A Standard Class single ticket which can be purchased in advance or immediately before travel.
This ticket can only be sold to passengers who already hold onward Eurostar or Rail Sea international tickets.
Availability
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Available for purchase up to 1-year in advance of travel, but you must provide evidence of valid travel to the Continent via rail or sea, at the time of purchase.
Discounts
Children (Aged 5 to 15 inclusive): 50% discount. Up to two children under five can travel free with each fare paying passenger.
1/3 off with the following Railcards: Disabled Persons Railcard, Veterans Railcard, Family & Friends Railcard, HM Forces Railcard, Senior Railcard, Two Together Railcard, 16-25 Railcard, or 26-30 Railcard. 50% discount for 16-17 Saver. See terms & conditions of individual Railcard for time restrictions.
Break of Journey
Outbound:A break of journey is allowed.
Inbound:
Not applicable.
Change of Journey
Customers who change the date of their international travel leg from London, must request the ticket to be re-issued from the original retailer with a new date of travel (no earlier than the day before onward travel).
You may need to pay a difference between the cost of the ticket held and the cost of the ticket that is most appropriate for the date and time you need to travel.
Refunds
For tickets purchased until 31 March 2026:
Your ticket is refundable. If you decide not to use your ticket to make all or part of your intended journey then you can get a refund by returning your unused ticket to the ticket office or place of purchase (for tickets bought via websites, telesales or travel agents) within 28 days of the ticket expiry date.
You may be required to pay an administration fee (up to a maximum of £5 per ticket). The refund amount will normally take into account any use you have made of the ticket and in some circumstances no refund will be paid.
For tickets purchased from 1 April 2026:
Refundable until 23:59 the day before the ticket becomes valid for travel.
Not refundable once the ticket has become valid for travel unless Condition 30 of the National Rail Conditions of Travel (failure of train service) applies.
In exceptional circumstances a refund may be considered on unused or part-used tickets that have become valid for travel. In such cases an application must be made to the retailer within 28 days of the expiry date of the ticket and should include the reason for non-use. Additional evidence may be requested, refunds will be on a discretionary basis, and any use made of the ticket may mean that in some circumstances no refund will be due.
Refunds are only available from the retailer that sold the tickets.
An administration fee (up to a maximum of £5 per ticket) may be applied.
Validity and reservation requirements
Reservations are not required by this ticket type, but may still be forced by a selected timetabled mandatory-reservations train service.
- Outward validity summary
- TWO MONTHS CIV
- Return validity summary
- INVALID