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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

Mondays to Fridays

Outward Travel

Not valid on trains timed to depart:

  • London Paddington after 04:29 and before 09:12 and after 16:40 until 18:32

  • Reading after 04:29 and before 09:39 and after 17:03 until 18:56

Not valid on trains timed to depart after 04:29 and before the time shown from the following stations:

  • 09:30 from Acton Mainline (also not valid between 16:39 and 17:31)

  • 09:00 from Appleford

  • 09:30 from Banbury

  • 09:15 from Burnham (Bucks) (also not valid between 16:59 and 18:01)

  • 09:30 from Castle Bar Park

  • 09:00 from Didcot Parkway

  • 09:30 from Drayton Green

  • 09:30 from Ealing Broadway (also not valid between 16:39 and 18:01)

  • 09:30 from Goring and Streatley

  • 09:30 from Greenford

  • 09:30 from Hanwell

  • 09:30 from Hayes & Harlington (also not valid between 16:39 and 18:01)

  • 09:15 from Iver (also not valid between 16:39 and 18:01)

  • 09:20 from Langley (also not valid between 16:39 and 18:01)

  • 08:30 from London Marylebone

  • 10:00 from London Waterloo

  • 09:25 from Maidenhead (also not valid between 16:59 and 18:31)

  • 09:30 from Reading Green Park

  • 09:30 from Reading West

  • 09:19 from Slough (also not valid between 16:59 and 18:01)

  • 09:30 from South Greenford

  • 09:05 from Southall (also not valid between 16:39 and 18:01)

  • 09:20 from Taplow (also not valid between 16:59 and 18:01)

  • 09:25 from Twyford (also not valid between 16:59 and 18:31)

  • 09:10 from West Drayton (also not valid between 16:39 and 18:01)

  • 09:00 from West Ealing (also not valid between 16:39 and 18:01)

  • 09:30 from London Terminals unless listed separately

Return Travel

Not valid on trains timed to depart:

  • London Paddington after 04:29 and before 09:17 and after 16:40 until 18:32

  • Reading after 04:29 and before 09:30

Not valid for travel on trains timed to depart after 04:29 and before the times shown from the following stations: ​​​​​​​

  • 09:00 from Appleford

  • 09:00 from Ascott-under-Wychwood

  • 09:30 from Banbury

  • 08:50 from Bedwyn

  • 09:31 from Bicester Village

  • 09:21 from Burnham (Bucks)

  • 08:20 from Charlbury

  • 09:00 from Cholsey

  • 09:30 from City Thameslink*

  • 07:15 from Colwall

  • 09:00 from Combe (Oxon)

  • 09:00 from Culham

  • 09:00 from Didcot Parkway

  • 09:30 from Ealing Broadway (also not valid between 16:39 and 18:01)

  • 08:16 from Evehsam

  • 09:00 from Finstock

  • 09:00 from Goring & Streatley

  • 07:30 from Great Malvern

  • 09:00 from Hanborough

  • 09:30 from Hanwell

  • 09:30 from Hayes & Harlington (also not valid between 16:39 and 18:01)

  • 07:00 from Hereford

  • 09:30 from Heyford

  • 08:20 from Honeybourne

  • 08:50 from Hungerford

  • 09:30 from Iver

  • 08:45 from Kingham

  • 09:30 from Kings Sutton

  • 08:50 from Kintbury

  • 09:30 from Langley (Berks)

  • 07:10 from Ledbury

  • 08:30 from London Marylebone

  • 09:30 from London Victoria

  • 09:25 from Maidenhead (also not valid between 16:59 and 18:31)

  • 07:30 from Malvern Link

  • 09:25 from Midgham

  • 08:30 from Moreton-in-Marsh

  • 08:50 from Newbury

  • 09:15 from Newbury Racecourse

  • 09:04 from Oxford

  • 09:31 from Oxford Parkway

  • 09:00 from Pangbourne

  • 08:15 from Pershore

  • 08:59 from Radley

  • 09:29 from Reading Green Park

  • 08:51 from Reading West

  • 09:00 from Shipton

  • 09:21 from Slough

  • 09:30 from Southall

  • 09:31 from Tackley

  • 09:21 from Taplow

  • 08:56 from Thatcham

  • 09:00 from Theale

  • 08:51 from Tilehurst

  • 09:11 from Twyford

  • 09:30 from West Drayton

  • 09:30 from West Ealing

  • 08:00 from Worcester Foregate Street

  • 08:00 from Worcester Shrub Hill

  • 08:00 from Worcestershire Parkway

Not valid to depart London Terminals until 10:00, unless listed separately

Not valid to arrive at London Waterloo or Reading until 10:00

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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