[Misc] Off-peak Day Return to London

[Bozza]

As someone who has paid a small fortune more than I need to by leaving buying train tickets until it's too late, can a train guru advise me whether an Off-peak Day Return to London (for tomorrow as it happens) is available to buy on the day at the same price (£33.40 West Worthing -> London) or do I need to buy it now to collect tomorrow?

 

[Eeyore]

It's not an advance ticket so should be available on the day.

 

[dazzer6666]

Off-peak day return is a standard fare, can buy it on the day.

 

[Springal]

Yes you can pay that on the day.

Think about national railcard to. £30 a year but will take 1/3rd off that so pays for itself after 4 trips to London

 

[trueblue]

Super Off-Peak are even cheaper and available on the day too. Just pointing it out as they often seem to hide that option pretty well. Depends on time of travel though - coming back not allowed between something like 1600-1915.

 

[The Large One]

Yes you can pay that on the day.

Think about national railcard to. £30 a year but will take 1/3rd off that so pays for itself after 4 trips to London

For the ticket Bozza is getting, the Network Railcard isn't valid.

 

[Madafwo]

For the ticket Bozza is getting, the Network Railcard isn't valid.

Unless they've changed the rules since I was selling them it depends when he is traveling. If it is after 10:00am then it's perfectly fine.

Not that I know when Bozza is traveling.

 

[The Large One]

Unless they've changed the rules since I was selling them it depends when he is traveling. If it is after 10:00am then it's perfectly fine.

Not that I know when Bozza is traveling.

If his ticket is £33.40, it's before 9am. Otherwise it's about £24.

 

[Madafwo]

If his ticket is £33.40, it's before 9am. Otherwise it's about £24.

If he wants to return from London between 16:15 and 19:15 he'd still need the Off Peak and not the Super Off Peak as it wouldn't be valid.

 

[BNthree]

If his ticket is £33.40, it's before 9am. Otherwise it's about £24.

But the thread is called off peak ticket and before 9 isn’t off peak is it?

 

[GolfingGull]

A super Off-Peak ticket is available from 9:30 a.m. and is £18 or £24 to include a travel card, payable on the day

 

[Springal]

For the ticket Bozza is getting, the Network Railcard isn't valid.

I thought it was only the full fare £60+ day return that wasn’t available for using network railcard on?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

A super Off-Peak ticket is available from 9:30 a.m. and is £18 or £24 to include a travel card, payable on the day

Maybe worth adding that £18 version isn't valid on the Gatwick Express.

 

[Bozza]

Thanks all - yes it’s pre-9am up - I’m waiting at WW now as it happens and I’m not sure what time I’ll be back but wouldn’t want to have a time when I couldn’t travel.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

And the rules of train tickets aren't complicated at all .... no siree !!!!

I got caught out on the Super Of Peak ticket a while back - ended up having a couple of beers at Victoria to get to the time I could use it.

 

[taz]

Not from Worthing ,, but from Brighton buy a southern saver or a Thames link saver on any Brighton and hove bus about £19_£20 including all bus travel in Brighton and hove, time restricted after 10am no return 430pm-7pm for train,, when in London use bus 1.50p per journey however long with Max £4.50 as many journeys as you like, must use a bank debit contactless card to swipe when getting on (do not swipe getting off),,, top deck of a London bus is a great interesting way to travel,, and usual only half full !!

 

[AmexRuislip]

Thanks all - yes it’s pre-9am up - I’m waiting at WW now as it happens and I’m not sure what time I’ll be back but wouldn’t want to have a time when I couldn’t travel.

Surely there's enough OP trains you can catch, to get home at a reasonable time!

 

[Madafwo]

To complicate things further it's not the departure time that determines whether it is Peak, Off Peak or Super Off Peak but the arrival time in London.

Arriving after 09:55 is OP, arriving after 10:55 is SOP, no restriction on what time you leave London on an OP but there is for SOP. I doubt it would surprise anyone to say that while learning all this it was a struggle to stay awake.

 

[tinycowboy]

Can I hijack this thread by asking my own question? My wife is going to need to travel to London at peak times three days a week next year. Is there a way of doing this that saves money and/or doesn't involve buying tickets all the time?

 

[Springal]

Can I hijack this thread by asking my own question? My wife is going to need to travel to London at peak times three days a week next year. Is there a way of doing this that saves money and/or doesn't involve buying tickets all the time?

You can look at season tickets, but I think the break point is at 4 days a week. Worth having a look at anyway as train pricing is a funny old thing.