Avanti West Coast operate trains to major towns and cities along the West Coast Main Line, calling at 49 stations with fast and frequent services from London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and many more. Linking three countries in the UK, we take our customers right to the heart of the communities we serve in the easiest, greenest, and comfiest way.

Avanti West Coast is the only long-distance UK train company to offer three classes of travel. Make your budget go further in Standard Class, sit back and relax in First Class where everything is taken care of or enjoy Standard Premium Class, offering the best of both worlds with a guaranteed table, larger seats and extra legroom.

The UK’s biggest-ever train upgrade is almost complete to transform journeys with Avanti West Coast. Our iconic tilting Pendolinos feel like new, equipped with state-of-the-art technology, enhanced comfort, power points at every seat, a new onboard shop, roomier luggage space and more. While the arrival of our new Hitachi fleet will deliver feel good travel everywhere we go, with more comfort and space onboard and bi-modal capability that will cut carbon emissions by 75% compared to the Voyager trains they’re replacing.

As well as getting from A to B asap, travelling with Avanti West Coast can help businesses progress towards achieving net zero. Rail travel creates 10 times less carbon emissions per passenger than the equivalent car journey and 13 times less than travelling by plane. Sustainability means the world to Avanti so we’ve set a target to be carbon neutral by 2031.