Do Avanti trains have sockets?
Yes. Both fleets Avanti West Coast runs in 2026 have plug sockets on board: the Class 390 Pendolino, whose £117m 2021–2024 refurbishment added power sockets, and the Class 805 / 807 Evero, specified with 230V sockets. The nuance is coverage rather than existence — First Class and Standard Premium are sold with a socket at the seat (Avanti's wording is 'at every window seat', and Standard Premium adds a guaranteed table with a socket), while in Standard the operator's own pages disagree over whether every seat has one. Avanti's Standard Class page says selected seats have tables and plug sockets and tells you to use the seat picker when booking.
Do Avanti trains have plugs, and what kind of plug do I need?
They have ordinary British plug sockets: Type G / BS 1363, three rectangular pins, 230V at 50Hz, rated 13A with a fused plug and a shuttered socket. A UK charger plugs straight in. If you are arriving from the US, Europe, Australia or anywhere that is not Britain, you need a Type G adapter — the same one you need for your hotel room. Avanti does not name the plug type on its own pages; the Pendolino's sockets are documented elsewhere as compatible with the standard UK three-pin plug, and the whole network runs inside Great Britain.
Do Avanti trains have USB ports?
Yes, on both fleets. Avanti specifies 2 USB sockets at every pair of Standard seats on the Evero and USB sockets at every seat in Evero First Class, and the Pendolino refurbishment added USB alongside the plug sockets in Standard. Where the connector is actually named it is USB-A — the refurbished Pendolino's Standard airline seats are described as having plug sockets and USB-A sockets, and a first-hand Evero Standard report notes that USB-C had specifically not been installed. Avanti's own pages say only 'USB'. No source documents USB-C on any Avanti train, so bring a cable with a USB-A end, or use the mains socket with your own charger.
Does Avanti Standard Class have power sockets at every seat?
Nobody publishes an answer you can rely on, because Avanti's own pages disagree. Its Evero fleet page says Standard has 1 plug and 2 USB sockets at every pair of seats — one mains socket shared between two people. A second Avanti page about the same trains says power sockets and USB ports at every seat, and a November 2024 first-hand Standard Class trip report says every seat had both. On the Pendolino, table seats kept their plug sockets, while the two guides that describe the airline-style seats disagree: one says plug and USB-A sockets were added to each airline seat, the other says the sockets there are at the window seats. Avanti's booking guidance settles it in practice: selected seats have tables and plug sockets in Standard Class, so use the seat picker and take a table seat if you need to work.
Do the new Avanti Evero trains have power sockets and USB?
Yes. The Class 805 (13 bi-mode) entered service on 2 June 2024 and the Class 807 (10 electric) in late October / November 2024, and all 23 are specified with 230V sockets, USB sockets and at-seat wireless inductive charging. In First Class Avanti says there are power points and USB sockets at every seat. In Standard, Avanti's fleet page specifies 1 plug and 2 USB sockets at every pair of seats while a second Avanti page and a first-hand report both describe a socket at every seat — so plan for the possibility of sharing. Standard Premium exists on the Evero, but Avanti publishes no Evero-specific power spec for it, so treat that as unconfirmed and check on board.
Does Avanti First Class have a plug socket at every seat?
Close to it, but the wording varies by page. Avanti's First Class page says plug sockets are 'situated at every window seat'; its Evero fleet page says First has power points and USB sockets at every seat. Standard Premium is described similarly — sockets at every table and at every window seat, sold with a guaranteed table — and is offered on the majority of Avanti services, not all of them. In either class you are far better placed than in Standard, but if you are travelling as a pair, the window side is the safe seat to claim.
Is there wireless charging on Avanti trains?
Yes, built into the tables on both fleets. Avanti lists wireless charging on tables for the Evero, and lists wireless charging among the amenities added to the refurbished Pendolino, whose 2023 milestone release counts 3,010 new tables installed across the fleet. It only works if your phone supports Qi and you are in a table seat, it is slow compared with the mains socket, and it does nothing for a laptop — treat it as a reason to book a table seat rather than as your main charging plan.
Do Avanti's Super Voyager trains have sockets?
The question is out of date: Avanti's Class 221 Super Voyagers ran their final Avanti service on 14 December 2024 and were replaced by the Class 805 / 807 Evero fleet, a retirement Avanti marked with a farewell release of its own. If a guide is telling you about Super Voyager seat power, it is describing a train you cannot book. In 2026 an Avanti service is either a Class 390 Pendolino or a Class 805 / 807 Evero, and both have plug sockets and USB on board.
