Avanti West Coast

Avanti West Coast: train operator in the United Kingdom

Avanti West Coast is a train company that operates in the United Kingdom and sells tickets through its own website. The company presents itself as an operator that allows you to buy tickets and check timetables with no booking fees, as well as offering rewards to those who travel with it. Its proposition is oriented towards travelling "in style" around the United Kingdom, according to its own description.

Tickets and savings

The Avanti West Coast site structures ticket sales around different types of fare: Advance, Off-Peak, Anytime, Family Advance, Super Off-Peak, Season and Child. The company also sells a variety of railcards, including the 16-17 Saver, 16-25, 26-30, Senior, Family & Friends, Disabled Persons and Jobcentre Plus. Among the advantages it highlights for those who buy directly are ticket alerts, a fare finder, its own price promise and the Seatfrog service. It also has specific options for groups, business travel and celebrations, and a loyalty membership called Club Avanti.

Routes and stations

The operator covers routes connecting London with Manchester, Glasgow, Liverpool and Birmingham, in both directions, and includes stations such as London Euston, Birmingham International, Birmingham New Street, Carlisle, Crewe, Glasgow Central, Lancaster, Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Piccadilly, Stafford and Wigan North Western in its network. Among the popular destinations it promotes are Liverpool, Birmingham, Preston, Manchester, Glasgow, Chester, Carlisle, Bangor and Wolverhampton.

Onboard experience

Avanti West Coast describes three classes of travel: First Class, Standard Premium and Standard Class. On board it offers food and drink services, a shop, luggage space, bicycle carriage, WiFi and pet admission. Its fleet includes the Evero and Pendolino trains.

Traveller information

The site brings together tools to plan your journey, check timetables, see live train status, find out about planned engineering work, cancellations and delays, and manage issues such as changes to your journey, Delay Repay claims, refunds and lost property. It also includes information on passenger assistance, accessibility, parking and station opening times.

Inspiration and events

The company publishes content on day trips and events, with pages dedicated to stadiums such as Anfield, Celtic Park, Emirates, Murrayfield, Old Trafford, St. Andrews, Stamford Bridge, Tottenham Hotspur and Wembley, and to airports such as Birmingham International, Manchester, London Heathrow, Liverpool John Lennon, Glasgow, Edinburgh, London Gatwick, London Luton, London City, London Stansted and East Midlands. It also offers guides on destinations such as Birmingham, Chester, Coventry, Edinburgh, the Lake District, Liverpool, London and Manchester.

Corporate profile

Avanti West Coast maintains sections on the company, careers, leadership team, stakeholder managers, policies and procedures, performance, social value, sustainability and media room. It also develops initiatives under the names Feel Good Travel and Feel Good Futures.