A brand new cheap train is set to link two of the UK's biggest cities and tickets are less than £20. The line will start running at the end of the year after it is given the green light by regulators.

Budget rail company Lumo will offer a direct route between London's King's Cross Station and Glasgow Queen Street Station.

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has approved the line. Previously, this route was only available through Avanti West Coast, often for hefty sums. But Lumo, which currently runs between Edinburgh and London, is providing a much cheaper alternative.

You could snag tickets for just £19.90 if you book well ahead of your chosen date. According to Lumo, they will provide two northbound services and one southbound service between England and Scotland's respective largest cities.

They will also offer one service in each direction on Sundays. Although the final costs and schedule for the new Glasgow route are yet to be officially confirmed, rail users can bag affordable prices if they book their train tickets far in advance.

Stephanie Tobyn, ORR's director of strategy, policy and reform, said: "Approving these additional open access services will increase connectivity on the East Coast Main Line.

"Importantly, we have ensured the approval of these services can be accommodated alongside the major service uplifts by other operators, which have been planned into the December 2025 timetable, so together passengers and freight customers can benefit from more direct connections and greater choice from December."