What are train peak times?

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 - weekdays Use the journey planner to check for Super Off-Peak services. When travelling with Great Northern, our Super Off-Peak Day tickets are available on weekday services arriving in London after 10:55 and returning outside the evening peak of 16:29 to 19:02.

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About railroad fares Off-peak fares are charged all other times on weekdays, all day Saturday and Sunday, and on holidays. Use our trip planner to find fare information. Get schedules and directions and see whether a trip is during peak or off-peak hours. Exact fares depend on your trip.

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Off-Peak fares are cheaper tickets for travelling on trains that are less busy. You may need to travel at specific times of the day, days of the week and sometimes on specific routes or operators.

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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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Many utility companies use Time-Of-Use rates to increase peak pricing when electricity is in high (peak) demand, helping to reduce the strain on the power grid. In turn, this incentivizes customers to use more electricity during periods of low demand (off-peak) when electricity prices are lower.

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Off-peak tickets are subject to an additional surcharge, payable to the conductor, if used on a peak train. For travel outside Manhattan on Metro-North, and outside Zones 1/3 on LIRR, the fare is the same on all trains.

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Peak fares are charged during business rush hours on any weekday train scheduled to arrive in NYC terminals between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. or depart NYC terminals between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

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Anytime train tickets are completely flexible tickets that let you travel at any time of the day. If you know you have to be somewhere but aren't sure for how long, then an Anytime ticket is the perfect way to cover all your bases.

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Many tickets allow you to break your journey – getting off the train at a station somewhere on the route between your start and end stations before continuing your travel. Breaking your journey means you do not have to make the whole of your journey at the same time or, where allowed, on the same day.

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Description. Off-Peak fares are cheaper tickets for travelling on trains that are less busy. You may need to travel at specific times of the day, days of the week and sometimes on specific routes or operators.

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Off-peak travel, aka at a time when demand is lower, is a great way to take advantage of less expensive flights, fewer crowds, and more options for hotels and getaways. Granted, the cons are that, typically, the trip is during less than ideal weather, for example.

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Open Return tickets cannot be used for the same journey more than once but you may start, break and resume, or end your journey at any intermediate station.

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