Weekly Season tickets
If you’re currently purchasing five Daily Peak Return tickets, why not opt for a Weekly Season ticket? It’s designed to help you save money and time, compared to buying five Daily tickets; allowing you to travel for seven consecutive days, it can be purchased online for your convenience. Alternatively, get yours at the station – from a ticket vending machine or ticket office.
Ideal for regular travellers
For regular travellers, our Weekly Season ticket help you get to where you need to me. Perfect for commuters, these tickets are designed for smooth and convenient Essex to London (and back again) travel. Plus, you won’t need to queue at the station for your Daily ticket – result!
Key benefits of Weekly Season tickets:
How it Works
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Buy your Weekly Season paper ticket online, at a ticket vending machine or at a ticket office. Online paper tickets can be collected at the ticket machines.
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Use your ticket at the gates to travel with ease
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Or forget all that and buy your Weekly Season online on a c2c Smartcard and wave goodbye altogether to Monday morning queues at the station
Ticket Comparison
| Commuter Tickets | Weekly Season tickets | Standard tickets | Monthly & Custom-Length Season tickets | Annual Season tickets | Flexi-Season tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Regular commuters | Impromptu train travel - for meetings or interviews | Term-time travelling or ad-hoc work contracts best | 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
- Weekly Season tickets
Best forRegular commutersAvailable 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
- 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
- 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 Weekly Season ticket?
If you’re making the same journey regularly, you are likely to save both money and time by buying a Weekly 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. I no longer need my Weekly Season ticket; can I get a refund?
There must be at least least three days remaining on a 7-Day Season Ticket to obtain a refund Please note: on some 7-Day Season Tickets there may be no refund value after three days of use, dependent upon the relevant Standard Day Return price.
If you stop travelling and no longer need your Season ticket, you can hand it in or post it to the ticket office where you bought it. Any refund is calculated from the date the Season ticket was handed in and will be the difference between the price you paid and the cost of a ticket or tickets for the period for which you have actually used the ticket. An administration charge (see admin charges in our full FAQ – link below) will also be deducted from the refund amount.
For more details, please visit the National Rail Enquiries website.
- 3. When and where is my Weekly Season ticket valid?
You can use your Season ticket up to and including its expiry date for any number of journeys between the stations and/or within the zone(s) displayed on it – and 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.
- 4. When and where is my Travelcard Season ticket valid?
Travelcard Season tickets allow unlimited travel at any time of day on National Rail, London Underground, Docklands Light Railway, Croydon Tramlink within the London Fare Zones area.
Travelcard Season tickets are also valid on most London bus services throughout the London bus network.
For journeys starting outside the London Fare Zones Area, the Travelcard Season ticket allows travel by train between the starting station and the London Fares Zones Area boundary, with unlimited travel within the zones paid for.