# Trainline: Cheap Train Tickets

> Book Europe Rail & Bus Travel

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id334235181](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id334235181)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id334235181`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** thetrainline
- **Category:** Travel
- **Rating:** 4.90 / 5 (10,075 ratings)
- **Version:** 434.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-13
- **First published:** 2009-10-15
- **Size:** 360 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/trainline-cheap-train-tickets/id334235181)
- **Website:** [https://www.thetrainline.com](https://www.thetrainline.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.thetrainline.com/terms/privacy](https://www.thetrainline.com/terms/privacy)

## Description

Welcome, future Trainliner. Trainline is Europe’s leading train and bus app for quick, affordable bookings with a Best Price Guarantee, real-time updates, and digital tickets. 

Book across 260+ operators like Eurostar, SNCF, Renfe, and more. Use the price calendar to find the best fares, save plans for later, and buy tickets in advance or on the day. Stay informed with live timetable tracking and crowd alerts, and carry your tickets on your phone for a smooth journey.

## Rankings

- #17,240 — Overall
- #9 — stop
- #26 — ticket
- #53 — direct link

## Review summary

Reviewers uniformly identify Trainline as convenient for planning European rail, with some long-time users praising its reliability. However, repeated issues dominate: non-refundable fees, refund handling problems, poor customer service, frequent app glitches, unreliable ticket access, and higher prices vs booking directly with operators. The app can save time but carries notable risk for disruptions or changes.

### Pros

- Time-saving and convenient for planning and booking rail travel across Europe.
- Long-term reliability cited by some users (e.g., 10+ years of use with no failures).
- Useful for booking in advance and simplifying trip planning for certain travelers.

### Cons

- Non-refundable booking fees and failure to refund booking fees or price differences when cancellations occur.
- Poor customer service and slow or unhelpful refund handling; difficult to contact support.
- Frequent app glitches and instability (crashes, slow loading, and reliability issues).
- Tickets or ticket data not reliably accessible in the app or may not be correctly issued (needs to be picked up, not always usable at the station).
- Prices often appear higher than booking directly with the train operator, leading to a perception of poor value.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id334235181)