Can I reserve a seat for my train journey?
You can reserve seats on almost all long-distance trains. Here’s a quick guide to what you can and can’t reserve:
Sometimes, during special events or busier periods, reservations might not be offered.
| Operator | Seat reservations? | Additional Information |
| Avanti West Coast | Yes | |
| c2c | No | |
| Caledonian Sleeper | Yes | Reservations are compulsory |
| Chiltern Railways | No | |
| CrossCountry | Yes | |
| East Midlands Railway | Yes | Only on trains between Sheffield/Nottingham and London |
| Eurostar | Yes | Reservations are compulsory |
| Gatwick Express | No | |
| Grand Central | Yes | |
| Great Northern | No | |
| Great Western Railway | Yes | Only on trains to/from London. Reservations on the Night Riviera sleeper train are compulsory |
| Greater Anglia | No | |
| Heathrow Express | No | |
| Hull Trains | Yes | |
| LNER | Yes | |
| London Northwestern Railway | No | |
| London Overground | No | |
| Lumo | Yes | Reservations strongly recommended |
| Merseyrail | No | |
| Northern | No | |
| ScotRail | Yes | Long-distance services only |
| South Western Railway | No | |
| Southeastern | No | |
| Southern | No | |
| Stansted Express | No | |
| Thameslink | No | |
| TransPennine Express | Yes | Except on local services Leeds – Huddersfield and Huddersfield – Manchester |
| Transport for Wales | No | |
| West Midlands Railway | No |
You can click here to find out more about seat reservations with our handy guide.
Where a reservation is available, we’ll always let you reserve a seat, providing that the train is not so busy that there are no seats left.