Rail Warrant Accounts

Tickets

When the warrant is presented at the station, the ticket clerk should issue the cheapest ticket for the journey in question. Normal ticket prices are applicable and there are no special discounts available when purchasing tickets using warrants.

To take advantage of cheaper fares it is possible to exchange a warrant for an advance purchase ticket, but in this case you would need to present the warrant, at a station that can issue advance purchase tickets, before the date of travel. The ticket clerk will check to see availability of these tickets and if available issue the ticket there and then in exchange for the warrant.

Tickets can be purchased for any National Rail journey or for a combined National Rail/London Underground ticket. You cannot purchase an Underground ticket in isolation with a warrant.

Warrants cannot be exchanged for railcard discounted tickets.

Season tickets cannot be purchased using an ordinary Rail Warrant Account. Season Ticket Rail Warrant Accounts are available for this purpose.

Please note that a warrant must be exchanged for a ticket prior to boarding a train. The only exception to this is when travel commences at a time when the station ticket office is un-staffed.

Car park tickets and on-board meals can also be purchased using warrants (if available). Through rail/ship journeys, where these fares exist, can also be purchased using a warrant but not port to port only journeys.

For more information on ticket types please visit the tickets information page on the National Rail Enquiries website.

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