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 18:34
Reading after 04:29 and before 09:39 and after 17:03 until 18:56
Didcot before 09:53
Slough after 04:29 and before 09:07 and after 16:40 until 18:25
London Waterloo after 04:29 and before 08:15
Birmingham New Street after 02:29 and before 10:30
Return Travel
Not valid on trains timed to depart:
Slough after 04:29 and before 09:07
Not valid on trains timed to arrive at London Waterloo before 09:52.
Not valid for travel on trains timed to depart earlier than shown from the following stations:
07:46 from Ashchurch for Tewkesbury
09:00 from Avoncliff (if travel via Bath Spa, restriction time shown applies eastbound from this station) (also valid on the 07:57 service)
08:39 from Bath Spa
08:20 from Bradford on Avon (if travel via Bath Spa, restriction time shown applies eastbound from this station) (also valid on the 08:12 service)
07:10 from Bridgwater
08:56 from Bristol Parkway (also valid between 02:00 and 05:30)
08:26 from Bristol Temple Meads
08:30 from Castle Cary (if travel via Bath Spa, restriction time shown applies eastbound from this station)
08:21 from Cheltenham Spa (if travel is via Bristol Parkway, the restriction time shown for Bristol Parkway also applies for journeys eastbound from this station)
08:46 from Chippenham
07:25 from Dawlish
09:53 from Didcot Parkway
07:56 from Exeter St Davids (also valid on the 07:20 CrossCountry service, changing at Bristol Temple Meads or Parkway; also valid on the 07:44 service)
08:31 from Freshford (if travel via Bath Spa, restriction time shown applies eastbound from this station)
07:46 from Frome
08:26 from Gloucester (if travel is via Bristol Parkway, the restriction time shown for Bristol Parkway also applies for journeys eastbound from this station)
07:22 from Highbridge
09:05 from Kemble
08:59 from Keynsham
08:10 from Nailsea & Backwell
08:39 from Newbury
08:31 from Patchway
09:00 from Pewsey
08:45 from Stonehouse
08:50 from Stroud
09:05 from Swindon (also valid between 02:00 and 05:45)
08:18 from Taunton (also valid on the 07:24 service via Bath Spa; also valid on the 07:46 CrossCountry service changing at Bristol Temple Meads or Parkway)
07:20 from Teignmouth
07:33 from Tiverton Parkway
09:11 from Trowbridge (also valid on the 08:06 service) (if travel via Bath Spa, restriction time shown applies eastbound from this station)
08:56 from Westbury (if travel via Bath Spa, restriction time shown applies eastbound from this station)
07:56 from Weston Milton
07:45 from Weston-super-Mare
07:56 from Worle
07:56 from Yatton
Notes
Off-Peak tickets from stations not listed are valid for connections into trains departing as shown above.
Restriction code WO applies to all journeys via Newbury or Didcot Parkway, not passing through Reading.
Restriction code Q8 applies to all journeys via Fareham / Southampton / Salisbury.
Restriction codes 7E / 9J apply to all journeys via London St Pancras International.
Restriction codes 2C / 9I apply to all journeys via London Euston.
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
Not valid to arrive at Cheltenham before 12:26 during the Cheltenham Festival.
In 2023 this takes place from Tuesday 14 March to Friday 17 March, inclusive.