Accompanied child flat fare - Southern & Gatwick Express

From 25th June 2018

These are available from Ticket Offices and online at www.southernrailway.com

From 8th March 2023

Until further notice

Up to 4 children accompanied by an adult holding a valid ticket or travel pass for the entire journey, can travel for £2 each at Off-Peak or Super Off-Peak times.

On train services operated by Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink across most of the Southern & Gatwick Express network.

They're available where the adult passenger is holding one of the following tickets, that is valid for the journey being made:

• Season or Travelcard Season ticket

• Single or Return tickets 

• One Day Travelcards

• Advance tickets

These include tickets that are discounted with a Railcard (including those that give a discount on child fares, such as Family & Friends or Network Railcards), GroupSave or other discount card.

A London Freedom Pass holder can also take up to 4 children with them for £2 each, so long as they also have a valid ticket for the part of the journey outside the London Freedom Pass area.

They're not available if the adult is using:

• Pay As You Go (PAYG) with an Oyster Card, contactless bank card or mobile device 

• keyGo 

To pay for their journey.

As well as single and return tickets, a £2 accompanied child One Day Travelcard is available for journeys from stations outside of the London Zones 1-6 area.

But the £2 One Day Travelcard is only valid where the adult passenger also has a valid One Day Travelcard or Travelcard Season Ticket. 

Travel is not permitted on other operators services except with the £2 One Day Travelcard where travel is permitted on the same National Rail and Transport for London services within Zones 1-6 as a normal child rate One Day Travelcard.

Adults

• Minimum: 1

Children

• Minimum: 1