answer, this depends on your travels. If you're based in London and you get 1/3rd off off peak travel. This will pay that off in two months or less with average London travel. Same with rail travel.
20th Sep
Railcards are basically half price when using clubcard points. So effectively £15 worth of clubcard points buys you a railcard
20th Sep
You should put that as a deal, the Network Card isn't available but the others are. Nice one.
20th Sep
I have paid £19 via PayPal over 24 hours ago but not email code to redeem only PayPal receipt?
20th Sep
Look at the post above by from 21 days ago. Explains it brilliantly.
16th Aug
i wish i could travel a lot around by train rather than my car but train fares are just not worth it and way to expensive , tickets to london , birmingham £80 -£200 for ticket for one , unaffordable and if you was to take the family out cost you an arm and leg.
Car fuel £40-£50 return,
16th Aug
Problem with a car is you then have parking costs on top. I agree with you though. We were going to take the train London to Manchester. £173 each! Got to be kidding. Thats a lot of parking in Manchester.
3rd Sep
I don't know how railways have so expensive, turning out to be a luxury to travel in trains nowadays ,cheeper to fly to Spain and return than getting a train to London .
Needs to be more affordable so everyone can use it , hence generate more revenue helping to lower the ticket price overall
16th Aug
Thanks but no thanks. I've had to buy a car, learn to drive and insure the car for the first time ever at the age of 39 since being made redundant by the cost of living crisis' effects on my previous employer. I looked into train cards and they don't do anything for working middle age people. £200/m to get to my local business park!
19th Sep
Uhhh...cheers. It was not an offer directly to you though. It's not a cup of tea, you don't need to 'decline' it.
27th Aug
Does anyone know if you can add the railcard to an apple wallet? Can only see it in the Trip app at the moment.
4th Sep
Where do you find it ?
17th Aug
Had a nightmare with this. Was debited the £19 and there is a booking reference number in the desktop version of the site. The website states the Railcard must be viewed in the app, but there is no sign of it in the app. Contacted customer support who cannot locate the booking in my account, despite me providing a screenshot of both the booking reference number and the debit from my bank account.

Best avoided
23rd Aug
exact same has happened to me.

They're working with their "IT Department" to cancel the voucher and refund me the £19
19th Aug
It said I had credit on the Trip.com app so got a family & friends railcard for £8.60
Not complaining though. Just got return tickets to Bournemouth next week for 2 adults & 1 child for £66 instead of £100!

Thanks as always
26th Aug
Tried to buy this today (The £15 offer) but not seeing the link appear on the app at 10am. Anyone else had this ??
26th Aug
Same here buddy maybe need to try the other days
4th Sep
Has this expired?
20th Sep
If I buy the Railcard via Trip.com can I use it when making purchases via trainline and attach it to my Oyster ?
20th Sep
This looks like a good deal. Vote for hot nationalisation and get some money put into the system instead of given being given away to shareholders and overpaid directors ….
20th Sep
how far from the airport to hotel please
20th Sep
This keeps asking me to buy a railcard in 30 days to activate it…
also the app is the temu of travel apps. Awful!!
28th Sep
How can i link this railcard to my thetrainline app? Trip.com app seems like a regular chinese mobile game throwing you lots of useless stuff on the screen.
29th Sep
You can’t. Viewable in the trip app only*. * saved screenshot might be accepted.
15th Aug
Does anyone know if this can be added to an Oyster card like the official railcards can?
16th Aug
Yes you can as long as it's one of the ones that can be added to an Oyster Card (ie 16-25, 26-30, Senior, the other Railcards cannot be linked to Oyster).
16th Aug
Have never been able to buy online as website doesn't work properly.
16th Aug
This doesn’t apply for over 30s does it? Gone on the website but can’t find age mentioned anywhere
16th Aug
I don't believe so.
Railcards for individuals only go up to 30 years of age.

*Edit*
The Network Railcard doesn't have an age limit. (edited)
16th Aug
Thanks, that'll... not make up for London discontinuing day travelcards.
19th Sep
...because they are unnecessary. They simply capped the maximum cost of your daily travel to the same cost as a travelcard. The card was useless. Use the same payment method all day and you only pay the maximum cost that a travelcard would have been.
16th Aug
Can this be used with the scotrail app.
16th Aug
Once you have redeemed the railcard voucher, you just purchase train tickets with Scotrail and ensure you select the railcard before completing purchase. Just show active digital railcard during ticket inspection (edited)
16th Aug
I wonder how many people my age have been caught out by this.

I only qualify for the Network Railcard but just by chance, noticed in the Ts&CS that the Network Railcard is only valid in the South East ...not much of a 'network' then!. But I bet a few people have stumped up their £19 quid under false assumptions!

trip.com is very misleading...almost to the point of scamming!
16th Aug
Interested to know why you think it's misleading. Surely you have to check for yourself which railcard is applicable to you before purchasing the voucher.

Good information on all railcards in the link below.
railcard.co.uk/ (edited)
16th Aug
Is anyone else getting this? Seems to be expired?
16th Aug
Still looks OK to me.
Try a different browser or device?
16th Aug
Damnit I just paid full price for my renewal!