Trainline Reviews

Name: Trainline
Rating: 1.19

1.2 Rating 565 Reviews

4 %

of reviewers recommend Trainline

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1.2

Based on 565 reviews

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Postal Service, Own Driver, Courier
On-time Delivery	Greater than 21%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	Greater than 75%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Live Chat, Telephone, Email
Queries Resolved In	Under An Hour
Customer Service	1.1 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process	Difficult
Returns Process	Could Be Better

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Trainline 1 star review on 22nd October 2024

Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Actually deserve 0 star !! Paid 2 tickets from Leicester to London (150 pounds) and no seat available!!! What's a joke paying this amount and no seat for 1 hours and half !!! Never ever again next time I will travel by bus at least with a seat !!”

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Posted 1 week ago

“I have been trying to get a refund on a train ticket I cancelled before departure back on Wednesday 6th April 2022 (booking ref: 542581515021). It is stuck in "processing" for over two years, and yet when I try to contact customer service through their official means, it does not recognise the reference number. This is not the first problem I have had with them, nor the most egregious. I am convinced the only thing this company delivers is dissatisfaction, because that has been its most reliably delivered product.”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

“No customer service at all. Would like to warn all potential future users”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

“Very unhelpful . Zero customer service. Will book directly in future.”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

“I booked a ticket on the computer and the system changed by ticket from 6:55am the next morning to 11pm that night! I didn't realise until I had already paid £84.59. When I tried to cancel, it then redirected me to paying for another ticket, which I thought at first must have been just paying the difference of an off-peak ticket to a peak-time ticket, but I was then charged another £63.20! The computer system was horribly confusing, and it was very difficult to know what the right thing to do was, and it seemed that each time I clicked on the same link, it took me to a different webpage. Overall, I spent almost 2 hours trying to sort out this issue which was caused by Trainline's horrible computer system. Eventually, I requested a refund on the £84.59 which cancelled those tickets. The following day after my journey (today), I see that I have only been refunded £10.90, which included a £5.00 admin fee for the privilege. I tried to phone customer services and could not find a phone number easily on their website, just a business services phone number, who then gave me another phone number for the personal customer services phoneline. When speaking to customer services, they informed me that the maximum they could refund me was an additional £50.90 (which was additional to the £10.90), which still left me paying £22.79 for the privilege of using their horrible computer booking system that put me in this position in the first place. I was told that if I had called them, they could have sorted the problem pout before I would have had to pay for another ticket, however, their phonelines are only open from 8am-6pm, so there was no possible way of me contacting them before I had to get the train. The lady on the end of the phone did what she could, and she was perfectly pleasant. However, I am still appalled by Trainline's shocking customer service policies. When I requested if there was anything that could be done to compensate me for the additional £22.79 I had lost, such as a Trainline coupon, I was told no. When I asked if Trainline had a complaints handling procedure, I was told no. I looked high and low on the Trainline website for a complaints portal, but I was left disappointed. The fact that I am unable to lodge any sort of formal complaint is shameful, as every modern business should have one as standard. When I went onto their Customer Support page, I was left with dead-end problem pages with no way of submitting any sort of formal complaint. The Rail Ombudsman supposedly regulates Trainline, but they were unable to accept any form of complaint against Trainline. On their complaints page, it also kept redirecting me to an Italian webpage - NOT HELPFUL! I then used their chat service and they also were not able to help me in any way. No other service I have ever used charges extra for people to receive a refund. This is terrible. They are a big company and can afford to give people proper refunds. Your customer service and computer booking system are shameful Trainline - do better!”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

“Terrible staff, terrible service, worst service ever”

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Posted 3 weeks ago

“Really annoyuing website. Tried looking for train times and costs and were also taken to booking,com regardless of whether I needed a hotel or not. Apart from this being a money making scam there is absolutely no reason to add that tro the search for train times. There are plenty of options which I will use in future rather than Trainline. Also, tried to contact Trainline by email etc but no way of being able to. Went through the motions and ended up spending time and no result. Very frustrating.”

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Posted 4 weeks ago

“Horrible, still my money. It’s scam company. My train was cancelled, I paid for tickets £62 and after 2 weeks arguing by email I received £11 back to my account. Disappointed.”

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Posted 1 month ago

“Refund for a not-used return ticket through half the country =£2. How is this even legal? I feel like I got scammed.”

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Posted 1 month ago

“I diagnosed with autism anxiety depression learning disability and they told me send tickets back and they refund me but I can't send tickets back because of my mental health issues Do not trust train lime rip off robbing thiefs Ryan young”

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Posted 2 months ago

“Great service until you need help, can’t refund, can’t change ticket, all just a con to steal money off you, £40 ticket, 5 minutes later and I can get £11 back and cat change date or time, robbers”

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Posted 2 months ago

“Booked a train in Switzerland. Waiting at the platform which was delayed. Delay was showing up but no english notification on the board that the platform has changed. Trainline refunded to refund me as did the Swiss Train company. They suggested asking Trainline so basically both passing the buck for inefficient information about changes. In addition, no notifications sent from the Trainline app. Very disappointed. Best not use a 3rd party booking system and best book direct with the train company in future. More likely you will receive a refund or change if something goes wrong.”

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Posted 2 months ago

“The open return option user to mean any day return. They have changed it to day return with no notifications so just been accused of fraud infront of a train full of people and my young son! Never again. Nobheads”

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Posted 3 months ago

“I booked a ticket through trainline last week. First for a year. Guess what - got a scam telephone call just now related to trainline. I don't believe in such coincidences but there is no way of contacting TL easily to warn/complain, just endless irrelevant FAQ”

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Posted 3 months ago

“Purchased a single in error, phoned and asked to upgrade to return. They wouldn’t upgrade and take more money, & wouldn’t refund. They said buy another ticket?! If purchased direct with the rail company direct (southern rail), I could have upgraded or got a refund. Dodgy third party middle man service”

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Posted 3 months ago

“My first time using Trainline and was given a ticket. I paid for ticket online, as a first time user I was hoping my ticket is online. Only to be asked to pay £56 for not printing ticket for a trip cost £6. This is wickedness. Gave them my code and app to show I didn’t intentionally board the train and decided not to pay. Was only because I had no idea I was meant to print off a ticket I bought online which I also think makes no sense. The Trainline needs proper data governance and data quality practices in place to avoid stressing customers in a service you actually provided online. The train agents should be able to use the code to authenticate a payment and not resulting to such harsh verdict, it’s so annoying experience.”

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Posted 3 months ago

“I just cannot get a refund or claim when trains are delayed. It stops you when you apply. For example my train was cancelled last evening and as a lone female traveller I did not want to be stuck in Bristol Temple Meads in the dark so I had to get a taxi back to cheltenham. The previous train had been cancelled on the app. That is why I had no choice but to get the 20.35 one. I had travelled from France. When trains are delayed I have trued to claim compensation but can never do it because it is like the app is set up to make it impossible.”

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Posted 4 months ago

“Good day, This is to create an complaint for the train ticket that i have purchased yesterday 02.07.2024 on the app Trainline. Ticket PNR reference BDHNFXX The train was supposed to take me to Zaventem Airport where i have booked a flight with Emirates. - Attached Flight When i arrived in the train station the train was canceled - Attached Picture I had to find a solution fast to arrive if not i would lose my emirates flight. There was no bus available, train or another choice but to hire a Private Transport, for me to arrive in time for my flight. I lost 450 euro on this , i am asking to be fully reimbursed + Reimbursement on my train ticket 33.75 euro which never took place. - Attached invoice On Trainline i should have not be allowed to book a train which is not operational. I got no announce, that the train was canceled. No msg, no notification to find other solutions in time. It was either this or loosing my trip to Dubai. Please proceed with the reimbursement! Thank you!”

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Posted 4 months ago

“CHEATS. Sent my unused and unmarked tickets back, and they replied with a scan showing new pen marks on the tickets (as if done onboard by a ticket inspector) claiming this showed they'd been used and that I was therefore not entitled to a refund. Told them I had photos on my phone showing them as unmarked when returned, and eventually they backed down and refunded me. Despite asking 3 times, they never explained why they marked the tickets after receiving them and tried to claim I'd used them. Postal address is in Edinburgh, but judging by the dodgy English, the names and email timings, the actual claims seem to be dealt with overseas somewhere. Top Tip; before returning unused/unmarked tickets, take date-stamped photos as proof, or they will try to claim you used them.”

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Posted 6 months ago

“No customer service, unable to contact just leaves you stranded”

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Posted 6 months ago

Trainline is rated 1.2 based on 565 reviews