You can book your Off-Peak tickets at any time, but you must travel during the middle of the day, in the evenings or at any time on weekends, avoiding the morning and late-afternoon rush hour.
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Off-peak tickets are cheaper than anytime tickets – an off-peak return is usually only slightly more than an anytime single, but as the name implies, cannot be used during weekday peak periods.
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.
Off-Peak tickets are semi-flexible tickets that let you travel by train at certain times of the day, certain days in the week or on specific routes. These tickets are normally cheaper because of the restrictions they place on travel times, Usually avoiding the nightmarish 'rush hour' for morning and evening commuters.
An off peak DAY return is a return the same day. Tickets are valid for one journey only - travelling on the same ticket again is, legally speaking, exactly the same as travelling with no ticket at all. The original ticket is invalid once you have completed the journey.
Generally speaking, most tickets are valid for a specific train only and cannot be used for any other service. However, some companies may offer flexible tickets that allow you to take an earlier or later service if available.
If a train is cancelled (and that's what's happened here) you're entitled to take the next train that matches any restrictions on your ticket. So if your ticket is routed via a certain place, you must go that way, or if it's only valid on a certain train company, you must use that companies services.
Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak tickets do not require you to travel on a specific train, only at certain times. So, if your outward travel date remains the same you might not need to pay an additional fare. Off-Peak Day tickets and the outward part of Off-Peak tickets are only valid on the date shown on the ticket.
Off-peak tickets are cheaper than anytime tickets – an off-peak return is usually only slightly more than an anytime single, but as the name implies, cannot be used during weekday peak periods.
How to reserve a seat: If you have a Flexible, Off-Peak, Super Off-Peak or Open ticket and you need a seat reservation you can make one online using our reservation tool.