Daily tickets
We offer a range of single and return tickets that you can buy on the day or in advance for travel on a particular day. These include Anytime and Off-Peak tickets, which can be easily added to a c2c Smartcard, or Super Off Peak paper tickets which are available at weekends only.
Key features of buying daily tickets onto a Smartcard
Railcard Discounts
Buy daily tickets with any railcard discounts in the c2c Train Travel app and load them onto a Smartcard.
Add Travelcards
Add Travelcards to daily tickets using the c2c Train Travel app and load them onto a Smartcard for easy onward travel in London zones 1-6.
Never queue again
Use the c2c Train travel app's amazing loading feature to buy and load tickets on the go, and never queue at the station again.
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Railcard Discounts
Buy daily tickets with any railcard discounts in the c2c Train Travel app and load them onto a Smartcard.
Add Travelcards
Add Travelcards to daily tickets using the c2c Train Travel app and load them onto a Smartcard for easy onward travel in London zones 1-6.
Never queue again
Use the c2c Train travel app's amazing loading feature to buy and load tickets on the go, and never queue at the station again.
How to buy Daily Tickets
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Make sure you have a c2c Smartcard. You can order online or pick one up at your station. Register your card for all the benefits.
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Buy your daily ticket online or using the c2c Train Travel app, or using the ticket machine at the station, and add them to your card.
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Tap in at the Smartcard readers at the station. Don’t forget to tap out again to make sure the journey is complete.
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Buy online, at the ticket office or ticket machine.
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If you’ve bought online, collect your ticket from a ticket machine.
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Use your ticket at the gates to travel with ease.
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Ticket Comparison
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| Impromptu train travel - for meetings or interviews | Biggest Savings | Term-time travelling or ad-hoc work contracts best | Regular commuters | Commuting 2 or 3 days a week | |
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FAQ connected to this ticket type
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1. What is an Anytime ticket?
With an Anytime ticket, you can travel on any train for the date(s) shown on your ticket, including the weekday morning peak. Anytime train tickets allow for flexible outward and return travel between two stations, either on a single day or returning within a one-month period. There are no restrictions on the time of day you can travel with an Anytime ticket, meaning you can board a train during Peak, Off-Peak or Super Off-Peak hours. -
2. What are Off Peak tickets?
With an Off Peak ticket on c2c services, you can travel on any Off Peak train for the date(s) shown on your ticket. With c2c, that means the ticket is generally valid for arrival into London after 10am on weekdays. For travel out of London, the ticket is valid for travel after 09:30am on weekdays. Generally, you can’t travel on weekday morning peak services with an Off Peak ticket. There are some exceptions and other operators vary, so use the journey planner to check what the applicable fares are, depending on the time and day of travel. -
3. What are Super Off Peak tickets?
c2c's Super Off Peak tickets are valid on Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays, you can’t travel Mon – Fri. With a Super Off Peak on c2c services, you can travel on any train for the date(s) shown on your ticket. -
4. Adding a London Travelcard to a daily ticket
Travelcards allow you to travel to London and enjoy unlimited travel throughout London on National Rail, London Underground, Docklands Light Railway, Tramlink and London Bus services within London Zones 1-6. The Travelcard allows you to reach your final c2c destination within London, and then travel unlimited throughout London - using any of those services listed above. To add a Travelcard to a daily ticket set your destination station to ‘London Zones 1-6’. The c2c journey planner will return an Anytime Day Return. To add the Travelcard, click ‘other fares’ which will then give you the option to select the Travelcard. -
5. What is a London Terminal?
London Terminals are a group of mainline rail stations in central London. Journeys into London via rail usually end at a London Terminal stations. For customers travelling into London on the c2c route, a London Terminal is both London Fenchurch Street or London Liverpool Street. If your ticket reads ‘London Terminals’, you can alight at either of those two London Terminal stations. However, you cannot use that ticket to travel into or throughout London beyond that London Terminal station using London Underground, Docklands Light Railway, Tramlink and London Bus services. If you want to travel beyond the London Terminal station into London, make sure your ticket includes a Travelcard, or is valid to London Zones. -
6. What tickets can I get on the c2c Smartcard?
We've improved Smartcards so you can now buy most daily ticket options, including those with railcards, when you buy online onto the card.Ticket types that can be added to a c2c Smartcard are:
- Daily tickets - including with Railcards - between two c2c stations
- Daily tickets with Travelcards to London stations outside the c2c route
- Off-peak returns, including those bought in advance
- Seasons (Weekly, Monthly, Odd Period and Yearly)
- Flexi Season tickets (adults only)
- PlusBus tickets (Benfleet Seasons only)
- Child Tickets on Child Smartcard
What tickets can't I get on a Smartcard?
- Daily single or return tickets that go from a c2c station, and through a London zone station, to one outside the c2c route
- Weekend Day Travelcards
- GroupSave
- Super Off-Peak
- Senior Rover
- Kids for £2
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7. How many tickets can I store on my c2c Smartcard?
The c2c Smartcard can hold up to five active tickets at a time. A Flexi Season will count as one.
