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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

Eastbound Travel

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

​​​​​​Travel from Wales

  • 09:31 from Abergavenny

  • 07:45 from Bridgend (also valid between 04:30 and 05:00);

  • 08:30 from Cardiff Central and Queen Street (also valid between 04:30 and 05:30);

  • 07:15 from Carmarthen

  • 07:15 from Chepstow;

  • 08:30 from Ebbw Vale Parkway and Town (also valid between 04:30 and 05:45);

  • 08:30 from Llandaf (also valid between 04:30 and 05:45);

  • 08:20 from Llanelli (also valid between 04:30 and 05:45);

  • 08:30 from Maesteg and Maesteg Ewenny Road (also valid between 04:30 and 05:45);

  • 07:25 from Neath

  • 08:30 from Newport (South Wales) (also valid between 04:30 and 05:45);

  • 07:35 from Port Talbot Parkway (also valid from 04:30 to 04:45);

  • 08:30 from Porth (also valid between 04:30 and 05:45);

  • 08:30 from Severn Tunnel Junction (also valid between 04:30 and 05:45);

  • 07:15 from Swansea

  • 08:15 from Whitland (also valid between 04:30 and 05:45);

Travel from England

  • 07:42 from Ashchurch;

  • 09:30 from Avoncliff (if travel is via Bath Spa, the restriction time shown for Bath Spa also applies for journeys eastbound from this station);

  • 08:30 from Bath Spa;

  • 10:30 from Birmingham New Street;

  • 08:00 from Bodmin Parkway;

  • 07:55 from Bradford on Avon (if travel is via Bath Spa, the restriction time shown for Bath Spa also applies for journeys eastbound from this station);

  • 07:15 from Bridgwater;

  • 08:45 from Bristol Parkway (also valid between 04:30 and 05:30);

  • 08:50 from Bristol Temple Meads (also valid between 04:30 and 05:10);

  • 05:40 from Camborne;

  • 08:30 from Castle Cary (if travel is via Bath Spa, the restriction time shown for Bath Spa also applies for journeys eastbound from this station);

  • 08:50 from Cheltenham Spa (if travel is via Bristol Parkway, the restriction time shown for Bristol Parkway also applies for journeys eastbound from this station);

  • 09:20 from Chippenham;

  • 07:35 from Dawlish;

  • 09:30 from Didcot Parkway;

  • 07:50 from Exeter St Davids;

  • 08:00 from Freshford (if travel is via Bath Spa, the restriction time shown for Bath Spa also applies for journeys eastbound from this station);

  • 08:00 from Frome;

  • 08:30 from Gloucester (if travel is via Bristol Parkway, the restriction time shown for Bristol Parkway also applies for journeys eastbound from this station);

  • 05:40 from Hayle;

  • 07:15 from Highbridge;

  • 07:20 from Ivybridge;

  • 09:05 from Kemble;

  • 07:00 from Liskeard;

  • 06:40 from Lostwithiel;

  • 07:05 from Menheniot;

  • 08:00 from Nailsea & Backwell;

  • 09:15 from Newbury;

  • 08:00 from Newton Abbot;

  • 09:00 from Oxford;

  • 07:30 from Paignton;

  • 06:30 from Par;

  • 05:30 from Penzance;

  • 09:00 from Pewsey;

  • 07:35 from Plymouth;

  • 09:00 from Reading;

  • 05:55 from Redruth;

  • 07:15 from Saltash;

  • 06:25 from St Austell;

  • 05:35 from St Erth;

  • 07:21 from St Germans;

  • 08:45 from Stonehouse;

  • 08:50 from Stroud;

  • 09:15 from Swindon (also valid between 04:30 and 05:45);

  • 08:40 from Taunton;

  • 07:35 from Teignmouth;

  • 08:30 from Tiverton Parkway;

  • 07:35 from Torquay;

  • 07:40 from Torre;

  • 08:00 from Totnes;

  • 07:50 from Trowbridge (if travel is via Bath Spa, the restriction time shown for Bath Spa also applies for journeys eastbound from this station);

  • 06:05 from Truro

  • 07:53 from Westbury (if travel is via Bath Spa, the restriction time shown for Bath Spa also applies for journeys eastbound from this station);

  • 07:45 from Weston Milton;

  • 07:35 from Weston-Super-Mare;

  • 07:32 from Worcester Shrub Hill;

  • 07:50 from Worle;

  • 07:55 from Yatton.

Not valid to arrive at Birmingham New Street before 10:15;

Not valid to arrive at Bristol Temple Meads before 08:48.

Westbound Travel

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

​​​​​​Travel from Wales

  • 09:31 from Abergavenny

  • 07:45 from Bridgend (also valid between 04:30 and 05:00);

  • 08:30 from Cardiff Central and Queen Street (also valid between 04:30 and 05:30);

  • 07:15 from Carmarthen

  • 07:15 from Chepstow;

  • 08:30 from Ebbw Vale Parkway and Town (also valid between 04:30 and 05:45);

  • 08:30 from Llandaf (also valid between 04:30 and 05:45);

  • 08:20 from Llanelli (also valid between 04:30 and 05:45);

  • 08:30 from Maesteg and Maesteg Ewenny Road (also valid between 04:30 and 05:45);

  • 07:25 from Neath

  • 08:30 from Newport (South Wales) (also valid between 04:30 and 05:45);

  • 07:35 from Port Talbot Parkway (also valid from 04:30 to 04:45);

  • 08:30 from Porth (also valid between 04:30 and 05:45);

  • 08:30 from Severn Tunnel Junction (also valid between 04:30 and 05:45);

  • 07:15 from Swansea

  • 08:15 from Whitland (also valid between 04:30 and 05:45);

Travel from England

  • 07:42 from Ashchurch;

  • 09:30 from Avoncliff (if travel is via Bath Spa, the restriction time shown for Bath Spa also applies for journeys eastbound from this station);

  • 08:30 from Bath Spa;

  • 10:30 from Birmingham New Street;

  • 08:00 from Bodmin Parkway;

  • 07:55 from Bradford on Avon (if travel is via Bath Spa, the restriction time shown for Bath Spa also applies for journeys eastbound from this station);

  • 07:15 from Bridgwater;

  • 08:45 from Bristol Parkway (also valid between 04:30 and 05:30);

  • 08:50 from Bristol Temple Meads (also valid between 04:30 and 05:10);

  • 05:40 from Camborne;

  • 08:30 from Castle Cary (if travel is via Bath Spa, the restriction time shown for Bath Spa also applies for journeys eastbound from this station);

  • 08:50 from Cheltenham Spa (if travel is via Bristol Parkway, the restriction time shown for Bristol Parkway also applies for journeys eastbound from this station);

  • 09:20 from Chippenham;

  • 07:35 from Dawlish;

  • 09:30 from Didcot Parkway;

  • 07:50 from Exeter St Davids;

  • 08:00 from Freshford (if travel is via Bath Spa, the restriction time shown for Bath Spa also applies for journeys eastbound from this station);

  • 08:00 from Frome;

  • 08:30 from Gloucester (if travel is via Bristol Parkway, the restriction time shown for Bristol Parkway also applies for journeys eastbound from this station);

  • 05:40 from Hayle;

  • 07:15 from Highbridge;

  • 07:20 from Ivybridge;

  • 09:05 from Kemble;

  • 07:00 from Liskeard;

  • 06:40 from Lostwithiel;

  • 07:05 from Menheniot;

  • 08:00 from Nailsea & Backwell;

  • 09:15 from Newbury;

  • 08:00 from Newton Abbot;

  • 09:00 from Oxford;

  • 07:30 from Paignton;

  • 06:30 from Par;

  • 05:30 from Penzance;

  • 09:00 from Pewsey;

  • 07:35 from Plymouth;

  • 09:00 from Reading;

  • 05:55 from Redruth;

  • 07:15 from Saltash;

  • 06:25 from St Austell;

  • 05:35 from St Erth;

  • 07:21 from St Germans;

  • 08:45 from Stonehouse;

  • 08:50 from Stroud;

  • 09:15 from Swindon (also valid between 04:30 and 05:45);

  • 08:40 from Taunton;

  • 07:35 from Teignmouth;

  • 08:30 from Tiverton Parkway;

  • 07:35 from Torquay;

  • 07:40 from Torre;

  • 08:00 from Totnes;

  • 07:50 from Trowbridge (if travel is via Bath Spa, the restriction time shown for Bath Spa also applies for journeys eastbound from this station);

  • 06:05 from Truro

  • 07:53 from Westbury (if travel is via Bath Spa, the restriction time shown for Bath Spa also applies for journeys eastbound from this station);

  • 07:45 from Weston Milton;

  • 07:35 from Weston-Super-Mare;

  • 07:32 from Worcester Shrub Hill;

  • 07:50 from Worle;

  • 07:55 from Yatton.

Not valid to arrive at Birmingham New Street before 10:15;

Not valid to arrive at Bristol Temple Meads before 08:48.

Notes

Off-Peak tickets from stations not listed are valid for connections into trains departing as shown above.

Easement

If travelling on the Great Western Railway 'Night Riviera' sleeper service in the westbound direction, customers may continue their journey after alighting from the sleeper in the morning without further restriction.

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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