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
Applicable days; Mondays to Fridays (except Bank Holidays)
Outward Travel
Not valid to arrive at London Terminals until 10:00 (valid to arrive at London Marylebone from 0953)
Not valid to arrive in Reading until 09:31
Not valid to depart from London Paddington before 09:30*
(*Off-Peak tickets to Didcot and Oxford are valid on the 09:23 Paddington to Oxford service)
Not valid to depart from Reading before 09:15
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
Not valid on trains time to depart after 04:29 and before 09:30 from the following stations:
Aldermaston
Banbury
Heyford
Islip
Kings Sutton
Not valid on trains timed to depart after 04:29 and earlier than shown from the following stations:
08:41 from Appleford
08:30 from Bedwyn
09:31 from Bicester Village
08:41 from Brighton
09:15 from Cholsey
08:51 from Culham
09:15 from Didcot Parkway
09:48 from Ealing Broadway
09:15 from Goring & Streatley
08:36 from Hungerford
08:40 from Kintbury
08:44 from Maidenhead
08:44 from Marlow
09:25 from Midgham
09:15 from Newbury
09:15 from Newbury Racecourse
09:04 from Oxford
09:31 from Oxford Parkway
09:20 from Pangbourne
08:20 from Portsmouth & Southsea
08:15 from Portsmouth Harbour
09:00 from Radley
09:15 from Reading
09:00 from Reading Green Park
09:00 from Reading West
08:33 from Southampton Central
09:31 from Tackley
09:15 from Thatcham
09:15 from Theale
09:25 from Tilehurst
09:11 from Twyford
Not valid to arrive at the following stations before 08:44
Taplow
Maidenhead
Furze Platt
Cookham
Bourne End
Return Travel
Not valid to depart from London Paddington before 09:30*
*(Off-Peak tickets to Didcot and Oxford are valid on the 09:23 Paddington to Oxford service)
Not valid to depart from Reading before 09:15
Not valid to arrive at Reading before 09:31
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
Not valid on trains timed to depart after 04:29 and earlier than shown from the following stations:
08:41 from Brighton
09:27 from Didcot Parkway
08:44 from Maidenhead
09:20 from Waterloo East
Not valid to arrive at London Paddington, London Bridge, London Euston before 10:00
Not valid to arrive at London Marylebone, London Waterloo or London Victoria before 09:30
Not valid to arrive at the following stations before 08:44
Taplow
Maidenhead
Furze Platt
Cookham
Bourne End
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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