If you board a train at a time when your Off-Peak ticket is not valid, you will be charged the difference between the fare you have paid and the cheapest valid fare for the service concerned. In some circumstances you may have to pay a penalty fare.
Is an off-peak return an advance ticket?
All ticket types can be bought in advance, but you only 'walk-on' tickets, ie seasons, rovers, rangers, anytime, off-peak tickets can definitely be bought on the day of travel. Anytime tickets can be bought as single or return; off-peak tickets can usually only be bought as returns.
What is the difference between off peak and anytime tickets?
Anytime Day Return: Your outward and return travel can be on any train on the date specified. Off-Peak Return: Both journeys must be on an Off-Peak train, the outward journey on the date specified. Your return travel must be within one calendar month of the outward travel date specified.
Can I travel anytime with an off-peak single?
You may need to travel at specific times of the day, days of the week and sometimes on specific routes or operators. The times when you may use your Off-Peak ticket will depend on the journey you are making and you will be advised when buying your ticket.
How does off-peak day return work?
Off-Peak Day Return: Your outward and return travel can be on any Off-Peak train on the date specified. Super Off-Peak Return: Both journeys must be on a Super Off-Peak train, the outward journey on the date specified. Your return travel must be within one calendar month of the outward travel date specified.
What happens if I travel with an off peak ticket?
When can I use an off-peak day return ticket?
Off-Peak Day Return tickets are valid for travel on the date shown on the ticket and until 04:29 the following morning.
Can you travel on any off-peak train with an Off-Peak Return?
You can travel on any Off-Peak train on the date shown on your ticket. For Off-Peak Return tickets, you must make your return journey within one calendar month (excluding Off-Peak Day tickets).
Can you travel at any time with an off-peak train ticket?
Generally speaking, the Off-Peak window begins after 09:30 and outside of evening commuter hours – 15:30-18:15 – for travel in and out of big cities. Super Off-Peak tickets become available after 10:00.
Can I use an Off-Peak Return at any time?
Not to be confused with Off-Peak Day Returns, the Off-Peak Return ticket requires you to make the outward part of your journey on the date shown on the ticket. The return part of your journey, however, can be completed on any day on an Off-Peak train within one calendar month of the ticket's issue date.
Can I travel anytime with an off peak ticket?
Times you can use Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak ticketsIn general, Off-Peak hours begin at 09:30 from Monday to Friday in cities and large towns, and at 09:00 everywhere else. If your train is scheduled to depart after this time, you can travel with an Off-Peak ticket. Weekends and bank holidays are Off-Peak all day.