Chiltern Railways Train Times and Tickets

 

Chiltern Railways Trains Timetables and Tickets

Chiltern Railways provides passenger rail services along the M40 corridor between London and Birmingham, taking you through Shakespeare country, Oxfordshire and straight to the ever popular Wembley Arena and Wembley stadium in London.

Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company owned by Deutsche Bahn AG and has consistently been one of the best performing UK train companies in terms of punctuality.

Since winning the franchise in 1996, Chiltern Railways has run scheduled passenger services along the M40 corridor between London Marylebone and Birmingham Snow Hill and London Marylebone to Aylesbury via Amersham along the London Underground Metropolitan line.

In 2002 Chiltern Railways extended their operations as far as Kidderminster and in 2004 they took over services between Stratford-upon-Avon and London.

Chiltern Railways, as one of the franchises forming the UK's National Rail network, are dedicated to providing passengers with a safe, reliable, welcoming and value for money service which offers a real choice and a viable alternative to other modes of transport.

Chiltern Railways Contact Details

Chiltern Railways
Banbury ICC
Merton Street
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX16 4RN

Primary Tel: 08456 005 165 or +44 1295 759930
Cycle Reservations Tel: 08456 005 165 or +44 1709 849397
Assisted Travel Tel: 08456 005 165 or +44 1709 849400

Please note: Chiltern Railways does not offer first class seating. Business Zone seats,which are better than many first class services offered by other rail operators, that offer more legroom, larger tables and free Wi-Fi are available on some peak time Chiltern Railways trains between Birmingham and London.

Chiltern Train Tickets Explained

There are three primary groups of train tickets whose prices often vary quite considerably. Huge savings are able to be enjoyed simply by choosing the type of ticket most suited for your Chiltern journey.

The three main types of Chiltern train tickets and their essential characteristics are:-

Advance Chiltern Train Tickets

• Not flexible: for travel on a specified Chiltern train on a specified date
• Savings of up to 80% (sometimes more) compared with buying a ticket on the day of travel
• Limited availability of the really cheap tickets but may be booked up to 12 week in advance
• Are available on all long-distance routes, but not available for most short journeys
• Must be booked in advance and not later than the day before travel
• Are not refundable, but can be amended for a fee
  
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Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak Chiltern Train Tickets

• With Off-Peak train tickets you can travel on any Chiltern train outside the “peak” hours
• With Super Off-Peak tickets you may be restricted to traveling later, or not in the evening peak
• Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak Return tickets enable you to travel back on any date within a calendar month
• Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak Day Return and Single tickets are valid for one day only
• Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak train tickets can be booked up to 15 minutes before the departure of your train
• Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak Chiltern train tickets are refundable
  
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Anytime Chiltern Train Tickets

• Offer complete flexibility: travel on any Chiltern train on the date(s) your ticket is valid
• Anytime Single tickets allow you to to travel on the date shown on the ticket or on the next day
• Anytime Return tickets allow you to travel on the date shown on the ticket or within four days
• Anytime Chiltern train tickets are available on all routes
• Anytime train tickets can be booked up to 15 minutes before the departure of your train
• Anytime Chiltern train tickets are refundable
• Anytime train tickets cost more than other types of train tickets
  
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Other Types of Chiltern Travel Tickets

In addition to the three types of primary train tickets for Chiltern rail journeys there are:-

• London Travelcards
• PLUSBUS tickets
• Group tickets
• Groupsave tickets
• Sleeper service tickets
• Rail & Sail tickets (Portsmouth to Ryde and England to Ireland)
• Season tickets (any ticket that is valid for a week or longer)
  
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Cheapest Chiltern Railways Train Ticket

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