Christmas In July - More Than 1.3 Million LNER Tickets Go On Sale
16/07/2026
LNER is welcoming the start of Christmas earlier than ever before as tickets go on sale for the festive season.
Tickets go on sale today (Thursday 16 July) for travel between Friday 18th December and Wednesday 23rd December 2026, as well as between Sunday 27th December and Sunday 3rd January 2027.
To mark the unseasonably early ticket release, those travelling the LNER route this week may have been surprised to see Santa Claus spreading the news, and even a few presents, to some lucky customers.
David Flesher, Commercial Director at LNER, said:
No, your eyes weren’t deceiving you, Santa Claus has been spreading the joy earlier than ever this year, sharing the fantastic news that more than a million LNER tickets for the key festive travel period have gone on sale today.
Dressed for his own summer holidays, travelling via LNER of course, Santa swapped the sleigh for the train to help us announce that Christmas tickets have gone on sale for our customers earlier than ever before. We are aware that many of our customers relish the chance to plan their festive travel at the earliest opportunity, whether that's reconnecting with loved ones, booking a festive city break, or visiting some of the spectacular Christmas markets and seasonal attractions found all along the LNER route. It’s a proud moment to be able to do this before many of our customers even head off for their summer holidays!
Book ahead and save 47 per cent* on average on LNER train tickets at lner.co.uk. Tickets for travel on Christmas Eve (Thursday 24th December) will be released at a later date.
