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 depart after 04:29 and before the times shown from the following stations:
06:56 from Hereford
07:11 from Ledbury
07:24 from Colwall
07:30 from Great Malvern
07:35 Malvern Link
08:00 from Worcester Foregate Street
08:05 from Worcester Shrub Hill
08:31 from Worcestershire Parkway
08:31 from Pershore
08:30 from Evesham
08:31 from Honeybourne
08:30 from Moreton-in-Marsh
08:55 from Kingham
08:45 from Shipton
08:45 from Ascott-under-Wychwood
09:00 from Charlbury
09:00 from Finstock
09:00 from Combe (Oxfordshire)
09:05 from Hanborough
Return Travel
Not valid on trains timed to depart:
London Paddington after 04:29 and before 09:12 or after 16:40 and before 18:32;
Reading after 04:29 and before 09:38 or after 17:03 and before 18:56.
Didcot after 04:29 and before 09:53
Not valid on trains timed to arrive at London Kings Cross, London Liverpool Street, Farringdon or City Thameslink before 09:45.
Not valid on trains timed to arrive at London St Pancras before 10:05
Not valid on trains timed to arrive at London Euston before 11:30
Not valid on trains timed to arrive at London Marylebone before 10:00.
Not valid to depart from London Paddington after 04:29 and before 09:12 or after 16:40 and before 18:32;
Notes
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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