Season tickets offer the best value if you are a commuter or regular traveller. You can purchase a weekly season ticket, or one for any period between a month and a year.
Why choose a Season Ticket?
- Free weekend travel across the Chiltern network when you buy through Chiltern and your ticket is:
- Monthly (or longer) and worth over £150/month, or
- Annual and worth over £1,500/year (Excludes Flexi‑Season)
- Annual = best value: up to 12 weeks’ travel free vs weekly, around 23% cheaper over a year, and still good value if you travel 3 days a week
- Gold Card with any Annual Season Ticket to/from a Chiltern station, unlocking extra benefits
How to buy or renew online
Quick online renewal
- In the booking panel, choose Season Ticket and select your from/to stations
- Follow the steps to view prices and complete your renewal online.
First‑time purchase
First‑time buyers should purchase in person at any Chiltern station.
However, if you’re new to Chiltern and want a Smartcard Season Ticket, you can purchase it online and load it to a Smartcard (see below).
Smartcards
If you are a new Chiltern season ticket customer, you can purchase a season ticket Smartcard on our website. Please watch the video tutorial for a detailed explanation on how to purchase a season ticket on a Smartcard.
If you are an existing Chiltern season ticket holder, head to either London Marylebone or Aylesbury ticket offices to complete a form and you will then be able to collect your new Smartcard season ticket the next working day.
If you buy or have bought your season ticket from a 3rd party ticketing company such as Trainline, you will NOT be able to put your season ticket on your Smartcard.
Season Ticket FAQs
Can I pay by direct debit?
Yes. Chiltern Railways are now offering a direct debit payment scheme for monthly season tickets. By joining the scheme, not only do you save time as you avoid queues, you will receive 12 months travel for the price of 11.
To join the scheme, download and complete the application form pdf and direct debit mandate and post it to our Business Travel department at the address below.
Business Travel Service
Bicester North Station
Buckingham Road
Bicester
Oxfordshire
OX26 6EF
What will I need to renew my season ticket?
Proof of personal address is required and where a company cheque is used proof of employment at that company to renew a season ticket.
Can I add my season ticket onto my smartcard if I've bought it elsewhere?
If you buy or have bought your season ticket from a 3rd party ticketing company such as Trainline, you will NOT be able to put your season ticket on your Smartcard.
*Subject to availability
For Season and Flexi-season terms and conditions visit the Season and Flexi-Season ticket terms and conditions page.
*Please note, that free weekend travel is not available for use with Flexi-Season Tickets.
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National Rail Conditions of Travel
All tickets and travel are subject to the National Rail Conditions of Travel. A copy of the 'National Rail Conditions of Travel' is available from staffed ticket offices or in a PDF to download at www.nationalrail.co.uk/nrcot
Additional Conditions of Travel
Oyster and contactless: If you use Oyster or contactless on a National Rail service (either wholly or as part of a through journey), there are additional conditions to those in the National Rail Conditions of Travel. Links to the current versions of these documents are also available at www.nationalrail.co.uk/nrcot