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 for travel on trains timed to depart after 04:29 and before the time shown from the following stations:
09:30 from Aldermaston
08:58 from Basingstoke
08:30 from Bedwyn
08:36 from Hungerford
08:40 from Kintbury
09:25 from Midgham
08:58 from Mortimer
09:15 from Newbury
09:15 from Newbury Racecourse
08:58 from Reading
08:58 from Reading Green Park
08:58 from Reading West
09:15 from Thatcham
09:15 from Theale
Return Travel
Not valid on trains timed to depart London Terminals after 04:29 and before 09:20 (not before 08:58 from Reading) or on the following departures from London Paddington:
Not valid on the following departures from London Paddington:
16:00 to Bristol Temple Meads
16:03 to Penzance
16:08 to Newbury
16:12 to Bristol Parkway
16:23 to Oxford
16:30 to Taunton
16:32 to Cheltenham
16:35 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
17:52 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 London Waterloo after 02:30 and before 09:20
Seasonal Variations
GWR Christmas and New Year Travel Restrictions 2023/24 Up to and including Thu 22 December : Normal ticket restrictions apply. Fri 22 December: Off-Peak tickets valid all day. Super Off-Peak tickets subject to normal restriction times.
Sat 23 December to Mon 01 January * No ticket restrictions apply. Tue 02 January 2024 onwards Normal 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.
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