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
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.
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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