What is an off-peak ticket?
Off-Peak fares are valid for all journeys to/from London on Grand Central services, excluding our peak services.
When can I use an off-peak ticket?
Off-peak tickets can be used on most Grand Central services except for the first weekday trains heading to London and the second-to-last weekday trains returning from London. These are more likely to be busy with more customers travelling on them.
Super off-peak
Super off-peak fares are tickets which are valid for travel only on specific, quiet services. Grand Central do not currently run any Super off-peak services, however Super off-peak open return tickets are permitted to be used on the appropriate off-peak Grand Central services.
When are Grand Central peak train times?
Grand Central peak train times are shown in the PDFs on our timetables page here. Our peak services are our first weekday trains heading to London and the second-to-last weekday trains returning from London (Monday to Thursday only).