Can I use an off-peak ticket at 5pm?

Times you can use Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak tickets In 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.



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Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak Day tickets are only valid on the date shown on your ticket, and Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak Returns are valid for 1 month from the date shown on your ticket. You can buy these tickets at any time before you travel.

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Off-Peak tickets give you some flexibility - if you can still use an Off-Peak ticket on the train you now want to travel on, you can just catch that one instead! If you want to travel during peak time, you'll just need to pay the difference between the Off-Peak fare and the Anytime fare.

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As such, you are only allowed to take the train you are ticketed for. To take an earlier or later train, you must change your reservation prior to your scheduled departure, but this is relatively easily done.

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Off-peak tickets, which used to be known as saver tickets, are usually cheaper than anytime tickets as they are valid for times that are less busy. They can be bought at any time, but are only valid within specific timeframes.

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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.

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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.

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Off-Peak tickets give you some flexibility - if you can still use an Off-Peak ticket on the train you now want to travel on, you can just catch that one instead! If you want to travel during peak time, you'll just need to pay the difference between the Off-Peak fare and the Anytime fare.

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Off-peak fares apply to our rail services between 09:30 and 16:00 and after 19:00 on weekdays, and during weekends and bank holidays. However, if you travel into Zone 1 after 09:30, you will always be charged an off-peak fare, even during the afternoon and evening peak.

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Peak train times are generally between 06:30 and 09:30, and from 16:30 to 19:00. This is when the trains are busiest, with commuters travelling between work and home. However, with more people working from home, you'll have a more peaceful journey than you once would!

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Super Off-Peak Single tickets are valid for travel on the date shown on the ticket and until 04:29 the following day. If you cannot complete your journey on the same day you will be allowed to finish it the following day - see 'Break of journey' below.

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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.

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If your train is cancelled, you can use your existing ticket to travel on the next available service... Advance Singles – hop on the next available train with the same train operator.

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About Anytime tickets Anytime tickets have no restrictions on what time you can travel. Anytime Singles allow you to travel within 2 days of the date shown on your ticket. Most Anytime Returns are valid for 5 days from the date shown on the 'outward' portion, and the for 1 calendar month on the 'return' portion.

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