Travelling before specified time on super off peak

[grak]

Hiya,

I purchased a super off peak return, and I selected to travel at 3.40 ish. It said that I can travel on trains after that time as it’s super off peak but could I use it on off peak trains before 3.40 too? This is my outbound journey.

Thank you!

 

[jfollows]

Hiya,

I purchased a super off peak return, and I selected to travel at 3.40 ish. It said that I can travel on trains after that time as it’s super off peak but could I use it on off peak trains before 3.40 too? This is my outbound journey.

Thank you!

The time a ticket is valid is specific to the ticket, there is no “super off peak” time, so please tell us exactly which super off peak return ticket you hold and we can advise you.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

@grak. Welcome to the forum. As @jfollows asks, what's the actual journey in question (start station, destination station on outward journey) and how much have you paid for the ticket(s)?

 

[jfollows]

If you know your ticket’s restriction code, two characters, for example CI, you can look it up at https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ticket-types/validity/ci/

Note that I have invented your ticket’s code, it may well be something else.

 

[grak]

@grak. Welcome to the forum. As @jfollows asks, what's the actual journey in question (start station, destination station on outward journey) and how much have you paid for the ticket(s)?

Hiya,

I’ve attached the ticket (with a bit scribbled out) below. Does this help? I paid £24 ish.

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The time a ticket is valid is specific to the ticket, there is no “super off peak” time, so please tell us exactly which super off peak return ticket you hold and we can advise you.

Hiya,

I purchased it via trainline, and once selected it listed trains I could also travel on but they were all after the time I’d originally selected. I’ve attached my ticket on a reply below if that helps?

 

[jfollows]

It’s an off-peak return, restriction TO.

Not valid on services timed to depart between 04:29 and 08:30

So you can use any train other than those which leave before 08:31.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Same restriction applies on the way back from Warrington, so your first available (direct) train, if travelling back from Warrington Central to Sheffield (midweek) via Stockport, as stipulated, would be the 0848 service (TPE - final destination, Cleethorpes).