Train ticket types

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Advance train tickets

Save up to 50% buying train tickets 12 weeks in advance

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Anytime train tickets

Our most flexible tickets

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Season train tickets

If you travel on the same route regularly, you could save money and time with a season ticket

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Off-Peak train tickets

Great for late-morning meetings, when you need the evening flexibility of an Anytime tic…

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Super Off-Peak train tickets

Great for afternoons in London, and cheaper than Off-Peak tickets

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Which type of train ticket is the right choice for you?

We always make sure to show you the cheapest fare possible, but do check each ticket type below to make sure it’s right for you.

Ticket type Journey Monday to Friday Saturday and  bank holidays Sunday
Anytime train tickets All At any time At any time, cheaper fares may be available At any time, cheaper fares may be available
Off-Peak train tickets All Please use a journey planner to check when your ticket is valid At any time, cheaper fares may be available At any time, cheaper fares may be available
Evening Out train tickets To London Waterloo Valid on trains arriving 14:01 or later Valid on trains arriving 14:01 or later N/A
From London Waterloo Valid on trains departing 12:01 - 15:59 and 19:01 or later Valid on trains departing 12:01 - 15:59 and 19:001 or later N/A
Non-London Valid on trains departing 12:01, or later Valid on trains departing 12:01, or later N/A
Super Off-Peak train tickets To London Waterloo Valid on trains arriving 14:01 or later

Valid on trains departing 12:01 - 15:59 and 19:01, or later
Valid on trains arriving 14:01 or later

Valid on trains departing 12:01 - 15:59 and 19:01, or later
At any time
From London Waterloo Valid on trains departing 12:01 - 15:59 and 19:01 or later

Valid on trains arriving 14:01 or later
Valid on trains departing 12:01 - 15:59 and 19:01 or later

Valid on trains arriving 14:01 or later
At any time
Non-London Valid on trains departing 12:01, or later Valid on trains departing 12:01, or later At any time
Sunday Out train tickets All N/A N/A At any time
Advance train tickets All Booked train(s) only Booked train(s) only Booked train(s) only
Semi Flex Return train tickets All Outward journey valid on booked train(s) only

Return journey: please use a journey planner to check when your ticket is valid
Outward journey valid on booked train(s) only

Return journey: please use a journey planner to check when your ticket is valid
Outward journey valid on booked train(s) only

Return journey: please use a journey planner to check when your ticket is valid
Season train tickets and Flexi Season All At any time At any time At any time

Evening peak restrictions apply when boarding at London Waterloo, Vauxhall train station and Clapham Junction, and travelling to stations outside London Zones 1-6

For London, this includes travel to, from and through all of our stations in the Oyster pay as you go area, which are highlighted on our network map.

Please use a journey planner to check when Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak tickets are valid for travel.