Northern sale sees train tickets for Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport available from just 50p

Northern has launched a flash sale with more than five million tickets for rail journeys across the North of England available from just 50p.

The train operator has released one million 50p tickets, three million £1 tickets and one million £2 tickets. The sale closes at 6pm on Thursday, September 7. Tickets are valid for travel between Monday, September 11, and Friday, October 20.

Popular routes on the first day of the sale on Monday include Blackpool North to Manchester Piccadilly and Piccadilly to Sheffield. Routes can be booked across Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and Yorkshire on the sale section of the Northern Rail website. 

Mark Powles, commercial and customer director at Northern, said: “With five million tickets up for grabs, there’s a Flash Sale route and service for everyone – be that for a day out at the weekend or some late-night shopping in town.

“Use the new ‘Cheap Fare Finder’ on our website to bag the date and time that suits you. Tickets are ‘first come, first serve’ – once they’re gone, they’re gone.”

All tickets must be booked seven days in advance of travel and are available online, via Northern’s app and website, which now features a new ‘Cheap Fare Finder’ tool.