rail discounts for students

shutton54321

im just wondering if there are any rail operators that offer student discounts1 if so will the student card i have from college be ok for this?

peace

I have a young person's railcard which is definitely a student must-have (unless you drive everywhere). I got mine free from Natwest when i got a student account, but even if they're not doing it anymore, you will almost definitely save more than the £20 you have to pay for a year.

fran_from_willesden

My Young Person's Railcard is a godsend. Especially as you can have one until you're 25!

elisebutt65

It doesn't matter how old you are as long as you are a full time student - as a mature student, if I want one, then I have to get my college to stamp it, but I can still get one at the grand old age of 41 - lol

But it's more cost effective for me to get the family railcard ATM anyway with the kids.

CrazyChemist_2

Get an HSBC student account or a Natwest Student account and they give you one free, or barclays gives you a National Express NX2 card free, in case you prefer to sit around on clapped out coaches instead of rail...

Savvy_Sue

Your college student card won't get you anywhere, I'm afraid! Everyone else is right ...

tubster

For some reason you can't get yp railcard with NUS ID. You either need a stamp from your college or an ISIC card. The advantage of the latter is that it is valid until December 31st of the year you buy it, so if your student status expires before that you can still get a YP railcard up to the end of the year. If they accepted NUS cards this loophole wouldn't exist, so it serves them right
tubster

Amba_Gambla

you don't need any sort of student ID for a YPR, just proof of age...

I was last a student in 2003, and I'm still living it up with my railcard (well worth the money.... make it back on one trip alone...)

CrispyUK

Amba_Gambla wrote:

you don't need any sort of student ID for a YPR, just proof of age...

You do if you're over 25 but still a student (in which case you're entitled to the YP railcard but need to prove student status)