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 any train timed to arrive at London Terminals after 04:29 and before 09:59 (not valid to arrive at London Paddington before 09:57).
Not valid to depart from London Paddington before 08:15
Not valid to depart on GWR services from Reading before 08:15
Not valid to depart on Elizabeth Line services from Reading before 08:57
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
Return Travel
Not valid on trains timed to depart London Paddington after 04:29 and before 08:15
Not valid to depart on GWR services from Reading before 08:15
Not valid to depart on Elizabeth Line services from Reading before 08:57
Not valid on trains timed to depart London Waterloo after 04:29 and before 09:00
Not valid on trains timed to depart Vauxhall after 04:29 and before 09:05
Not valid on trains timed to depart Clapham Junction after 04:29 and before 09:10
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
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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