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Refunds and Compensation
If you have changed your plans because of the strike action, you can claim a refund or change the date of your ticket. Please see below for more information.
Advance ticket holders can either apply for a full refund with no admin fee or return to the original retailer for an eVoucher, for use purchasing a future ticket. eVouchers are valid for 12 months from the date of issue. If you have two Advance tickets (an outbound and a return), to be used as a return journey, and either of the legs is on a strike day and the train is cancelled, delayed or rescheduled, you can claim a fee-free refund or change of journey for any unused legs / tickets.
If your ticket was bought online and hasn’t been printed/collected, please use our Contact us form and quote your order reference number. If it's already been printed, please post it to the address below for a refund.
If your ticket was bought at a station, please return it to any Southeastern ticket office to arrange a full refund. Alternatively, please post them to our Customer Services team at the address below:
Southeastern Online Refunds
Freepost RUEL-KBZS-YRAU
Swadlincote
DE11 1HZ
Please note that we cannot process refunds for Daily or Advance tickets bought from other retailers or operators. Please contact your original ticket retailer for refund assistance.
Advance tickets will be non-refundable unless the booked service has been cancelled, delayed or rescheduled by the train operator for reasons such as disruption or strikes in which case refunds will be available.
Season ticket holders (Flexi, monthly or longer) can use Delay Repay to claim money back if they choose not to travel on strike days. For a full day back, you only need to make one claim per day of industrial action using ‘Industrial Action – did not travel’ as the reason for the delay. You can claim from the day of industrial action and up to 28 days after that date.
For Flexi season tickets holders, if you only have a few passes left on your Flexi season ticket and were intending on using them on one of the strike days, then please activate a pass on one of the strike days and then claim Delay Repay, using 'Industrial Action - did not travel' as the reason for delay.
Alternatively, you can apply for a refund. There must be a minimum of two unused day passes left to be eligible for a refund and an admin fee of £5 will be charged. Simply log in to your online account, select 'manage my tickets/refunds' and follow the steps to process your own refund.
Weekly Season Tickets and Travelcards that haven’t started yet can be refunded but a £5 admin fee may apply. It’s recommended you use the season ticket calculator to make sure that a Weekly Season ticket is the best value during a period of industrial action, as compensation won’t be available unless your service is cancelled or delayed.