Monthly train ticket & Custom-Length Season tickets
If you’re a Weekly season ticket holder – or if you usually buy a daily ticket – why not save some money and select our monthly or custom-length options? Since you’re entitled to a season ticket for any period of between a month or a year, you can opt to cover school term dates or fixed-length work contracts – the choice is yours.
The perfect solution for term-time travellers or anyone with a fixed-term work contract
Sign up for your Monthly train ticker or Custom-Length Season ticket and enjoy cheaper travel, as and when you need to get somewhere. Offering optimum flexibility, these great value tickets save you money, too.
Key benefits of Monthly train tickets & Custom Length tickets
How to get a Monthly or Custom-Length season ticket:
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Buy online with a Smartcard. Or, complete a Season ticket application form (available at stations). Here are the steps to do that....
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Take the form, along with a passport photo and some ID, to the ticket office at the station
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Our staff will issue you your Season ticket along with a photo card to accompany it
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Use your ticket at the gates to travel with ease (take your photocard as you may be asked to show this to ticket inspectors when travelling)
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Or forget all that and buy your Season ticket online and load onto a c2c Smartcard. Your Smartcard comes complete with your own photo so no need to take extra ID.
Ticket Comparison
| Commuter Tickets | Monthly train ticket & Custom-Length Season tickets | Daily tickets | Weekly Travelcard | Annual Train Tickets | Flexi-Season tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Term-time travelling or ad-hoc work contracts best | Impromptu train travel - for meetings or interviews | Regular commuters | Biggest Savings | Part-time workers |
| Available on Smartcard |  Yes |
 Yes, in most cases |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Smartcard required |  No |
 No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Can add a Travelcard | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Goldcard Benefits | No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Cheaper than daily tickets | Yes |
NA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Commuter Tickets
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Monthly train ticket & Custom-Length Season tickets
Best forTerm-time travelling or ad-hoc work contracts bestAvailable on SmartcardYesSmartcard requiredNoCan add a TravelcardYesGoldcard BenefitsNoCheaper than daily ticketsYes -
Daily tickets
Best forImpromptu train travel - for meetings or interviewsAvailable on SmartcardYes, in most casesSmartcard requiredNoCan add a TravelcardYesGoldcard BenefitsNoCheaper than daily ticketsNA
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Weekly Travelcard
Best forRegular commutersAvailable on SmartcardYesSmartcard requiredNoCan add a TravelcardYesGoldcard BenefitsNoCheaper than daily ticketsYes
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Annual Train Tickets
Best forBiggest SavingsAvailable on SmartcardYesSmartcard requiredNoCan add a TravelcardYesGoldcard BenefitsYesCheaper than daily ticketsYes
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Flexi-Season tickets
Best forPart-time workersAvailable on SmartcardYesSmartcard requiredYesCan add a TravelcardNoGoldcard BenefitsNoCheaper than daily ticketsYes
FAQ connected to this ticket type
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1. What benefits do I get from a Monthly & Custom-Length Season ticket?
If you are making the same journey regularly, you are likely to save both money and time by buying a Season ticket, compared with buying daily tickets. By purchasing your Season ticket on a c2c Smartcard, you’ll also be entitled to Automatic Delay Repay and have the chance to opt-in to our Loyalty Scheme. For full details on the benefits, visit our season ticket page here.
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2. When and where is my Monthly & Custom-Length Season ticket valid?
You can use your ticket up to and including its expiry date for any number of journeys between the stations and/or within the zone(s) shown on it at any time of day.
It may be used at intermediate stations, and on any permitted route, unless a route or any other restrictions are specified on the ticket. Details are available where these tickets are issued.
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3. Can someone else use my season ticket?
You can’t transfer your Season ticket to another person and you will be required to travel with your photocard to prove you’re the owner of the Season ticket, when requested by staff.
