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Just for future reference in case anyone picks up this thread in the future. I went ahead and bought a Redhill-Shoreham Off-Peak Return. It allowed me through the barrier at Gatwick on day 1, and again through the barrier in Brighton on day 2 when I continued my journey. It also worked...

But would something along the lines of: "Seeing as I arrived so late last night I decided to break my journey in Brighton" be sufficient? I can't see how they could disprove my logic any other way?

Funnily enough I do actually need to get back to East Croydon on the Friday. Thank you for the link. I actually land at 2205 and the last train from Gatwick which would get me to Shoreham without a long connection in Brighton departs at 2351. Surely it's not beyond the realms of...

Thank you. Any good phrases/rules that I could quote on the day to make it sound like I know what I'm talking about? The last thing I want is to be majorly held up and/or be forced in to buying a new ticket. Also, getting on at Gatwick should be ok even though ticket begins in East Croydon?

Sorry to drag an old thread up, but I have a slight variation on this that I would like to seek your advice on. Here is what I need to achieve: Thursday 10pm: Gatwick Airport - Brighton Friday 11am: Brighton - Shoreham-by-Sea Friday 7pm: Shoreham-by-Sea - Brighton Friday 11pm: Brighton...

The NR website allows you to click through and buy a ticket on any of the operator websites, but when I do so it then says it can't find the ticket. I've tried going through from scratch on the Thameslink website and I can't find anything at all matching the Travelcard fare on the NR website...

That's great! There's a 00:15 Thameslink to Blackfriars which apparently including Railcard discount will cost £7.90 for a Travelcard. So I can then use that Z1-6 all day Saturday and in fact as far as the early hours of Sunday morning? Presumably I'll need to wait for it to tick past...

Thank you - that makes sense. My flight lands at 2305 so it's hit and miss whether I make the 2338 or have to wait for the 0015. If I take the Travelcard option to London Bridge after midnight (and pay for an Uber to Stratford) then at least my travel around London on Saturday will be...

The penny has dropped - last time I made this journey was with a 16-25 rail card and now I have a Network hence I couldn't find the discounted fares on a weekday! Just playing around on the National Rail website, if I choose the 00:15 Southern Service to London Bridge (via Thameslink to East...

I've always used the Thameslink service when trying to get from Gatwick - central London due to the high fares on the Gatwick Express. I'm sure in the past that I've always paid around £5 one-way from Gatwick - St Pancras with a railcard as long as not morning peak. I was just checking fares...

Thanks for that, so it seems I can get all of those journeys on one ticket :) It's strange that I can find an off-peak return to Brighton, and Lancing, but not Shoreham-by-Sea. Hey ho, if the Lancing version works and I just jump off one stop early then that should be fine!

In a few weeks I will land at Gatwick Airport on a Thursday evening around 10pm. I am staying in a hotel in Brighton that evening. The next morning (after 10am), I need to continue a few stops to Shoreham-by-Sea. Later on that evening, I will then return to Brighton for a few hours, then...

Now this is becoming interesting. I always assumed that the "break" had to be along the direct route between Gatwick Airport and London. For example East Croydon, Clapham Junction. Are you saying that with the simple use of an Anytime Return, I could do: Day 1 Gatwick Airport - Crystal Palace...

Tomorrow I will land at Gatwick Airport, and travel to my friend's in Crystal Palace. The next morning I need to continue to Bishop's Stortford. A week later I will make the return journey in reverse again with a night stop in Crystal Palace. I'm trying to be clever with the rule which states...

Ok thanks, that answers my question nicely! Where do London Overground stations play in this? Crystal Palace is equally as close to my friend's house. Otherwise I think it will work out cheaper for me to get a Sup Off-Peak Single to Tottenham Hale and then use Oyster to bypass Z1 via...

First of all, let me just say what an amazing wealth of information I've stumbled across on this website. I'm a self confessed aviation geek myself but I do find myself quite interested in the rail network too and have on occasion chosen trains in place of planes for the experience. Most...