I’m vaguely aware of the “London Thameslink” destination being different from “London Terminals”, but as I don’t usually use Thameslink services I’m not sure of any detail and am worried of a little bit of knowledge being a bad thing. The situation is this: on Wednesday, I’ll be travelling from London Bridge to Crawley for a short meeting before returning to London immediately. The complicating factor is that I want the flexibility to be able to return by a direct service to City Thameslink, instead of returning to London Bridge.
If I purchase a return London Terminals – Crawley, I presume there is no difficulty travelling from and back to London Bridge. But am I right that that wouldn’t be valid at City Thameslink? (Would it be valid at Blackfriars? Close enough!) Do I need a ticket with origin London Thameslink – or would that not be valid at London Bridge? If so is there a sensible product I could buy allowing me both route options on the spur of the moment? If relevant, I hold a Gold Card and a 16-25 Railcard (because I have an Annual Season, but make enough journeys outside the Gold Card area to justify holding both).
If I purchase a return London Terminals – Crawley, I presume there is no difficulty travelling from and back to London Bridge. But am I right that that wouldn’t be valid at City Thameslink? (Would it be valid at Blackfriars? Close enough!) Do I need a ticket with origin London Thameslink – or would that not be valid at London Bridge? If so is there a sensible product I could buy allowing me both route options on the spur of the moment? If relevant, I hold a Gold Card and a 16-25 Railcard (because I have an Annual Season, but make enough journeys outside the Gold Card area to justify holding both).