中文 عربى Accessibility My Account Home > Before you travel Ticket types & fares We know rail fare information can be overwhelming, with lots of train ticket types to choose from. Our handy guide explains the differences between them, and helps you find the right ticket type for you. Please note that due to the ongoing pandemic, tickets may not be available up to to 12 weeks in advance. All our tickets are available to buy online, from our app or from your nearest ticket office. You can also make further savings on your ticket when you use a railcard. Visit our Railcards and Travelcards page for further information. Summary of differences between ticket types: Ticket type Refunds Use with railcards Travel on any train Book on day Advance Non-refundable ✔ Specified train only Up to 23:59 the day before travel Off Peak ✔ ✔ Within Off Peak times ✔ Season ✔ Railcard discount not applicable ✔ 14 days before the start date Anytime ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Duo ✔ Railcard discount not applicable Specified train only ✔ Flexi-Season ✔ Railcard discount not applicable ✔ ✔ Advance Why Purchase: The best value fare available. Available: Up to 12 weeks in advance and until 23:59 on the day before travel on selected routes. Find out more Anytime Why Purchase: The most flexible ticket available. Available: Up to 12 weeks in advance including the day of travel. Find out more Off-Peak Why Purchase: Better value than Anytime, more flexible than Advance. Available: Up to 12 weeks in advance including the day of travel. Find out more Duo Why Purchase: Save 25% when you travel with someone else. Available: Up to 12 weeks in advance including the day of travel on selected routes. Find out more Season Ticket Why Purchase: Best value ticket if you travel 3-4 days a week. Available: 14 days before the start date. Find out more Family Travelcard Why Purchase: Great value family ticket. Available: Up to 12 weeks in advance including the day of travel. Find out more Flexi Season Ticket Why Purchase: 8 days of travel in 28 days - any time between 2 stations. Available: 21st June for travel from 28th June. Find out more Plusbus Why Purchase: Discount bus fare when you purchase a train ticket. Available: When you purchase your train ticket. Find out more National Rail - Travel with Confidence You can review and confirm the conditions for the type of ticket you have bought by re entering the ticket details into the National Rail travel with confidence website. This will confirm which trains the ticket is valid for. National Rail - Travel with Confidence Ticket Vending Machine Price Guarantee In the unlikely event that you purchase a ticket from one of Chiltern Railways’ ticket vending machines (TVMs) and discover you could have bought a cheaper product for the identical journey, you will be entitled to a refund to the value of the difference in cost. Please contact our customer relations team to discuss this further. Please ensure that you retain any tickets that you have purchased. Get your Smartcard Go paperless and carry all your tickets on one card Find out more Enter your email to receive exclusive offers and deals Customer help Tickets Your journey Journey planner About Chiltern Railways Contact us FAQs Customer service Accessibility Privacy Terms & conditions Modern slavery statement Gender Pay One Arriva Service Quality Report Connect with Chiltern Railways We place cookies on your device to help make this website better Information and settings shows you how to amend your cookie settings if you choose to I am fine with this Information and settings