Faq - ticketing

Please ensure you always have a valid ticket for your entire journey.
There are a number of ways to purchase tickets for our trains.

Buying tickets:
- Visit our website buy.chilternrailways.co.uk
- Download our free app - available on the IOS App Store or get it on Google Play.
- From booking offices at our stations.
- From our ticket vending machines at our stations.
Advance: These tickets are bought in advance of travel (subject to availability). Advance tickets are Single (one-way) fares offering great value for money on longer distance journeys.

Off-Peak: These cheaper tickets are valid on services at quieter times of the day, and all day at weekends. Restricted times vary by journey, and will be advised to you when you purchase your ticket.

Super Off-Peak: These are the cheapest tickets you can buy on the day and are available for selected journeys. They are not valid for travel at busy times of the day, but are valid at all times at weekends. Restricted times vary by journey, and will be advised to you when you purchase your ticket.

Anytime: There are no restrictions on these tickets. These are the most flexible walk-up fares: there are no time restrictions at all and are suited to people who need complete flexibility.

The above restrictions apply to Chiltern Railways and other operators have different restrictions and prices.
Smartcards are more secure, durable and flexible than their paper equivalents.
- Secure. If your Smartcard is lost or stolen, you can block it so that no one else can use it. You can do this yourself through your online account or by calling us on 03456 005 165.
- Durable. You will no longer have to queue up to change their tickets when they fade or when the magnetic stripe wears out.
- Flexible. You can purchase tickets online or via the Chiltern App.
- Convenient. You can store more than one ticket on your card at a time – a Smartcard can hold up to 5 tickets. One card – many journeys.
When you buy your ticket online, you’ll be asked to select the station at the start of your journey. To collect your ticket at the station, simply touch your card on the yellow gate reader. If there is no gate at your station, you can also collect by touching the Smartcard reader at the ticket vending machine. You may also collect from any PayPoint location or download your tickets using the Chiltern app on an NFC enabled Smartphone. Your ticket will be loaded onto your Smartcard and you’ll be ready to travel (please wait 2 hours from when you purchase to load your ticket if collecting from a gate).
We do not offer seat reservations on our trains.

When booking tickets for other train companies, if seat reservations are available, you will be given the option to choose any preferences you may have, such as table, power points and direction of travel. These preferences can be saved in your booking profile.

Only when the booking is placed will confirmation be made that your seat reservation has been successful.

On some routes especially over bank holidays it is compulsory to reserve a seat and you cannot join the train without a reservation.

Seats may be reserved for children, but for a child under 5 a reservation can only be made if a suitable child ticket has been purchased.

Onboard trains, seat reservations are either shown in an overhead display or as paper seat reservation in the back of the seat.
This depends on the terms and conditions of the ticket you have purchased.

If your ticket is an Anytime, Off-Peak or Super Off-Peak fare and you wish to change we advise you to cancel and obtain a refund and re-book.

If your ticket is a First or Standard Advance (for travel on a specific booked train), your ticket can be amended prior to the booked time of departure, subject to an amendment fee of £10 per ticket plus any difference in fare that there may be to travel at the new time.

Please contact the original point of sale, or ask at any station ticket office, for information on how to amend a First or Standard Advance ticket.

ADVANCE fare single Terms & Conditions are available here.
You don't need to pick up your tickets from the station you selected when making a booking - You can collect from an enabled machine at any one of over 1700 stations in the list below.

Below is the list of available stations :
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STADIUMWENDOVERWEST BYFLEETWEST CALDERWEST COWESWEST CROYDONWEST DRAYTONWEST DULWICHWEST EALINGWEST HAMPSTEADWEST HAMPSTEAD THAMESLINKWEST HORNDONWEST MALLINGWEST NORWOODWEST RUISLIPWEST SUTTONWEST WICKHAMWEST WORTHINGWESTBURYWESTCLIFFWESTCOMBE PARKWESTENHANGERWESTERTONWESTGATE-ON-SEAWESTHOUGHTONWESTON-SUPER-MAREWEYBRIDGEWEYMOUTHWHATSTANDWELLWHIFFLETWHIMPLEWHITCHURCH (GLAMORGAN)WHITCHURCH (HANTS)WHITCHURCH (SHROPS)WHITE HART LANEWHITECRAIGSWHITEHAVENWHITLOCKS ENDWHITSTABLEWHITTLESFORD PARKWAYWHITTONWHITWELLWHYTELEAFE SOUTHWHYTELEAFE STATIONWICKFORDWIDNESWIDNEY MANORWIGAN NORTH WESTERNWIGAN WALLGATEWILLESDEN JUNCTIONWILMSLOWWIMBLEDON CHASEWIMBLEDON STATIONWINCHESTERWINCHFIELDWINCHMORE HILLWINDERMEREWINDSOR & ETON CENTRALWINDSOR & ETON RIVERSIDEWINNERSH STATIONWINNERSH TRIANGLEWINSFORDWISHAWWITHAMWITLEYWIVELSFIELDWIVENHOEWOKING (MAIN)WOKINGHAMWOLDINGHAMWOLVERHAMPTONWOLVERTONWOMBWELLWOOD STREETWOODBRIDGEWOODGRANGE PARKWOODLESFORDWOODMANSTERNEWOOLWOOLSTONWOOLWICH ARSENALWOOLWICH 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Tickets are only valid on the dates permitted as printed on your ticket.

Tickets that have been purchased with an “any available route” option can be used with any train company that operates between the stations you wish to travel.

Any time tickets are the most flexible and can be used on any train on the chosen day of departure for the journey you have booked. An anytime ticket allows you to return on any train within the dates displayed on your ticket.

Advance tickets are the best value tickets available but can only be used for your chosen train on the specific date and time. They are non-refundable and if you miss your train, you will need to buy a new ticket to travel.

If you have purchased an Anytime, Off Peak or Super Off Peak ticket then you will need to travel within the times as per the terms and conditions. Please see question “What is the difference between Anytime, Off Peak and Super Off Peak” for further information.
Yes, if you buy a season ticket, that is valid for a month or more, originating from a Chiltern Railways station worth £150 or more a month (£1500 or more a year) you are entitled to free travel across our network (on Chiltern Railways services only) on weekends and bank holidays. You must buy your season ticket from Chiltern Railways to benefit from this offer. Please note that this offer does NOT apply to Flexi-Season tickets.
We offer Carnet tickets which offer passengers 10 open return journeys to London Marylebone for the price of 9 and these are anytime tickets valid for 3 months from the date of purchase.

All you have to do is fill in the date of travel on the ticket before boarding the train when you make a journey.

For more detail read the Carnet - terms and conditions page.

Please note that Carnet Tickets are no longer available from Monday 28th June 2021.
Oyster Cards can be used in 2 ways:
1. A Travelcard season ticket can be purchased that is valid for one or more of the London fare zones. You can use your Oyster Travelcard on our services between Amersham and London Marylebone and between West Ruislip and London Marylebone inclusive (and all intermediate stations) provided it is valid for the zones you wish to travel in/between. Please note, Oyster Card season tickets must be purchased from Transport for London.
2. Oyster Cards can also be used on a pay-as-you-go basis. On Chiltern Railways pay-as-you-go can be used between Amersham and London Marylebone and between West Ruislip and London Marylebone inclusive (and all intermediate stations).
Oyster Pay As You Go can NOT be used to pay for any other journeys on Chiltern Railways.
The information on this page is currently being checked and may be out of date. For up to date information , please visit the Freedom Pass website using the link below.

The route between London Marylebone and Amersham

If you are a Freedom Pass holder then you may travel for free at any time between London Marylebone and Amersham in either direction (including to / from intermediate stations) on our services.

The route between London Marylebone and West Ruislip

Freedom Passes are also valid between London Marylebone and West Ruislip (in either direction) at any time except not before 09:30 on weekday mornings. However, for journeys between South Ruislip and West Ruislip ONLY, Freedom Passes are valid at any time.

This means that on weekday mornings (that are not bank holidays), Freedom Passes are not valid for travel into London Marylebone before 09:30 am if travelling on our services from any of West Ruislip, South Ruislip, Northolt Park, Sudbury Hill Harrow, Sudbury & Harrow Road or Wembley Stadium stations.

Not valid beyond the London Travelcard Zones

Freedom Passes are not valid on any train service outside the London Travelcard Zones i.e. Beyond West Ruislip on the High Wycombe Line or beyond Amersham.

Further information is available here.
London Travelcards provide unlimited travel on London Underground, Docklands Light Railway (DLR), Croydon Tramlink, National Rail services, within the period of validity of the ticket and within the zones for which the travelcard covers^*, and on all London Buses.

[^*Travelcards issued by Chiltern Railways cover London Travelcard Zones 1 - 6. Travelcards issued from Aylesbury Vale Parkway through to Great Missenden (inclusive) also include direct travel on services that pass through Travelcard Zones 7 - 9. Travelcards issued for travel along the Metropolitan Line are valid at stations Amersham to Rickmansworth inclusive (the stations in Zones 7 - 9) although for technical reasons the automatic ticket barriers at those stations will not operate - customers will need to talk to a member of London Underground staff at those stations.

Anytime Day Travelcard: This gives you a same day return to London Marylebone, which includes the benefits of travel on London's transport network.

Off Peak Day Travelcard: Valid on trains scheduled to arrive into London Marylebone after 10:00 (Mondays to Fridays). There are no time restrictions at weekends. For journeys wholly within the London Fare Zones area, Off Peak Day Travelcards can be used from 09:30 on Mondays to Fridays and at any time on Saturdays and Sundays. A GroupSave Travelcard allows groups of 3 or 4 to travel for the price of 2!

Travelcard Season Tickets: Travelcard season tickets can be purchased for 7 days, or for any length of time between 1 month to 1 year. For more information, see also Season Tickets.

Weekend Travelcard: The Weekend Travelcard gives you 2 consecutive days' return travel to London Marylebone and unlimited travel on London's transport network within the London Fare Zones. Our Weekend Travelcard is only available from Aylesbury, Stoke Mandeville, Wendover or Great Missenden to London. The ticket is valid on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

Family Off Peak Travelcard: Like the Off Peak Day Travelcard, it also offers big savings for groups of up to 2 adults and 4 children (and you do not have to be related!).
We offer competitive group discount rates when tickets are purchased from booking offices at our stations.

34% off all groups of 3 to 9 adults with GroupSave for all journeys.

Groups of 10 or more: A number of different discounts apply to groups of 10 or more people travelling together on Chiltern Railways services. Our specialist team will advise on the best value ticket for your group and help you make your travel arrangements. These tickets need to be booked at least 7 days in advance.

For a quotation and advice, please download the Group Travel PDF and complete the details, scan and email to [email protected] and we will get back you.

Please note, group travel tickets are only valid on Chiltern Railways services, and are not available when there is an amended timetable in operation e.g. due to Wembley Stadium events.
Our revenue protection policy is designed to prevent fare evasion by ensuring all passengers have the correct ticket for the journey they are undertaking.

When passengers travel without the correct ticket, it can result in significant financial loss to the rail industry.

This can affect the price of tickets for other rail users and have an impact on reinvestment programmes to upgrade facilities. For more information, see our revenue protection and prosecution policy.
16-17 Saver will provide a different level of discount to the existing 16‐25 railcard, which is aimed at leisure travel. The 16‐25 railcard has a minimum fare of £12 for journeys starting between 4.30am and 10am on week days and is therefore less useful for travel to and from education or training. There will be few restrictions associated with the 16-17 Saver, with card‐holders eligible for half price fares, including on season tickets, and with no minimum fares.