Monthly & 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 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 a Monthly & Custom Length Ticket
How Monthly & Custom-Length Season paper tickets work:
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Complete a Season ticket application form (available at stations). Or just buy online with a Smartcard.
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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 & Custom-Length Season tickets | Standard tickets | Weekly Season tickets | Annual Season 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 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Available on Smartcard required |  No |  No | No | No | No |
| Can add a Travelcard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Goldcard Benefits | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Cheaper than daily tickets | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Commuter Tickets
- Monthly & Custom-Length Season tickets
Best forTerm-time travelling or ad-hoc work contracts bestAvailable on SmartcardYesAvailable on Smartcard RequiredNoCan add a TravelcardYesGoldcard BenefitsNoCheaper than daily ticketsYes - Standard tickets Best forImpromptu train travel - for meetings or interviewsAvailable on SmartcardYesAvailable on Smartcard RequiredNoCan add a TravelcardYesGoldcard BenefitsNoCheaper than daily ticketsNo
- Weekly Season tickets Best forRegular commutersAvailable on SmartcardYesAvailable on Smartcard RequiredNoCan add a TravelcardYesGoldcard BenefitsNoCheaper than daily ticketsYes
- Annual Season tickets Best forBiggest SavingsAvailable on SmartcardYesAvailable on Smartcard RequiredNoCan add a TravelcardYesGoldcard BenefitsYesCheaper than daily ticketsYes
- Flexi-Season tickets Best forPart-time workersAvailable on SmartcardYesAvailable on Smartcard RequiredNoCan add a TravelcardNoGoldcard BenefitsNoCheaper than daily ticketsYes
FAQ connected to this ticket type
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.