IT'S the perfect time to plan a summer day out as Virgin Trains has launched a flash sale with discounts on more than a million fares.

Passengers can book tickets from Warrington to Birmingham for £3.50, Edinburgh for £6 and London for £11.

Some fares for destinations on the west coast route have been halved.

The sale runs from today until Tuesday and will see tickets for journeys made between July 21 and December 8 slashed in price.

Sarah Copley, executive director of commercial at Virgin Trains on the west coast, said: “In our 20th year of Virgin Trains, our summer seat sale means it’s even easier to jump on a train and enjoy the best the UK has to offer.

"At Virgin Trains, we take pride in providing our customers with the best travel experience possible.

"While our punctuality remains at record levels, we have brought groundbreaking firsts to our customers, like the industry’s first free on board entertainment app Beam and pioneering mobile ticketing.

"Whether there’s an old friend you’ve been meaning to visit or a city you’ve always wanted to explore, with over 1 million seats on offer you can make every day a holiday where you travel in style.”

To buy tickets visit virgintrains.com/sale.