No Reading to Bicester via London ticket?

Hello all,

Are all Bicester North routes only avoiding London? As I have a Network Railcard I'm travelling from Westbury but am looking at the discounted price from Reading to Bicester North via London, to sample the 1721 Class 68 commuter run from Marylebone.

I try Reading to Bicester North via London Terminals and tells me it can't find any trains. I tried Slough in case I could get something calling there en-route, and it can find trains, Slough to Paddington, then double back to Reading for a Voyager, I tried it for a station much further down out of interest, and West Drayton to Bicester North send's me via London automatically.

From Reading I assume it just wants to send me the fastest route, is there a ticket valid via London or do I need to have a Westbury - Reading and Reading to Paddington ticket, then a Marylebone to Bicester North return?

Only asking as adding up Westbury to Paddington return, and Westbury - Reading and Reading - Paddington, with Network Railcard, return doesn't seem much difference in price at all.

No there isn't: http://www.brfares.com/#!fares?orig=RDG&dest=BCS

heart-of-wessex said:

... I'm travelling from Westbury ...

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Split ticket sites will offer you a combination of fares; Trainsplit sells a split at Pewsey for example, or in 'Value' mode, it offers a cheaper split at Basingstoke if you don't mind going via Salisbury.

Not cheap, but Wokingham to Bicester North will be valid as you wanted, with no PM peak restriction on Chiltern. Off-Peak Day Return £27.90 with Railcard.

Thank you I would do alternative routes if I could but I'd be having to leave work at 14:45 or so for the 1502 from Westbury (work isn't far from the station) to get to Paddington for 16:30 so gives a bit of delay time and transfer to Marylebone. That service is the only one I can go for really