I bought tickets this morning and in the past my tickets have been called Anytime tickets but these were not called that but there was no option for anytime tickets.
Do I have the option of getting on a later train? It seems that I do if I read the restrictions right but I am not sure.
Thanks!
Oh these are tickets for Heathrow 5 to Bath Spa and do not go thru London.
Posted by
Lake District, England
8134 posts
I'm a bit stumped- you should have been offered Anytime, Off Peak, Super Off Peak and Advance- adding all possible fares (including 1st class) there are 16 possible fare types between the two possible non London routes.
How much have you paid (after any railcard discount) each and are you routed via bus to Reading, or the all rail route changing at Hayes and Harlington and Reading?- then we can trace what you are allowed to do.
Posted by
Oxford, United Kingdom
5466 posts
The genuine not via London Anytime fare is £114.70 (all rail) or £103 (bus to Reading). Are these the fares you normally pay (or around since they may have increased)?
Are you arriving at the same time as you have before?
The way many ticket sites work you wouldn't always be presented with the high Anytime fare but instead the cheapest fare appropriate to the time of day you entered which may off-peak, super off-peak etc. Some will just present the absolute cheapest fare which is most likely an Advance tied to a specific service. There will be an option somewhere to select a higher fare if you really need one but the sites work differently on this.
Posted by
OP
518 posts
I am traveling today and the tickets were 31 pounds each thru Hayes and Harlington and then Reading
Posted by
OP
518 posts
I am not sure what to do if we miss this train. Can we get on the next one?
We used our two together rail card
Posted by
Preston UK
1232 posts
What you have for £31 each are Super Off-Peak tickets not via London. There would have been restrictions earlier in the morning on these tickets but you will be fine on any train from now.
Posted by
OP
518 posts
Thank you! That is great news! Take off in 20 min for Heathrow! Yay!
We have tickets with QR codes. Do we still need to go to a machine with our credit card and get a paper ticket?
Posted by
Lake District, England
8134 posts
No you don't need paper tickets, just scan the QR codes on your 'phone on the Elizabeth Line gates at Heathrow.
If the gates don't open for some reason or other just show the QR codes to one of the gateline staff.
And the Heathrow website is saying estimated immigration time for all passports is currently less than 10 minutes, so it sounds like a good day at the airport. Your flight is currently showing a 9 minute delay on landing. Who knows you may even end up on an earlier train!!
Posted by
OP
518 posts
Thanks everyone for your help! We made it here to Bath. Some of the connections were tight but we made all three trains. The replies helped us not to worry too much and to know what to do.