TrainPal Refer a Friend Offer Summary
About TrainPal
TrainPal is a train ticket app built around automatic split-ticketing. Search a journey and it shows the standard through-ticket alongside the cheapest split combination side-by-side. Same e-ticket format as Trainline, works with all Railcards. Owned by Trip.com Group.
Sign Up Discount Details
New TrainPal customers get at least £3 off their first booking when they sign up via my referral link. TrainPal cycles the new-customer amount through the year and bumps it during bank holidays, rail strike weeks, and seasonal promotions (Black Friday, January travel season), so the actual figure you see at checkout is often more than the £3 baseline.
The reason to bother with TrainPal at all is automatic split-ticketing. Search London to Edinburgh and the app checks whether splitting the journey into legs (London to York, York to Edinburgh) comes out cheaper than the through-fare, then shows you both options. Same train, same seat, sometimes a noticeably cheaper price.
Split-ticketing is permitted under the National Rail Conditions of Travel as long as the train calls at every split point, and TrainPal's algorithm enforces that automatically. You stay on the same train and get one e-ticket per leg, all in your TrainPal app or on Apple Wallet / Google Wallet.
There's no typeable code, the referral is tied to the link itself. Once you've made your first booking through my link, I earn TrainPal credit as the referrer.
Discount amount: £3
How to get your discount
Step 1
Click my TrainPal referral link to install the app (or visit the site)
Step 2
Create your TrainPal account, the new-customer discount is attached to the account via the link (no code to type)
Step 3
Search your journey as normal (e.g. London King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley)
Step 4
TrainPal shows the standard through-ticket and any cheaper split combination side-by-side. Pick whichever is cheaper.
Step 5
The new-customer discount comes off at checkout on your first booking (at least £3, often more during promotional periods)
Step 6
Add a Railcard at checkout if you have one to stack the discount. After your first booking, I earn TrainPal credit as the referrer. Must be a new TrainPal customer. Split-ticketing only works when the train calls at every split point, TrainPal's algorithm filters out invalid splits automatically.
Refer a Friend Discount
Existing TrainPal customers can share their personal link from inside the TrainPal app (Account or Profile section, Refer Friends). The scheme is link-only, there's no copy-paste code. For each friend who signs up through your link and makes their first booking, you earn TrainPal credit that auto-applies to your next booking.
The credit amount varies by what TrainPal has running at the time and isn't a published fixed figure. There's no documented cap on referrals.
Referrer reward: From £3 off + auto split-ticketing
Referee reward: £3
Important Information
Eligibility: UK residents, 18+, new customers only unless stated.
Full T&Cs: TrainPal's offer terms →
Frequently Asked Questions
The baseline is £3 off your first TrainPal booking, but TrainPal bumps the new-customer reward up during promotional periods (bank holiday weekends, strike-related campaigns, Black Friday, January travel season), sometimes well above £3. The amount you actually receive is shown at checkout once you've signed up via the link, before you pay.
Split-ticketing is buying two or more shorter tickets for a single journey instead of one through-ticket, where the combination comes out cheaper. It's permitted under the National Rail Conditions of Travel as long as the train you're on actually calls at every station between your split points. You stay on the same train. TrainPal's algorithm only suggests splits where the train calls at every split point, so you don't accidentally book an invalid combination.
No. With split-ticketing as TrainPal runs it, you stay on the same train for the whole journey. The 'split' is purely on the ticketing side. You hold multiple e-tickets covering different legs, all stored in your TrainPal app or your phone's wallet.
Yes. Add your Railcard at checkout and the discount applies to each leg of the journey, same as a through-ticket. Railcard rules (off-peak only with most cards, age limits, etc.) still apply per leg.
On split-ticket journeys TrainPal often comes out cheaper because Trainline doesn't surface every split combination by default. On simple journeys with no useful split, the prices match (both apps buy from the same rail data pool). Worth running the same search in both for any longer journey to compare.
Trainline has had a basic version of it for a few years but doesn't push it aggressively. TrainPal, Split My Fare, and a handful of smaller sites built their business around it. The reason it isn't ubiquitous is partly commercial (rail operators prefer through-ticket revenue) and partly UX (showing five tickets for one journey is more complex than showing one). TrainPal's pitch is just making it the default rather than a hidden feature.
Yes, they're separate companies. TrainPal is owned by Trip.com Group, Trainline is independent. Having a Trainline account doesn't affect your new-customer eligibility on TrainPal.
You will be directed to the TrainPal website. T&Cs apply.
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