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London Blackfriars Trains


Blackfriars, also known as London Blackfriars, is a central London railway station connected to the London Underground station of the same name in the City of London. The station falls within fare zone 1.

 

London Blackfriars Railway Station

 

London Blackfriars railway station provides Thameslink services: local (from North to South London), and regional (Bedford and Cambridge to Brighton) and limited Southeastern commuter services to South East London and Kent.

Its platforms span the River Thames, the only one in London to do so, along the length of Blackfriars Railway Bridge, a short distance downstream from Blackfriars Bridge.

There are two station entrances either side of the Thames, along with a connection to the London Underground District and Circle lines. The north bank entrance is on the south side of Queen Victoria Street and the south bank entrance, opened in 2011, is adjacent to Blackfriars Road.

A Thameslink driver depot is in the station building. London Buses routes 4, 40, 63 and night routes N63 and N89 serve the station. The adjacent Blackfriars Millennium Pier provides river services to Putney and Canary Wharf.

 

Plan Your London Blackfriars Train Journey

Travel by train to London can often be costly. You can however reduce the cost of your train ticket to London quite considerably by following these simple travel tips:-

Book Your Blackfriars Train Tickets In Advance

You are able to book train tickets to London Blackfriars from Shanklin by as much as twelve weeks in advance. All train operators on the National Rail network have a limited quantity of cheaper advance tickets available but to secure one of these cheap Shanklin to London Blackfriars train tickets you do need to book as far in advance as possible.

Travel To Blackfriars During Off-Peak Times

The cheapest Shanklin train tickets to London Blackfriars are between the early morning and late afternoon peak travel periods. If you are able to travel just a few minutes before or after the peak rush hour period you could more than halve the cost of your train tickets from Shanklin to Blackfriars.

Split Your Blackfriars Train Tickets

Split ticketing is something many seasoned passengers on Shanklin to London Blackfriars trains already practice and is where instead of having one train ticket to take you to Blackfriars from Shanklin the journey is broken down into two or more parts with a separate rail ticket for each sector where the train stops.

For example, if you wanted to travel from Station A to Station D, you would expect to buy a ticket direct from A to D. However, you may find it a lot cheaper to buy a ticket from A to B, and another from B to C and still another from C to D for a cheaper combined train ticket price. This is especially true when not all sectors of your journey are during peak time.

Split Ticketing is legal and permitted by the National Rail Conditions of Carriage but can be confusing. To take advantage of the huge savings you could enjoy from splitting your Shanklin to London Blackfriars train tickets click here to visit our dedicated split train ticket page.

Invest in a Network Rail Card

If you you are student, of pension age, disabled, in the military, on certain Job Center programs or travel as a family reduce the cost of your London rail journey by 30% for a year or more by investing in a Network Rail Card. For more information on the various rail discount cards click here.


Blackfriars Train Ticket Options

Huge savings are able to be enjoyed simply by choosing the type of ticket most suited for your train journey to London Blackfriars from Shanklin. The three main type of Shanklin to Blackfriars train tickets and their essential characteristics are:-

Advance Train Tickets To Blackfriars from Shanklin

  • Not flexible: for travel on a specified London train on a specified date
  • Savings of up to 80% (sometimes more) compared with buying a ticket on the day of travel
  • Limited availability of the really cheap tickets but may be booked up to 12 week in advance
  • Are available on all long-distance routes, but not available for most short journeys
  • Must be booked in advance and not later than the day before travel
  • Are not refundable, but can be amended for a fee

Off-Peak Train Tickets To Blackfriars from Shanklin

  • With Off-Peak train tickets you can travel on any train outside the “peak” hours
  • With Super Off-Peak tickets you may be restricted to traveling later, or not in the evening peak
  • Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak Return tickets enable you to travel back on any date within a calendar month
  • Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak Day Return and Single tickets are valid for one day only
  • Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak train tickets can be booked up to 15 minutes before the departure of your train
  • Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak train tickets are refundable

Anytime Train Tickets To Blackfriars from Shanklin

  • Offer complete flexibility: travel on any London train on the date(s) your ticket is valid
  • Anytime Single tickets allow you to to travel on the date shown on the ticket or on the next day
  • Anytime Return tickets allow you to travel on the date shown on the ticket or within four days
  • Anytime tickets are available on all routes
  • Anytime train tickets can be booked up to 15 minutes before the departure of your train
  • Anytime train tickets are refundable
  • Anytime train tickets cost more than other types of train tickets.


Primary London Train Stations

London has a few major train stations. The main stations south of the River Thames are Waterloo and London Bridge, while major termini north of the river include Victoria station, Paddington station, Stratford station, Marylebone station, Liverpool Street station, Euston station, Kings Cross and St. Pancras stations.

All London train stations are linked to the London Underground network, making onward travel simple.

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Cheaper London Blackfriars Train Tickets

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What makes Railsaver different is that we do not mislead customers with unrealistic promises of 85% or more savings on Shanklin to London Blackfriars train tickets and that we actually do what we say.

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