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Carnet [South Western Railway] (Standard Class)

The following terms and conditions apply to this type of ticket. Please note that some tickets have restrictions on the days or times you can travel. Please check before you travel.

Terms and Conditions

Description

Carnet is a block of 10x Anytime Day Return tickets, saving 5% on buying individual Anytime Day Return tickets. It is available on Smartcards for most journeys across the South Western Railway network.

Single or Return

Return

Operator

  • c2c
  • West Midlands Trains
  • West Midlands Railway
  • Transport for Wales
  • Transport for Greater Manchester
  • TransPennine Express
  • Thameslink
  • Stansted Express
  • Southern
  • Southeastern
  • South Western Railway
  • ScotRail
  • Northern
  • Merseyrail
  • Lumo
  • London Underground
  • London Southend Airport
  • London Overground
  • London Northwestern Railway
  • LNER
  • Island Line
  • Hull Trains
  • Heathrow Express
  • Greater Anglia
  • Great Western Railway
  • Great Northern
  • Grand Central
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport Ltd
  • Gatwick Express
  • Eurostar
  • Elizabeth line
  • East Midlands Railway
  • CrossCountry
  • Chiltern Railways
  • Caledonian Sleeper
  • Avanti West Coast

Standard Class Ticket Code

CSD

Availability

Purchase Location

Carnet tickets are available online through the My Account area of South Western Railway website. 

Carnet tickets may also be offered by other online retailers.

Purchase Availability

Tickets can be bought in advance or immediately before travel. 

Carnet is valid for 2 calendar months from the date of purchase. Please bear this in mind if you buy it in advance of your first travel date.

Pre-booking Requirement

None.

Reservations Compulsory

No

No.

Discounts

Children

No

Railcards

No

General Conditions

You must touch-in at the start of your journey to activate a ticket on your Carnet. You can do this on the yellow validators at the entrance to the station/platforms or on the automatic ticket gates. If you do not touch-in, you may be sold a new undiscounted ticket for journey journey and may receive a Penalty Fare.

For further information on Carnet, please visit the South Western Railway Carnet page.

Outward Journey

Day Of Travel

Valid on any day within 2 calendar months of purchase. 

You must 'touch-in' at the Carnet's origin station to activate a ticket. Once activated, the ticket is valid for unlimited travel between the origin and destination stations, until 04:29 the following morning.

Time Of Travel

Valid at any time of day.

Return Journey

Day Of Travel

You must 'touch-in' at the Carnet's origin station to activate a ticket. Once activated, the ticket is valid for unlimited travel between the origin and destination stations, until 04:29 the following morning.

Time Of Travel

Valid at any time of day.

Refunds

Unused tickets in a Carnet can be refunded before the Carnet expires (i.e. within 2 calendar months of buying the ticket). You may be required to pay an administration fee (up to a maximum of £10 per Carnet). The refund amount will normally take into account any use you have made of the ticket, based on undiscounted Anytime Day Return fares, and in some circumstances no refund will be paid.

No refund will be given on expired Carnets.

Changes To Travel Plans

Carnet tickets should not be activated until you travel.