Ticket name:
Advance (Standard Class)
Ticket description:
Advance tickets are single (one-way) tickets for many longer and some shorter distance journeys. Sale tickets will be available in Standard Class only.
Sale tickets must be booked in advance of travel during the sale period of 08/05/2026 – 18/05/2026, for travel on a specified train between 23/05/2026 and 31/05/2026, and are subject to limited availability.
Advance tickets are valid only on the specific booked train but can be changed before departure of the first reserved service.
Train operator:
South Western Railway
Booking deadline:
Sale tickets must be purchased from 08/05/2026 – 18/05/2026, for travel on a specified train between 23/05/2026 and 31/05/2026.
Refunds:
Advance tickets are non-refundable.
Change of Journey/Excess Fare paid
Where an excess fare has been paid up to the price of a walk-up ticket, the excess fare paid varies the terms under which the passenger can travel, but it does not alter the refund terms of the original Advance ticket.
If the passenger subsequently asks for a refund on the combination of Advance ticket, Excess Fare paid and any administration fees paid, the Advance ticket and change of journey fee remain non-refundable and a refund is only payable on the difference in fare paid. This may be subject to a refund fee of no more than £5.
If your journey is cancelled or disrupted: If the train you purchased a ticket for is cancelled or delayed by more than 60 minutes, special arrangements will be made to accommodate them on another train (although a seat cannot be guaranteed). If the train you purchased a ticket for is cancelled or delayed, and as a result you decide not to travel, a refund will be offered on completely unused tickets and you will not be charged an administration fee.
There may be rare occasions where a cheaper Advance fare becomes available closer to the time of travel, for example if a group booking is cancelled and extra seats become available. Please note that in these circumstances Advance tickets that have already been bought cannot be refunded in part or in full.
Discounts:
- Child:
- Permitted: True
- Note: Children aged 5 to 15 inclusive: 50% discount. Up to two children aged under 5 may travel free of charge with each fare-paying adult.
- Railcard:
- Permitted: True
- Note: 1/3 off adult fares with the following Railcards: 16-25 Railcard, 26-30 Railcard, Family & Friends Railcard, Senior Railcard, HM Forces Railcard, Disabled Persons Railcard, Veterans Railcard and Two Together Railcard.
- Group:
- Permitted: False
- Note: Adults with one of the following Railcards can also get further discounted fares for any accompanying children (5-15 years old): Senior Railcard, Family & Friends Railcard, Two Together Railcard, 16-25 Railcard, HM Forces Railcard, and Disabled Persons Railcards.
Changes:
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 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.
Conditions:
- Break journey:
- Outward Note: 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.
- Return Note: Not applicable. Advance are single tickets only.
- Island Line travel
- Island Line fares exclude any ferry or hovercraft costs. Any ferry or hovercraft travel must be purchased separately.
Availability:
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).
- Validity:
- Day Outward: Valid only on the date shown on the ticket.
- Day Return: Not applicable.
- Time Outward: Valid only at the specified time and train printed on the ticket.
- Time Return: Not applicable.
