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Train companies affected:Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, London Northwestern Railway
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Restriction Code

Some tickets may require you to travel at specific times of the day, days of the week or on a specific route. Our Journey Planner takes ticket restrictions into account with the selection that you have made and will only have shown tickets that are valid for the selected trains.

Restrictions

Applicable Days

Monday to Friday

Mondays to Fridays

Outward Travel

Not valid for travel on trains timed to depart after 04:29 and before the times shown from the following stations:

  • 09:00 from Ashchurch

  • 10:00 from Avoncliff (travel via Bath Spa, restriction for Bath Spa applies eastbound);

  • 10:30 from Bath Spa

  • 10:30 from Bedwyn

  • 10:30 from Birmingham New Street

  • 08:00 from Bodmin Parkway

  • 09:35 from Bradford on Avon (travel via Bath Spa, restriction for Bath Spa applies eastbound);

  • 08:40 from Bridgend (also valid between 02:00 and 05:00)

  • 08:40 from Bridgwater

  • 10:30 from Bristol Parkway (also valid between 02:00 and 05:30)

  • 10:30 from Bristol Temple Meads (also valid between 02:00 and 05:10)

  • 09:30 from Camborne

  • 09:40 from Cardiff Central (also valid between 02:00 and 05:30)

  • 09:40 from Castle Cary (travel via Bath Spa, restriction for Bath Spa applies eastbound);

  • 09:50 from Cheltenham Spa

  • 10:00 from Chippenham

  • 08:40 from Dawlish and Dawlish Warren

  • 10:30 from Didcot Parkway

  • 09:10 from Exeter St Davids

  • 09:40 from Freshford (travel via Bath Spa, restriction for Bath Spa applies eastbound);

  • 10:00 from Frome

  • 10:00 from Gloucester

  • 06:55 from Hayle

  • 10:00 from Highbridge

  • 10:30 from Hungerford

  • 09:00 from Ivybridge

  • 10:15 from Kemble

  • 08:10 from Liskeard

  • 09:00 from London Paddington

  • 07:45 from Lostwithiel

  • 07:05 from Menheniot

  • 09:30 from Nailsea & Backwell

  • 09:30 from Neath (also valid between 02:00 and 04:30)

  • 10:30 from Newbury

  • 09:50 from Newport (also valid between 02:00 and 05:45)

  • 09:15 from Newton Abbot

  • 10:00 from Oxford

  • 09:00 from Paignton

  • 08:00 from Par

  • 07:00 from Penzance

  • 10:30 from Pewsey

  • 08:55 from Plymouth

  • 09:30 from Port Talbot Parkway (also valid between 02:00 and 04:29)

  • 10:30 from Reading

  • 07:30 from Redruth

  • 08:30 from Saltash

  • 08:00 from St Austell

  • 07:05 from St Erth

  • 08:25 from St Germans

  • 09:45 from Stonehouse

  • 09:45 from Stroud

  • 09:20 from Swansea (also valid between 02:00 and 04:30)

  • 10:30 from Swindon (also valid between 02:00 and 05:45)

  • 09:40 from Taunton

  • 08:40 from Teignmouth

  • 10:30 from Thatcham

  • 10:30 from Theale

  • 09:25 from Tiverton Parkway

  • 09:05 from Torquay

  • 09:10 from Torre

  • 09:15 from Totnes

  • 09:30 from Trowbridge (travel via Bath Spa, restriction for Bath Spa applies eastbound);

  • 07:30 from Truro

  • 10:30 from Westbury (travel via Bath Spa, restriction for Bath Spa applies eastbound);

  • 09:05 from Weston Milton

  • 09:20 from Weston-super-Mare

  • 09:10 from Worle

  • 09:25 from Yatton

Not valid on trains timed to arrive at London Waterloo before 09:52.

Not valid for travel on trains timed to arrive at Birmingham New Street before 10:15.

Return Travel

Not valid for travel on trains timed to depart after 04:29 and before the times shown from the following stations:

  • 09:00 from Ashchurch

  • 10:00 from Avoncliff (travel via Bath Spa, restriction for Bath Spa applies eastbound);

  • 10:30 from Bath Spa

  • 10:30 from Bedwyn

  • 10:30 from Birmingham New Street

  • 08:00 from Bodmin Parkway

  • 09:35 from Bradford on Avon (travel via Bath Spa, restriction for Bath Spa applies eastbound);

  • 08:40 from Bridgend (also valid between 02:00 and 05:00)

  • 08:40 from Bridgwater

  • 10:30 from Bristol Parkway (also valid between 02:00 and 05:30)

  • 10:30 from Bristol Temple Meads (also valid between 02:00 and 05:10)

  • 09:30 from Camborne

  • 09:40 from Cardiff Central (also valid between 02:00 and 05:30)

  • 09:40 from Castle Cary (travel via Bath Spa, restriction for Bath Spa applies eastbound);

  • 09:50 from Cheltenham Spa

  • 10:00 from Chippenham

  • 08:40 from Dawlish and Dawlish Warren

  • 10:30 from Didcot Parkway

  • 09:10 from Exeter St Davids

  • 09:40 from Freshford (travel via Bath Spa, restriction for Bath Spa applies eastbound);

  • 10:00 from Frome

  • 10:00 from Gloucester

  • 06:55 from Hayle

  • 10:00 from Highbridge

  • 10:30 from Hungerford

  • 09:00 from Ivybridge

  • 10:15 from Kemble

  • 08:10 from Liskeard

  • 09:00 from London Paddington

  • 07:45 from Lostwithiel

  • 07:05 from Menheniot

  • 09:30 from Nailsea & Backwell

  • 09:30 from Neath (also valid between 02:00 and 04:30)

  • 10:30 from Newbury

  • 09:50 from Newport (also valid between 02:00 and 05:45)

  • 09:15 from Newton Abbot

  • 10:00 from Oxford

  • 09:00 from Paignton

  • 08:00 from Par

  • 07:00 from Penzance

  • 10:30 from Pewsey

  • 08:55 from Plymouth

  • 09:30 from Port Talbot Parkway (also valid between 02:00 and 04:29)

  • 10:30 from Reading

  • 07:30 from Redruth

  • 08:30 from Saltash

  • 08:00 from St Austell

  • 07:05 from St Erth

  • 08:25 from St Germans

  • 09:45 from Stonehouse

  • 09:45 from Stroud

  • 09:20 from Swansea (also valid between 02:00 and 04:30)

  • 10:30 from Swindon (also valid between 02:00 and 05:45)

  • 09:40 from Taunton

  • 08:40 from Teignmouth

  • 10:30 from Thatcham

  • 10:30 from Theale

  • 09:25 from Tiverton Parkway

  • 09:05 from Torquay

  • 09:10 from Torre

  • 09:15 from Totnes

  • 09:30 from Trowbridge (travel via Bath Spa, restriction for Bath Spa applies eastbound);

  • 07:30 from Truro

  • 10:30 from Westbury (travel via Bath Spa, restriction for Bath Spa applies eastbound);

  • 09:05 from Weston Milton

  • 09:20 from Weston-super-Mare

  • 09:10 from Worle

  • 09:25 from Yatton

Not valid for travel on trains timed to arrive at Birmingham New Street before 10:15.

Notes

Super Off-Peak tickets from stations not listed are valid for connections into trains departing as shown above.

Easement

If travelling on the Great Western Railway 'Night Riviera' sleeper service in the westbound direction, customers may continue their journey after alighting from the sleeper in the morning without further restriction.