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 on trains timed to arrive London Terminals or Kensington Olympia after 04:29 and before 10:00, except as below:
09:19 departure from Didcot Parkway
Not valid to depart from London Paddington after 04:29 and before 09:20
Not valid on the following departures from London Paddington:
16:00 to Bristol Temple Meads
16:03 to Penzance
16:05 to Newbury
16:12 to Bristol Parkway
16:23 to Oxford
16:30 to Taunton
16:33 to Cheltenham
16:36 to Plymouth
16:48 to Swansea
16:50 to Didcot
16:58 to Great Malvern
17:00 to Bristol Temple Meads
17:03 to Penzance
17:05 to Newbury
17:18 to Swansea
17:20 to Didcot
17:30 to Taunton
17:32 to Cheltenham Spa
17:34 to Hereford
17:36 to Plymouth
17:48 to Carmarthen
17:50 to Didcot Parkway
17:57 to Worcester Foregate Street
18:01 to Bristol Temple Meads
18:03 to Penzance
18:08 to Frome
18:18 to Swansea
18:20 to Didcot Parkway
18:23 to Banbury
18:30 to Weston Super Mare
18:34 to Cheltenham Spa
18:36 to Plymouth
18:48 to Swansea
18:57 to Great Malvern
19:00 to Bristol Temple Meads
19:04 to Plymouth
Not valid on trains timed to arrive at the following stations before the time shown:
09:33 at Balham
10:00 at Barbican Underground
11:06 at Bedford (also valid to arrive at 09:21 and 10:41)
08:44 at Bourne End
09:52 at Brixton
09:47 at Clapham High Street
09:51 at Clapham Junction (also valid to arrive at 09:43)
08:44 at Cookham
09:48 at Ealing Broadway
09:41 at East Croydon
09:53 at Elephant and Castle
10:00 at Farringdon
09:41 at Finsbury Park
10:33 at Flitwick
08:44 at Furze Platt
09:46 at Hackney Downs
10:29 at Harlington (Bedfordshire)
10:12 at Harpenden
09:36 at Harrow & Wealdstone
09:41 at Highbury & Islington
09:51 at Kentish Town
10:23 at Leagrave
10:20 at Luton
10:18 at Luton Airport Parkway
08:44 at Maidenhead
08:44 at Marlow
09:48 at New Cross
09:49 at New Cross Gate
09:31 at Reading
09:46 at Seven Sisters
10:07 at St Albans City
08:44 at Taplow
09:41 at Tottenham Hale
09:32 at Watford Junction
09:51 at West Brompton
09:41 at West Hampstead Thameslink
09:46 at Wimbledon
08:44 at Bourne End
Not valid to arrive at Didcot between 18:25 and 18:27 or between 19:26 and 19:27
Not valid to depart after 04:29 and before the times shown at the following stations:
08:41 from Brighton
09:31 from Elstree and Borehamwood
09:19 from Harrow and Wealdstone
07:41 from Heyford (also not valid between 00:01 and 04:29)
09:36 from Luton Airport Parkway
08:43 from Maidenhead
09:15 from Oxford (also valid at 09:09 and 09:10)
08:20 from Portsmouth and Southsea (also not valid between 00:01 and 04:29)
08:15 from Portsmouth Harbour (also not valid between 00:01 and 04:29)
09:00 from Reading Green Park
09:00 from Reading West
08:33 from Southampton Central (also not valid between 00:01 and 04:29)
07:41 from Tackley (also not valid between 00:01 and 04:29)
09:13 from Watford Junction (also not valid between 00:01 and 04:29
09:24 from Wembley Central (also not valid between 00:01 and 04:29)
Return Travel
Not valid on trains timed to depart London Paddington after 04:29 and before 09:20 or on the following departures from London Paddington (times shown in brackets are from Reading station):
Not valid on the following departures from London Paddington:
16:00 to Bristol Temple Meads
16:03 to Penzance
16:05 to Newbury
16:12 to Bristol Parkway
16:23 to Oxford
16:30 to Taunton
16:33 to Cheltenham
16:36 to Plymouth
16:48 to Swansea
16:50 to Didcot
16:58 to Great Malvern
17:00 to Bristol Temple Meads
17:03 to Penzance
17:05 to Newbury
17:18 to Swansea
17:20 to Didcot
17:30 to Taunton
17:32 to Cheltenham Spa
17:34 to Hereford
17:36 to Plymouth
17:48 to Carmarthen
17:50 to Didcot Parkway
17:57 to Worcester Foregate Street
18:01 to Bristol Temple Meads
18:03 to Penzance
18:08 to Frome
18:18 to Swansea
18:20 to Didcot Parkway
18:23 to Banbury
18:30 to Weston Super Mare
18:34 to Cheltenham Spa
18:36 to Plymouth
18:48 to Swansea
18:57 to Great Malvern
19:00 to Bristol Temple Meads
19:04 to Plymouth
Not valid after 04:29 and before the times shown from the following stations:
08:30 from London Marylebone
09:20 from London Waterloo
08:41 from Brighton
08:44 from Maidenhead
09:00 from Reading Green Park
09:00 from Reading West
09:22 from Vauxhall
Not valid to depart from London Euston between 15:59 and 18:16
Not valid to arrive before the times shown at the following stations:
08:44 at Bourne End
10:00 at City Thameslink
08:44 at Cookham
10:00 at Farringdon
08:44 at Furze Platt
10:00 at London Bridge
08:44 at Maidenhead
08:44 at Marlow
08:44 at Taplow
Not valid to arrive at Didcot between 18:25 and 18:27 or between 19:26 and 19:27
Seasonal Variations
GWR Christmas and New Year Travel Restrictions 2025/26
Up to and including Friday 19 December: Usual ticket restrictions apply.
Monday 22 to Wednesday 24 December:
Off-Peak tickets valid all day.
Super Off-Peak tickets subject to normal restriction times.
Monday 29 December to Friday 02 January * No ticket restrictions apply.
Monday 05 January 2026 onwards Usual ticket restrictions apply.
Journey planners have been updated with the above information.
*Please note this only applies to journeys priced by GWR. Flows within Wales, between Cheltenham and Gloucester and long-distance routes to areas not served by GWR are priced by other train companies, who may have different Christmas travel restrictions in place. Usual restrictions will apply to CPAY and may apply to other Operators’ services. Please check retail systems if unsure.
Customers using Off-Peak travel cards and arriving at London Paddington before 09:30 on weekdays, will need to wait until 09:30 for onward travel from Paddington.
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