You can buy a ticket to any station on the Esk Valley Railway from anywhere in the National Rail Network. If a station is staffed, you must purchase your ticket at the ticket office. Otherwise, please purchase your ticket from the conductor on the train. Dogs go free!
- Day Return fares on this line are great value; a Middlesbrough-to-Whitby day return (the longest journey) costs only £8.20. Whitby-to-Middlesbrough costs £5.80 day return.
- Duo Ticket: when two people travel together, the second person travels half price. However, this return ticket is only available if the outward journey is westward (the Whitby-to-Middlesbrough direction). It must be purchased before travelling from Whitby, unless for some reason the ticket office is closed. If you are boarding at an unstaffed station, you can purchase it on the train.
- Off-Peak Day Return tickets are available from York and many other stations in the North East.
- Tyne and Tees Day Ranger (£17.00) allows you to travel any time at weekends, on public holidays or after 8.45am Monday to Friday. The Day Ranger is attractive for journeys between Whitby and the Esk Valley, Darlington, Bishop Aukland, Shildon (for the railway museum), Thornaby, Stockton, Hartlepool, Sunderland, Hexham, Morpeth, Newcastle, Northallerton and intermediate stations.
- Moorslink tickets offer unlimited travel for the day on the Moorsbus network and Esk Valley Railway between Whitby and Middlesbrough. Purchase at station ticket offices, from the conductor on the train or from Moorsbus drivers. Adult £12, child (5-15) £6, family (2 adults and up to 3 children) £24.
For fares from a particular station, visit the relevant station page. Choose from the list below, or from the Along the Line page
Esk Valley Railway Residents' Railcard
- Discounted fares for local residents traveling on Esk Valley Railway and North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) trains
- Valid for discounts on train tickets between Whitby and Middlesbrough and intermediate stations and between Grosmont and Pickering
- Also on the Tees Day Ranger ticket covering journeys in the area bounded by Whitby, Yarm, Bishop Auckland, Sunderland and Saltburn
- A Residents’ Railcard offers a third off normal adult train fares. Up to 4 accompanying under 16s also receive one third off NYMR tickets. The Railcard is not valid for season tickets.
- The Residents’ Railcard 2009 price is £12 for one year. It can be renewed before expiry date for just £7.50
If you live in the Hambleton, Scarborough or Ryedale Districts of North Yorkshire, or in the Boroughs of Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland or Stockton, you are eligible for a 2009 Esk Valley Railcard.
To purchase an Esk Valley Residents' Railcard, please use this form:
Complete it, print it out, and send with a stamped addressed envelope and a cheque to EVRDC at The Coliseum, Victoria Place, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 1EZ.
You can also buy an Esk Valley Residents' Railcard at Whitby station ticket office.
Details of national railcards can be obtained from the Railcard page of the Northern Rail website.
Timetables for each Station
On the station pages, you will find, on-screen and in printer-friendly format, all the arrival and depature times at that particular station, along with journey duration times to Whitby and Middlesbrough, as well as sample ticket prices.
Walks
The Esk Valley Walk is 35-mile waymarked trail which takes you from the source of the River Esk to the sea at Whitby harbour, passing through many of the villages along the Esk Valley Railway line. For more information and walksheets (which can be for downloaded), visit the walking page.
Cycling
You can take bikes on the train free of charge and without the need to make reservations. For cycle route ideas and cycling related websites to help you plan your trip, visit the cycling page.
Music and Ale Trains
On Friday evenings during the summer, enjoy spectacular scenery, real ale and live music on the Esk Valley Railway Music and Ale trains. This is a good opportunity to visit one on the many great pubs along the line for an evening meal and a few relaxing drinks, before returning on the late train.
Dates and train times
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