Explore the North West
If you want to explore the cities, coast and countryside in one day then choose from our five Day Ranger or Round Robin tickets which include Cheshire, Lancashire and the North West. Hop on and off all day on your chosen route or within a defined area - the choice is yours. A great car-free day out for all the family and great value too!Cheshire Day Ranger
View Cheshire Day Ranger route map
| Adult | Child | Railcard* | Family & Friends** |
|---|---|---|---|
| £20.50 | £10.25 | £13.55 | £13.55 / £3.90 |
**Family & Friends Railcard holders adult / child - where conditions of railcard are met.
East Lancashire Day Ranger
View East Lancashire Day Ranger route map
| Adult | Child | Family Ticket** |
|---|---|---|
| £10.50 | £5.25 | £21.00 |
Lancashire Day Ranger
View Lancashire Day Ranger route map
| Adult | Child | Railcard* | Family & Friends** |
|---|---|---|---|
| £20.50 | £10.25 | £13.55 | £13.55 / £3.90 |
**Family & Friends Railcard holders adult / child - where conditions of railcard are met.
North West Round Robin
View North West Round Robin route map
| Adult | Child | Railcard* | Family & Friends** |
|---|---|---|---|
| £34.50 | £17.25 | £22.75 | £22.75 / £6.55 |
**Family & Friends Railcard holders adult / child - where conditions of railcard are met.
South Pennines Day Ranger
View South Pennines Day Ranger route map
| Adult | Child | Railcard* | Family & Friends** |
|---|---|---|---|
| £20.50 | £10.25 | £13.55 | £13.55 / £3.90 |
**Family & Friends Railcard holders adult / child - where conditions of railcard are met.
South Pennines Day Ranger
Time restrictions
You can use your Cheshire Day Ranger, Lancashire Day Ranger, South Pennines Day Ranger or the North West Round Robin on trains timed to depart after 0845 Monday to Friday. You can use them at any time during weekends and Bank Holidays. The East Lancashire Day Ranger is valid at any time. There is no Sunday service between Ormskirk and Preston.
Where to purchase
You can buy your Day Ranger or Round Robin tickets at your local staffed station. When boarding at an unstaffed station, or if the ticket office is closed, you can buy them from the conductor on the train. You can also buy your East Lancashire Day Ranger tickets from the driver of any Transdev bus within the validity area of the Day Ranger ticket.
Prices
The prices shown are valid until 1 January 2013.
Railcard and Child discounts
Railcard discounts are available on most of our Day Ranger and Round Robin tickets (where conditions of the railcard are met). Children 5 - 15 years old inclusive travel at half the Adult fare except on family tickets, where no further discount applies. Please see individual Day Ranger or Round Robin tab for more details.
Added value
Your East Lancashire Day Ranger also includes travel on Transdev Burnley & Pendle (Mainline, Starship and Witch Way buses) and Transdev Lancashire United (Spot On and Lancashire United buses) in and around Blackburn, Burnley and Pendle, Darwen and Hyndburn with links to Bolton, Bury, Chorley, Clitheroe, Keighley, Preston and Skipton.
Timetable Information
For train times, visit the timetable section of our website or pick up a timetable at your local staffed station. Or you can call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50.
For bus times visit traveline.info or call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33.*
*Calls to 0871 200 22 33 cost 10p per minute plus any charges your network provider makes.
Transdev Burnley & Pendle and Lancashire United buses: lancashirebus.co.uk
Explore for longer
If you'd like to travel for more than one day, then try our Rover tickets. Each one of our four Rovers covers a large part of the north of England and gives you the option of travelling for either 7 consecutive days, or any 4 days within 8 consecutive days.
Tourist Information
For ideas for days out using your Day Ranger or Round Robin, visit:
- Cheshire: visitchester.com
- Lancaster & Morecambe: citycoastcountryside.co.uk
- Lancashire: visitlancashire.com
- Liverpool: visitliverpool.com
- Manchester: visitmanchester.com
- Southport: visitsouthport.com
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