Monthly Season Train Tickets

Between 2 October 2023 and 28 June 2024, customers can travel at any time of the day on Off-Peak tickets. This means that for most customers, it may be cheaper for you to purchase a ticket each day you travel. Click here to find out more about this government-funded trial and what it means for all ticket types.

A Monthly Season Ticket brings loads of benefits

Travelling by train is even better with a Monthly Season Ticket. Travel between two stations along the route you travel on regularly and say goodbye to queues at the ticket office.

Monthly Season Tickets are flexible and convenient. They’re available to use at any time of the day, with no time restrictions. Plus, you can add a Kids for a Quid ticket when a child travels with you.

Take a look below to see if a Monthly Season ticket is right for you:

How to buy and renew your Monthly Train Ticket

Cheaper train travel is just a few taps away. You can buy and renew your new monthly train ticket online, with the ScotRail app, via a ticket vending machine, or at a ticket office.

They load straight onto Smartcards each time you purchase one. ScotRail Smartcards are completely free and just require a photo, which you can take with your smartphone.

Paper Season Tickets require a photocard and a passport-sized photo. Photocards are free from ScotRail booking offices and travel centres.

Paper Monthly Season tickets are valid on all operators’ services. Smartcard Season Tickets are valid on ScotRail and LNER services.

You can purchase a Monthly Season Ticket in advance or on your first day of travel. Online purchases must be made at least four hours before you travel.

Should I get a daily ticket or a Season Ticket?

Due to the Off-Peak fares all day long trial, we've designed a Season Ticket Calculator to allow customers who travel by train regularly on the same route to compare the cost of a daily return ticket to the cost of a Season Ticket. This will help you find the best-value rail ticket to suit your needs.

By telling us the number of days you plan to travel per week, and the length of ticket you want to commit to, we can calculate the best value tickets for your journey from the following:

  • Anytime Day Return
  • Weekly Season
  • Monthly Season
  • Annual Season

Where there are no Anytime Day Return fares available, the Calculator will only return the Season Tickets for that journey.

Lost your Monthly Season Ticket?

If your Season Ticket is on a Smartcard and you lose your card, your ticket will be cancelled and securely transferred onto a new one.

We offer weekly, monthly, and annual Season Tickets. Find out how much your Season Ticket will cost, and how much money you are likely to save on train travel, by using our Season Ticket Calculator.

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Be sure to read our summary pages on weekly, monthly, annual Season Tickets to determine which is the best option for you. It ultimately depends on how often you plan to travel on your chosen route.

Season Tickets can be renewed at the touch of a button using the ScotRail website or app.

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Season Tickets can be bought and renewed online, with the ScotRail app, via a ticket vending machine, or at a ticket office. If you have one of our free Smartcards, you can simply load your ticket to it every time you buy one. You will need to supply a photo, which can be taken with your smartphone, should you wish to obtain a new Smartcard.

We offer Paper Season Tickets too. These require a photocard, which you can get for free from ScotRail booking offices and travel centres, and a passport-sized photo.

You can buy your Season Ticket in advance or on your first day of travel. Online purchases must be made at least four hours before you travel.

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If you are a Smartcard Season Ticket holder, you can upgrade to First Class for £5 when you travel off-peak. Simply pay onboard.

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Seat reservations are not available when you purchase a Season Ticket.

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Paper Season Tickets are valid on all operators’ services. Smartcard Season Tickets are valid on ScotRail and LNER services.

You can use your Season Ticket at any time of the day, including weekends, with no restrictions. You can also break up your journey by travelling to intermediate stations along your route.

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There is a 50% discount for 16-18 year-olds with a Young Scot National Entitlement Card, and for children aged 5-15 when Season Tickets are bought at a ScotRail ticket office.

Highland Railcard discounts are also available at ticket offices and on the ScotRail website.

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If your Season Ticket is on a Smartcard and you lose your card, your ticket will be cancelled and securely transferred onto a new one.

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There’s a £10 admin fee if you want a refund. Please note that you must have a sufficient period of validity left on your ticket for a successful claim.

Please note, for the duration of the Off-Peak fares all day long trial, which runs between 2 October 2023 and 31 March 2024, the £10 standard refund fee will be waived for Season Tickets.

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A Season Ticket for the train, buses and SPT Subway in the Strathclyde area.

It gives you unlimited travel, and also works on most buses and some ferries. You can use your ZoneCard wherever you see the ZoneCard logo.​

Find out more and buy a ZoneCard on the SPT website.

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