Ticket restrictions (WV)

Restrictions

Not valid for travel on trains timed to depart after 04:29 and before the times shown from the following stations:

07:40 from Bridgend (also valid between 02:00 and 04:45);
08:55 from Bristol Parkway (also valid between 02:00 and 05:30);
08:26 from Bristol Temple Meads (also valid between 02:00 and 05:10);
08:10 from Cardiff Central (also valid between 02:00 and 05:30);
08:25 from Gloucester
07:25 from Neath
08:25 from Newport (South Wales) (also valid between 02:00 and 05:45);
07:30 from Port Talbot Parkway (also valid between 02:00 and 05:00);
07:15 from Swansea (also valid between 02:00 and 04:30).

Outward

Not valid for travel on trains timed to depart after 04:29 and before the times shown from the following stations:

07:40 from Bridgend (also valid between 02:00 and 04:45);
08:55 from Bristol Parkway (also valid between 02:00 and 05:30);
08:26 from Bristol Temple Meads (also valid between 02:00 and 05:10);
08:10 from Cardiff Central (also valid between 02:00 and 05:30);
08:25 from Gloucester
07:25 from Neath
08:25 from Newport (South Wales) (also valid between 02:00 and 05:45);
07:30 from Port Talbot Parkway (also valid between 02:00 and 05:00);
07:15 from Swansea (also valid between 02:00 and 04:30).

Return

Not valid on trains timed to depart:

London Paddington after 04:29 and before 09:12 and after 16:40 and before 18:32
Reading after 04:29 and before 09:38 and after 17:03 and before 18:56
Didcot after Midnight and before 09:53
London Waterloo after 04:29 and before 08:15

Not valid on trains timed to arrive Salisbury before 09:30.

Notes

Off-Peak tickets from stations not listed are valid for connections into trains departing as shown above.

Restriction code WO applies to all journeys via Newbury or Didcot Parkway, not passing through Reading.

Restriction code Q8 applies to all journeys via Fareham / Southampton / Salisbury.

Restriction codes 7E / 9J apply to all journeys via London St Pancras International.

For travel on CrossCountry please use 2V.

Seasonal variations

GWR Christmas and New Year Travel Restrictions 2025/26

Up to and including Friday 19 December: Usual ticket restrictions apply.

Monday 22 to Wednesday 24 December:

Off-Peak tickets valid all day.

Super Off-Peak tickets subject to normal restriction times.

Monday 29 December to Friday 02 January * No ticket restrictions apply.

Monday 05 January 2026 onwards Usual ticket restrictions apply.

Journey planners have been updated with the above information.

*Please note this only applies to journeys priced by GWR. Flows within Wales, between Cheltenham and Gloucester and long-distance routes to areas not served by GWR are priced by other train companies, who may have different Christmas travel restrictions in place. Usual restrictions will apply to CPAY and may apply to other Operators’ services. Please check retail systems if unsure.