In plain English
It marks the end of the ticket's usable period for travel. The ticket can be used up to that date or time, and not beyond it.
In context
Here, it names the date or time when the ticket's period of use for travel ends.
- Situation
- Using rail, bus, metro, ride, and local-transit tickets and service updates
- What it communicates
- names the ticket's ending validity time.
Meaning limits
The term by itself does not say when the ticket first becomes usable.
Examples
“Her ticket was valid until noon, so she took the 11:40 train instead of waiting for the 12:15.”
“At the station, they bought a ticket valid until Sunday evening.”