Is stopover allowed with an offpeak train ticket in UK?
I am considering taking a train from Pwllheli to Bristol. It looks like the train tickets using the fastest route would cost around £100, and the cheaper alternative, connecting in Shrewsbury and Newport, is much more affordable around £50. In case I will not spot an Advance ticket for my journey, I am happy to take the train via Newport (the ticket conditions seem to state "Offpeak, via Hereford").
My question is, if I decide to get the "offpeak via Hereford"-kind of ticket, can I stop for an hour or two while connecting at Shrewsbury, instead of taking the first possible train onward? It would be nice to break the 6-hour train ride to have lunch, for example.
Since there is no ticket vending machine or a ticket office in Pwllheli, I hope I can buy the ticket onboard the train (should I ask "one ticket to Bristol via Hereford please"?)
Best Answer
In theory whether "break of journey" is allowed on an off-peak ticket depends on the particular ticket. Most allow it but some have restrictions preventing it.
Curiously though I don't see any off peak singles from PWL to BRI, only anytime singles. It seems an anytime single from PWL to BRI via Hereford costs £53.10 and doesn't have any restrictions.
http://www.brfares.com/#faredetail?orig=PWL&dest=BRI&rte=822&tkt=SOS
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