--- title: "Train Wi-Fi guide: is it free, data limits and how to connect" url: "https://kilobat.app/train-wifi" description: "Is the Wi-Fi free, what's capped, where it drops and how to sign in, for 16 train operators from Eurostar and Amtrak to LNER, from their own pages." --- The train Wi-Fi guide · 16 train operators · checked 6 November 2026 # Train Wi-Fi, operator by operator. Whether it’s free, what’s capped, where it drops and how the sign-in page works, from each operator’s own pages. - **16**operators checked - **16**free for everyone - **15**name their network - [Amtrak](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/amtrak) - [Avanti West Coast](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/avanti-west-coast) - [Brightline](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/brightline) - [Deutsche Bahn ICE](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/deutsche-bahn) - [Eurostar](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/eurostar) - [GWR](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/gwr) - [Italo](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/italo) - [LNER](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/lner) - [Northern](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/northern) - [Renfe](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/renfe) - [ScotRail](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/scotrail) - [TGV INOUI](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/sncf) - [SWR](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/south-western-railway) - [Southeastern](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/southeastern) - [Trenitalia](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/trenitalia) - [VIA Rail](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/via-rail) Every guide ## Pick your train ### Great Britain 7 [**Avanti West Coast** (Great Britain) `Avanti_Free_WIFI` Cost Free Limit 1.6MB per second per user *Avanti West Coast Wi-Fi guide →*](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/avanti-west-coast)[**GWR** (Great Britain) `GWR WiFi` Cost Free Limit Fair use; streaming restricted *GWR Wi-Fi guide →*](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/gwr)[**LNER** (Great Britain) `LNER WIFI` Cost Free Limit No time limit; streaming restricted *LNER Wi-Fi guide →*](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/lner)[**Northern** (Northern England) `Northern Wi-Fi` Cost Free Limit Unlimited, per Northern *Northern Wi-Fi guide →*](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/northern)[**ScotRail** (Scotland) *Network name not published* Cost Free Limit No streaming asked; cap not published *ScotRail Wi-Fi guide →*](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/scotrail)[**South Western Railway** (Great Britain) `SWR Free WiFi` Cost Free Limit Shared bandwidth; cap not published *SWR Wi-Fi guide →*](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/south-western-railway)[**Southeastern** (Great Britain) `Southeastern_WiFi` Cost Free Limit 75MB a day, 100MB high-speed *Southeastern Wi-Fi guide →*](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/southeastern) ### Europe 6 [**Deutsche Bahn (ICE)** (Germany and international) `WIFIonICE` Cost Free Limit No time limit; cap not published *Deutsche Bahn ICE Wi-Fi guide →*](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/deutsche-bahn)[**Eurostar** (Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany) `EurostarTrainsWiFi` Cost Free Limit No streaming; caps not published *Eurostar Wi-Fi guide →*](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/eurostar)[**Italo** (Italy) `.italo` Cost Free Limit Not published *Italo Wi-Fi guide →*](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/italo)[**Renfe** (Spain and France) `PlayRenfe` Cost Free Limit Not published *Renfe Wi-Fi guide →*](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/renfe)[**SNCF (TGV INOUI)** (France and international) `_SNCF_WIFI_INOUI` Cost Free Limit Not published *TGV INOUI Wi-Fi guide →*](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/sncf)[**Trenitalia** (Italy) `WiFi Frecciarossa` Cost Free Limit Not published *Trenitalia Wi-Fi guide →*](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/trenitalia) ### United States 2 [**Amtrak** (United States) `Amtrak_WiFi` Cost Free Limit Browsing only, no streaming *Amtrak Wi-Fi guide →*](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/amtrak)[**Brightline** (Florida, United States) `BRIGHTLINE` Cost Free Limit No published cap; speeds may be restricted *Brightline Wi-Fi guide →*](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/brightline) ### Canada 1 [**VIA Rail** (Canada) `VIA_WiFi_VIDEO` Cost Free Limit 4 Mbps speed limit *VIA Rail Wi-Fi guide →*](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/via-rail) At a glance ## Train operators compared What each operator publishes, in a few words. “Not published” means its own pages don’t say. Prices and policies as of November 2026. | Operator | Cost | Limit | How you sign in | Network | Where | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | [Amtrak](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/amtrak) | Free | Browsing only, no streaming | Portal, no account | `Amtrak_WiFi` | United States | | [Avanti West Coast](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/avanti-west-coast) | Free | 1.6MB per second per user | Portal, register with email | `Avanti_Free_WIFI` | Great Britain | | [Brightline](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/brightline) | Free | No published cap; speeds may be restricted | Portal sign-up form | `BRIGHTLINE` | Florida, United States | | [Deutsche Bahn ICE](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/deutsche-bahn) | Free | No time limit; cap not published | Portal, accept terms | `WIFIonICE` | Germany and international | | [Eurostar](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/eurostar) | Free | No streaming; caps not published | Portal sign-up form | `EurostarTrainsWiFi` | Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany | | [GWR](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/gwr) | Free | Fair use; streaming restricted | Portal registration | `GWR WiFi` | Great Britain | | [Italo](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/italo) | Free | Not published | Email, phone and SMS code | `.italo` | Italy | | [LNER](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/lner) | Free | No time limit; streaming restricted | Portal, email and password | `LNER WIFI` | Great Britain | | [Northern](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/northern) | Free | Unlimited, per Northern | Portal, email address | `Northern Wi-Fi` | Northern England | | [Renfe](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/renfe) | Free | Not published | Ticket or Más Renfe number | `PlayRenfe` | Spain and France | | [ScotRail](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/scotrail) | Free | No streaming asked; cap not published | Portal login on screen | Not published | Scotland | | [TGV INOUI](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/sncf) | Free | Not published | Portal, booking or loyalty number | `_SNCF_WIFI_INOUI` | France and international | | [SWR](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/south-western-railway) | Free | Shared bandwidth; cap not published | Not published | `SWR Free WiFi` | Great Britain | | [Southeastern](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/southeastern) | Free | 75MB a day, 100MB high-speed | Portal, register email once | `Southeastern_WiFi` | Great Britain | | [Trenitalia](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/trenitalia) | Free | Not published | Portal, no account on Frecciarossa | `WiFi Frecciarossa` | Italy | | [VIA Rail](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/via-rail) | Free | 4 Mbps speed limit | Portal, accept terms | `VIA_WiFi_VIDEO` | Canada | Connectivity hell ## The train operators people complain about most Public posts about train Wi-Fi on X, Reddit, Hacker News and forums, counted every night. A count of complaints, not a measured outage rate. 10**Amtrak**complaints in 30 days, as of 5 November 2026 [See the full board](https://kilobat.app/connectivity-hell) · [How the count works](https://kilobat.app/connectivity-hell#methodology) 1. [Amtrak](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/amtrak) **10** in 30 days 2. [CrossCountry](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/crosscountry) **7** in 30 days 3. [Avanti West Coast](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/avanti-west-coast) **5** in 30 days 4. [Brightline](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/brightline) **4** in 30 days 5. [Eurostar](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/eurostar) **4** in 30 days 6. [ScotRail](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/scotrail) **4** in 30 days 7. [South Western Railway](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/south-western-railway) **4** in 30 days 8. [VIA Rail](https://kilobat.app/train-wifi/via-rail) **3** in 30 days On board with Kilobat ## Train Wi-Fi that drops, and a Mac that knows why Kilobat is a Mac menu-bar app that shows what each app sends and holds back what can wait. - **The sign-in page.** When it doesn’t open by itself, the menu bar says **This Wi-Fi wants you to sign in**, with **Open sign-in page**. Turn your VPN on again after you’ve signed in. Free: - **Why it can’t connect.** When a VPN, iCloud Private Relay or custom DNS hides the sign-in page, Kilobat names the layer that broke: VPN, DNS or the network. Free: - **See what’s using it.** Every app’s upload and download, live in the menu bar, so you know which one is taking the shared link. Free: - **Mark it metered.** macOS treats train Wi-Fi as unlimited. Mark it **Metered** and Kilobat skips its own speed tests; with automatic switching, Travel blocks backups and the like on that network. Pro: - **Send later.** A big upload, such as Dropbox syncing a folder, can wait until you’re on unmetered Wi-Fi again, for up to eight hours while Kilobat is open. Pro: [Download for Mac ↓](https://kilobat.app/downloads/Kilobat-1.33.1.dmg?via=site) ``` brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat ``` Pro is $29 once for two Macs, with a 7-day free trial and 14-day refunds. **What is eating your bandwidth?** Live traffic for every app, right in your menu bar. Catch the backup choking your call. **Hotspot data gone in an hour?** Travel blocks backups, and updaters wait until you’re off the hotspot. The apps keep working. More travel guides ## Wi-Fi for the rest of the trip - [Hotel Wi-Fi guides](https://kilobat.app/hotel-wifi): 9 chains: who gets it free, faster tiers and how to sign in. - [In-flight Wi-Fi guides](https://kilobat.app/in-flight-wifi): Free tiers, prices and how to connect, airline by airline. - [Wi-Fi login on a Mac](https://kilobat.app/hotel-wifi-login-mac): Why the sign-in page hides or logs you out, and how to bring it back. - [Save hotspot data](https://kilobat.app/save-hotspot-data): When you give up and tether to your phone. ## Questions **Which trains have free Wi-Fi?** In these guides: Amtrak, free; Avanti West Coast, free; Brightline, free; Deutsche Bahn ICE, free; Eurostar, free; GWR, free; Italo, free; LNER, free; Northern, free; Renfe, free; ScotRail, free; TGV INOUI, free; SWR, free; Southeastern, free; Trenitalia, free; VIA Rail, free. Each guide says how to sign in and what’s limited. **Why does train Wi-Fi drop in tunnels and cuttings?** The train reaches the internet over mobile networks or satellite, so the link drops where they can’t reach it. Avanti, Deutsche Bahn, Eurostar and Southeastern all describe gaps or tunnel coverage in their own pages. **Can I stream on train Wi-Fi?** Often not. GWR, LNER and Amtrak restrict streaming, and ScotRail asks passengers not to. Southeastern caps each device’s daily data. Each guide gives the operator’s own rule. **Why won’t the train Wi-Fi sign-in page open on my Mac?** A VPN, iCloud Private Relay or your own DNS can keep the page from opening. Turn them off, open `http://captive.apple.com` in Safari, and turn the VPN on again after you’ve signed in. Kilobat shows **Open sign-in page** when a network is waiting for you. **How do I stop my Mac using up a train’s data cap?** Mark the network Metered in Kilobat and it skips its own speed tests. With Pro, the Travel profile blocks backups and the like on that network, and updaters wait until you’re off it. ## Board, sign in, and keep the Wi-Fi for what matters. [Download for Mac ↓](https://kilobat.app/downloads/Kilobat-1.33.1.dmg?via=site) ``` brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat ```