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
Outward Travel
Not valid on trains timed to arrive at London Marylebone or London Paddington after 04:29 and before 11:30.
Not valid on trains timed to arrive at Reading after 04:29 and before 11:00.
Return Travel
Not valid on trains timed to depart London Marylebone or London Paddington after 04:29 and before 08:30, or after 16:00 and before 19:00.
Not valid on trains timed to depart Reading after 04:29 and before 09:30, or after 16:30 and before 19:00.
For journeys via London, not valid on trains timed to arrive at any London Terminal, Farringdon, or Kensington Olympia after 04:29 and before 10:00.
Notes
Break of journey is not permitted on the outward journey on any day except to change trains at an intermediate station or to access station facilities.
Easement
Customers returning from/via London Paddington (and intermediately) to Banbury via Didcot Parkway may travel on the 16:35 GWR service from Didcot Parkway, arriving into Banbury at 17:21. This easement is reflected in journey planners.
Seasonal Variations
Ticket restrictions will be lifted as follows:
Friday 3rd to Monday 6th April 2026
Monday 4th May 2026
Monday 25th May 2026
Monday 31st August 2026
Thursday 24th December 2026 to Friday 1st January 2027
Super Off-Peak Day Travelcards are only valid on Transport for London services from 09:30 Mondays to Fridays. They are valid at any time at weekends and on public holidays.
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