What happens if you use an off peak ticket during peak hours?


What happens if you use an off peak ticket during peak hours? For off-peak tickets on peak trains, or senior tickets on morning peak trains, you pay the difference between full peak price and value of ticket, rounded up to the nearest dollar. Note: When stepping up an off-peak 10-Trip ticket, the discount is forfeited.


Can I get an earlier train if I have booked?

You can change your reserved train as many times as you like free of charge, as long as you have not entered the ticket gate and have not picked up your ticket, and your reserved train's departure time has not passed.


Can you upgrade an off-peak ticket to peak?

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.


What are off peak times for Trainline?

Generally speaking, the Off-Peak window begins after 09:30 and outside of evening commuter hours - 15:30-18:15 - for travel in and out of big cities. Super Off-Peak tickets become available after 10:00.


What zones can you use off peak day travel card?

General conditions
  • Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak Day Travelcards are now only issued for Zones 1-6 or 1-9. They are valid for unlimited travel as follows: ...
  • Child prices apply to all children aged 5 - 15 years inclusive.
  • Up to two accompanied children under the age of 5 years can travel free on National Rail train services.


Can you use off peak tickets twice?

An off peak DAY return is a return the same day. Tickets are valid for one journey only - travelling on the same ticket again is, legally speaking, exactly the same as travelling with no ticket at all. The original ticket is invalid once you have completed the journey.


What is a daily cap on TfL?

What is a cap? A cap limits how much you pay for all your journeys in one day or week. You can make as many journeys as you like and when all your fares add up to a certain amount, we won't charge you more (your fare is automatically capped).


Can I travel anytime with an off-peak return?

You'll save money on the full price fare and have a little more room to stretch out as you'll avoid the busiest trains. Off-Peak train tickets are perfect for people who aren't travelling to a tight deadline. You need to specify a day for your outbound travel, but your return travel can be on any day.


What is the difference between off-peak and anytime tickets?

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.


What are the off-peak rules for TFL?

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.


Can you use train tickets at any time?

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.


Can I get on another train if I miss mine?

Depending on the class of ticket you have, you may or may not be allowed to board the next train with the same ticket. According to railway regulations, once you reserve a seat, you are not permitted to use the same ticket to board the next train.