Editing Freedom Pass (section)

===Exceptions===
Up-to-date information, which changes from time to time, is available on the TfL<ref>{{cite web | title=Freedom Pass | website=Transport for London | url=https://tfl.gov.uk/fares/free-and-discounted-travel/freedom-pass | access-date=13 March 2024}}</ref> and the Association of London Councils<ref>{{cite web | title=Freedom Pass | website=London Councils | url=https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/services/freedom-pass | access-date=13 March 2024}}</ref> websites.

The Freedom Pass is not valid for travel on many longer-distance train services even if they stop within Greater London (many such journeys are prohibited for all passengers by "stops for picking up/setting down only" restrictions) or for non-TfL trains to [[Heathrow airport]]. Routes and times of validity of Freedom Passes on the rail network are published and updated as necessary. Freedom Pass validity for these services is less than that of Oyster cards. For travel through and beyond the Freedom Pass area, separate extension tickets starting at the Freedom Pass boundary may be bought.<ref name=howuse>{{cite web | title=How to use your Freedom Pass | website=London Councils – Freedom Pass| url=https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/services/freedom-pass/how-use-your-freedom-pass | access-date=12 May 2025}}</ref>

For travel which crosses the boundary of the area of validity of the Freedom Pass at a time and on a service where the Pass is valid, it is normally necessary to buy a ticket only for the section not covered by the Pass, i.e.  a ticket from the Freedom Pass boundary, or from a named station within the zone of validity. In the latter case where multiple operators exist but only one calls at the boundary station, it can sometimes be cheaper to buy a ticket for the cheaper operator from the last station at which their trains call before the boundary rather than the boundary station (e.g. "Thameslink only" from East Croydon rather than "Any Operator" from Coulsdon South).

The Freedom Pass is not valid on most intercity coach services;<ref name=howuse/> other restrictions apply on bus or coach services which are not operating as a ''stage carriage'' (in summary, a service of any distance using buses or coaches providing ''local services''<ref>s.3 Transport Act 1980</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Greenline tickets - section Special travel deals for people over 60| publisher=Arriva Bus | url=https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/greenline/greenline-tickets | access-date=12 May 2025}} An example of limited specific coach routes where a Freedom Pass is accepted.</ref>) or in substitution of a railway service on which the Freedom Pass would be valid. It is not valid outside England.