Fixed Family Advance tickets are single (one-way) tickets for many longer and some shorter distance journeys, are available in First Class and Standard Class and can offer the best available price for each journey. These tickets are for groups of up to six consisting of a minimum of one adult and one child and up to two adults and up to four children.
Availability
Any National Rail staffed ticket office, train company telesales office, online at most train company website and selected rail appointed travel agents.
Some Advance fares (particularly the very cheapest) or additional availability on low quota fares are only available to purchase direct from the train company that the ticket is valid to travel with - usually only via own website GWR.com.
The 'Family ticket' fares are available for purchase all year round (inclusive). Tickets are valid only on the date and train service(s) shown on the ticket(s). Where applicable, valid only for travel in the class and reserved seat(s) shown on the ticket(s).
Discounts
Yes (Up to 2 Adults and up to four Children).
Break of Journey
Outbound:Customers may not start, break and resume, or end their journey at any intermediate station except to change to/from connecting trains as shown on the ticket(s) or other valid travel itinerary.
Inbound:
Not applicable. Advance are single tickets only.
Change of Journey
Changes to time or date of travel must be arranged before departure of the first reserved train printed on the ticket, after which the ticket has no value and a new one must be purchased. Customers will need to present the ticket(s) and reservation(s) when they request a change.
Changes to tickets cannot be made on-board the train. If customers board a train without a ticket and reservation for that service, a new ticket must be purchased.
The origin, destination and Train Company or route shown on the ticket(s) must remain the same. "The difference between the price paid and cost of the next suitable fare for the journey is payable.
An administration fee of no more than £10 may be charged per ticket (per group) for each change to a journey.
If customers change to a train on which a cheaper fare is available, the difference will not be refunded.
Please note: Where an Advance ticket has been purchased online and the ticket has either been self-printed at home or downloaded to a mobile device this may alter the rules for changing the ticket. The relevant conditions will be made clear when the ticket is bought.
These terms and conditions (“terms”) apply to the discounted fares offered by GWR for Families travelling with this ticket. These terms apply in addition to GWR' full ticket terms and conditions, and in the event of any conflict between any of these terms and the full ticket terms and conditions these terms will prevail."
Refunds
Advance tickets are non-refundable.
Validity and reservation requirements
Reservations are required on the outward journey only by this ticket type, but may still be forced by a selected return timetabled mandatory-reservations train service.
- Outward validity summary
- BOOKDTRAINONLY
- Return validity summary
- INVALID