Train Travel Payment Practices See Solid Improvement: Up 14 Points Since 2020

The Comparison

• 2020: Across a sample of nine train travel companies, payment practices averaged a score of 53.2 out of 100.
• 2025: The same nine companies demonstrated an average payment practice score of 67.3 out of 100.

What This Means

The 14.1-point increase suggests a tangible, if not seismic, improvement in how these train travel companies manage their payment processes. While a near 15-point jump is significant, there is still obvious room for improvement, with an average score of 67.3/100 in 2025 indicating a continuing need for optimisation in payment efficiency within the sector. You can calculate the potential cost of late payments with this late payment calculator.

One-line summary: Average payment practice scores in train travel increased from 53.2/100 in 2020 to 67.3/100 in 2025.