Rail fares are to jump by an average of 2.7% next week, as the latest inflation-linked hike kicks in.
Some long-distance commuters will see the annual cost of getting to work increase by more than £100 on 2 January.
It means a £1,500 season ticket will rise by £40.50, while a London to Guildford annual ticket, which typically costs £3,732 will rise by £104 to £3,836.
Paul Plummer, chief executive of industry body the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), said: "We understand that no one wants to pay more to travel, which is why train companies have for the third year in a row held the average fare increases below inflation while still investing to improve journeys.
"Passengers will benefit from 1,000 extra, improved train carriages and over 1,000 extra weekly services in 2020.
"The industry will continue to push for changes to fares regulations to enable a better range of affordable, mix and match fares and reduced overcrowding on some of the busiest routes."
Transport Focus' chief executive Anthony Smith, added: "We speak to hundreds of thousands of passengers each year and we know that less than half feel they get value for money.
"After a year of patchy performance, passengers just want a consistent day-to-day service they can rely on and a better chance of getting a seat.
"Transport Focus has long called for a fares system that is simple to use, easy to understand and is flexible enough to cater to how people work and travel today.
"As fares rise passengers must make their voice heard and call on operators to deliver a better service. Passengers should claim compensation every time they are delayed to help offset the cost of the fares rise and make delay pay."
The increase will affect 45% of fares, including season tickets, and is based on July's RPI inflation figure, which was 2.8%.
TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, described the hike as a highway robbery.
"Highwayman may be a thing of legends but there is nothing even remotely romantic about our train robber barons," he said.
"The shop stewards for the privateers, the ill-named Rail Delivery Group, continue to defend the indefensible - fare hikes and profits being extracted from our passengers. The cosy, fleecing cartel running our railways have no shame.
"The Tory Frankenstein experiment of rail privatisation has more than run its course. Passengers are sick to their back teeth of paying for boardroom largesse and eye-watering fares."
