Two-Together Pass, How to get it and use it

You forgot to mention a key piece of information. You can purchase your tickets in advance before leaving the US to take advance of advance purchase savings. Simply check that you have the two together card when you purchase. Keep track of the confirmation numbers and have the same credit card with you. The same kind person who makes your rail pass will gladly print out all your tickets for you at the same time.

What Carol points out, may or may not apply to you. If you can obtain the card before you use a discounted ticket, you can benefit from this type of railcard. Remember, not all train stations have a ticket office to issue your cards. Also, if you arrive at a destination with a tight train connection- that can be the case when you go straight from a London airport to another destination by train- you cannot count on a short line at the ticket counter. For instance, I obtained mine at Bath. I could not have done it at Gatwick with the connection I wanted. It would have delayed my travel significantly, so, I bought the best ticket on Advanced Super Saver instead.

As you see, I put an abbreviated version on how to use the pass. You will find more details visiting the https://www.twotogether-railcard.co.uk/ site. Have a great trip!

You can buy your advance tickets without actually have a Two-Together Rail Pass. When you get online to purchase your advanced ticket select that you have a Two-Together pass, when you get to London (or any locations) go two the train station and purchase the pass. Make sure you both have a passport size photo. When you are on the train they may or may not ask to see your pass. We were never asked to see our pass.

I researched the Two Togethwe railcard but decided not to use it for my current trip, during part of which I'll be joined by a friend. Although the card is a good deal, and less expensive than two senior railcards, the Two Together card requires that the two people travel together any time a ticket is purchased with the card. I could imagine problems with that rule. Suppose one of us is ill and decides to skip a day-trip for which we've bought rail tickets, or to delay a change of hotels by one or more days? As I understand the rules, our purchased tickets would not be valid with only one party traveling. I would be afraid of incurring a steep fine for traveling without a valid ticket, on top of having to pay full fare for a replacement ticket at the day-of-travel price.

This is not an argument against the Two-Together deal, just a suggestion that folks think about whether they might ever decide to travel separately after tickets have been purchased.

Although outside the terms and conditions, most train companies allow one of these discretionary options relating to the Two Together Card when the expected accompanying passenger is unable to travel:

1. Require travelling passenger to pay an excess to the undiscounted price available at time of booking. Refund on other ticket within normal terms and conditions
2. No excess, but both tickets need to be marked as used.

This needs to be checked up before boarding the train though.

Thanks, Marco. I would consider either of those procedures fair.

Also note that the 2 Together Railcard is not valid before 9.30am on weekdays on most routes whilst the Senior Railcard is valid at any time - BUT, it 2 Seniors are travelling together it would cost £60 for the 2 Senior Railcards but only £30 for both of them with the 2 Together Railcard.

Senior Railcard also can't be used morning peak time if the whole journey is within London & the south east