diff --git a/docs/journeys.md b/docs/journeys.md
index 550a7c15..6036c8d5 100644
--- a/docs/journeys.md
+++ b/docs/journeys.md
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ With `opt`, you can override the default options, which look like this:
 ```js
 {
 	when: new Date(),
+	whenRepresents: 'departure', // use 'arrival' for journeys arriving before `when`
 	earlierThan: null, // ref to get journeys earlier than the last query
 	laterThan: null, // ref to get journeys later than the last query
 	results: 5, // how many journeys?
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 7ed498ee..9c81ce8b 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ const createClient = (profile, request = _request) => {
 			results: 5, // how many journeys?
 			via: null, // let journeys pass this station?
 			passedStations: false, // return stations on the way?
+			whenRepresents: 'departure', // use 'arrival' for journeys arriving before `when`
 			transfers: 5, // maximum of 5 transfers
 			transferTime: 0, // minimum time for a single transfer in minutes
 			// todo: does this work with every endpoint?
@@ -90,6 +91,10 @@ const createClient = (profile, request = _request) => {
 		if (opt.via) opt.via = profile.formatLocation(profile, opt.via)
 		opt.when = opt.when || new Date()
 
+		if (opt.whenRepresents !== 'departure' && opt.whenRepresents !== 'arrival') {
+			throw new Error('opt.whenRepresents must be `departure` or `arrival`.')
+		}
+
 		const filters = [
 			profile.formatProducts(opt.products || {})
 		]
@@ -122,10 +127,10 @@ const createClient = (profile, request = _request) => {
 				arrLocL: [to],
 				jnyFltrL: filters,
 				getTariff: !!opt.tickets,
+				outFrwd: opt.whenRepresents !== 'arrival',
 
 				// todo: what is req.gisFltrL?
 				getPT: true, // todo: what is this?
-				outFrwd: true, // todo: what is this?
 				getIV: false, // todo: walk & bike as alternatives?
 				getPolyline: !!opt.polylines
 			}
diff --git a/test/vbb.js b/test/vbb.js
index 778c432b..5ac5a7f8 100644
--- a/test/vbb.js
+++ b/test/vbb.js
@@ -168,6 +168,21 @@ test('journeys – fails with no product', co(function* (t) {
 	}
 }))
 
+test('journeys – with arrival time', co(function* (t) {
+	const journeys = yield client.journeys(spichernstr, bismarckstr, {
+		results: 3,
+		when,
+		whenRepresents: 'arrival'
+	})
+
+	for (let j of journeys) {
+		const arr = +new Date(j.arrival)
+		t.ok(arr <= when)
+	}
+
+	t.end()
+}))
+
 test('earlier/later journeys', co(function* (t) {
 	const model = yield client.journeys(spichernstr, bismarckstr, {
 		results: 3, when