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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

Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays)

Outward Travel

Not valid to depart after 04:29 and before the times shown from the following stations:

  • 08:41 from Appleford

  • 08:45 from Ascot-Under-Wychwood

  • 09:00 from Ash

  • 09:00 from Banbury

  • 09:00 from Basingstoke

  • 08:50 from Bedwyn

  • 08:45 from Betchworth

  • 09:31 from Bicester Village

  • 09:00 from Bramley

  • 09:00 from Burnham

  • 08:45 from Charlbury

  • 09:01 from Chilworth

  • 09:00 from Cholsey

  • 08:45 from Combe (Oxon)

  • 09:00 from Cookham

  • 09:00 from Culham

  • 09:00 from Didcot

  • 09:06 from Dorking Deepdene and Dorking West

  • 08:45 from Finstock

  • 08:45 from Furze Platt

  • 09:00 from Gatwick Airport

  • 09:00 from Gomshall

  • 09:00 from Goring and Streatley

  • 09:00 from Guildford

  • 09:00 from Hanborough

  • 09:00 from Henley-on-Thames

  • 09:00 from Heyford

  • 08;41 from Honeyboure

  • 08:50 from Hungerford

  • 09:31 from Islip

  • 09:00 from Iver

  • 08:45 from Kingham

  • 09:00 from Kings Sutton

  • 08:50 from Kintbury

  • 09:00 from Langley

  • 09:00 from Maidenhead

  • 08:30 from Marlow

  • 08:45 from Moreton-in-Marsh

  • 09:15 from Newbury and Newbury Racecourse

  • 08;45 from North Camp

  • 09:00 from Oxford

  • 09:31 from Oxford Parkway

  • 09:00 from Pangbourne

  • 09:00 from Radley

  • 09:00 from Reading (also valid on the 08:54 service to Gatwick)

  • 08:15 from Reading West

  • 08:30 from Redhill

  • 08:30 from Reigate

  • 09:00 from Shalford

  • 08:30 from Shiplake

  • 08:45 from Shipton

  • 09:00 from Slough

  • 09:00 from Tackley

  • 09:00 from Taplow

  • 08:30 from Three Bridges

  • 09:00 from Tilehurst

  • 09:00 from Twyford

  • 09:00 from Wanborough

  • 09:00 from Wargrave

  • 09:00 from Windsor and Eton Central

Return Travel

Not valid to depart after 04:29 and before the times shown from the following stations:

  • 08:41 from Appleford

  • 08:45 from Ascot-Under-Wychwood

  • 09:00 from Ash

  • 09:00 from Banbury

  • 09:00 from Basingstoke

  • 08:50 from Bedwyn

  • 08:45 from Betchworth

  • 09:31 from Bicester Village

  • 09:00 from Bramley

  • 09:00 from Burnham

  • 08:45 from Charlbury

  • 09:01 from Chilworth

  • 09:00 from Cholsey

  • 08:45 from Combe (Oxon)

  • 09:00 from Cookham

  • 09:00 from Culham

  • 09:00 from Didcot

  • 09:06 from Dorking Deepdene and Dorking West

  • 08:45 from Finstock

  • 08:45 from Furze Platt

  • 09:00 from Gatwick Airport

  • 09:00 from Gomshall

  • 09:00 from Goring and Streatley

  • 09:00 from Guildford

  • 09:00 from Hanborough

  • 09:00 from Henley-on-Thames

  • 09:00 from Heyford

  • 08;41 from Honeyboure

  • 08:50 from Hungerford

  • 09:31 from Islip

  • 09:00 from Iver

  • 08:45 from Kingham

  • 09:00 from Kings Sutton

  • 08:50 from Kintbury

  • 09:00 from Langley

  • 09:00 from Maidenhead

  • 08:30 from Marlow

  • 08:45 from Moreton-in-Marsh

  • 09:15 from Newbury and Newbury Racecourse

  • 08;45 from North Camp

  • 09:00 from Oxford

  • 09:31 from Oxford Parkway

  • 09:00 from Pangbourne

  • 09:00 from Radley

  • 09:00 from Reading (also valid on the 08:54 service to Gatwick)

  • 08:15 from Reading West

  • 08:30 from Redhill

  • 08:30 from Reigate

  • 09:00 from Shalford

  • 08:30 from Shiplake

  • 08:45 from Shipton

  • 09:00 from Slough

  • 09:00 from Tackley

  • 09:00 from Taplow

  • 08:30 from Three Bridges

  • 09:00 from Tilehurst

  • 09:00 from Twyford

  • 09:00 from Wanborough

  • 09:00 from Wargrave

  • 09:00 from Windsor and Eton Central

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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