A Visitor Oyster card costs
£5 (plus postage)
and is pre-loaded with pay as you go credit for you to spend on travel. You can choose how much credit to add to your card: £10, £15, £20, £25, £30, £35, £40 or £50. The credit on your card never expires – it stays there until you use it.
Is it cheaper to get an Oyster card or a Travelcard?
As a general rule
a Travelcard is more expensive than an Oyster card or Contactless payment card
. The exception is if you make 3 or more journeys for 6 days or more within a 7 day period. In this case a 7 day Travelcard works out cheaper than an Oyster or Contactless payment card.
How much is an Oyster card per month?
| Monthly Travelcards | Zones 1–2 £147.50 | Zones 1–3 £173.60 | Zones 1–4 £212.00 | Zones 1–5 £252.30 |
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How much is a 1 day travel Oyster card?
| Type Day Anytime Price Off-Peak Day Price | Adult Zones 1-2 £7.70 £7.70 | Adult Zones 1-3 £9.00 £9.00 | Adult Zones 1-4 £11.00 £11.00 | Adult Zones 1-5 £13.10 £13.10 |
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Is Oyster card free?
| Service Between | Thameslink West Hampstead Thameslink, Elephant & Castle and London Bridge |
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Is it cheaper to use Oyster or contactless?
There is a very small financial advantage to using a contactless card if you’re in London for more than a week and travel extensively every single day (weekly capping) but otherwise
it’s no cheaper than using an Oyster
.
Do you get charged for Travelling through Zone 1?
Travelling via zone 1
You need to pay the fare for all zones you travel through
, not the zones of the stations you enter and exit.
What is the cheapest way to get around London?
The cheapest way to travel is with
an Oyster card
. An Oyster card allows you to travel between all parts of London on the Underground, Trams (DLR), Overground, some river boats, Emirates Air Line, and the iconic red London buses.
Can I buy an Oyster card in a shop?
You can get an Oyster card: Online with a contactless and Oyster account, if you live in the UK.
At Oyster Ticket Stops in many newsagents in London
.
At all Tube, London Overground and most TfL Rail stations
.
How much is a single bus journey in London?
London buses are card only, so you cannot buy a ticket with cash. Use a Visitor Oyster card*, an Oyster card, a Travelcard or a contactless payment card to pay your fare. Unlike the Tube zone fare system, a single London bus journey costs
£1.65
no matter how far you go.
Are Oyster cards still valid?
The Oyster card system will cease to exist within the next decade
, though, predicts author and rail historian Christian Wolmar, even though it was a “fantastic change” when it was introduced.
How much is a Zone 2 and 3 Travelcard?
| Transport Zones Weekly Monthly | Zones 2–3 £28.80 110.60 | Zones 2–4 £31.90 £122.50 | Zones 2–5 £38.20 £146.70 | Zones 2–6 £48.10 £184.80 |
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Do Travel Cards last 24 hours?
You can either get a 24 hour or 7-day Travelcard. Residents can also get monthly or annual Travelcards.
When buying a 24 hour Travelcard, you can choose a Day Anytime, which can be used at any time of the day and is valid until 4:30 am the next day
.
Can I buy a Visitor Oyster card at Heathrow?
Can I get an Oyster card in London’s airports? You can get an Oyster card at all London airports except London Southend Airport. Heathrow London Airport – exit the airport and follow the signs for the Underground.
You can buy an Oyster card at the airport Tube station cashier window
.
How much does London subway cost?
| Zones Travelled Single Journey Ticket | Zone 1 £5.50 £2.70 | Zone 1 & 2 £5.50 £2.70 | Zone 1 to 3 £5.50 £2.70 | Zone 1 to 4 £6.00 £3.00 |
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How do I put money on my Oyster card?
If you need to add more value/credit to your Visitor Oyster card you can simply
‘top up’ at one of the machines in the stations, or by going to one of the Transport for London ticket desks
. Any credit you don’t use can be kept on your card for use at a later date.
How do I add money to my Oyster card?
- Touchscreen ticket machines in Tube, DLR, London Overground and some National Rail stations.
- Around 4,000 Oyster Ticket Stops across London.
- Travel Information Centres.
- London Overground station ticket offices.
How long does an Oyster card take?
We’ll post your 16+ Zip Oyster photocard to you
within one week of applying
. You apply online and need to provide: Active email address.
How does pay as you go Oyster card work?
An Oyster card is a smart card that you add money to, so you can pay as you go
. You can pay as you go to travel on bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground, most TfL Rail, Emirates Air Line and Thames Clippers River Bus services. You can also travel on most National Rail services in London and some outside London.
Can you use your iPhone as an Oyster card?
You can now tap your iPhone just like an Oyster card on the London Underground and London buses
.
Can I use my phone as an Oyster card?
Smartphone as an Oyster card: fares, travel history
Using your smartphone to pay for your journey costs the same as a regular Oyster card pay-as-you-go fare
, with the same daily and weekly fare caps that benefit Oyster users also offered to smartphone-paying commuters and which are applied automatically.
Is it cheaper to avoid Zone 1?
Transport for London would really rather you didn’t travel into Zone 1 – the central part of London.
It’s a lot cheaper to travel on the London Underground, or indeed the rail network, if your journey doesn’t involve going to, or through, Zone 1
.
How can a tube station be in 2 zones?
Where a tube station is in two zones,
you use the zone that is cheaper for you, the passenger
. So, North Greenwich, for example, which is in zone 2 and zone 3, can be reached from Central with no excess fare using a zone 1-2 travelcard, and can also be reached from somewhere in zone 3 using just a Z3 card.
What zone is Brixton?
| Brixton | Number of platforms 2 | Accessible Yes | Fare zone 2 | OSI Brixton |
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How much is a Oyster card in London?
The Oyster card costs
£5
. You then add money to the card to pay for your travel. After one year the £5 fee will be added to your pay as you go money.
What happens if I tap in and out at the same station?
If you tap in and out at the same station after 30 minutes — say you travel across London only to realise you forgot your keys so have to go back to your original station — your balance is taking a serious hit.
The system will assume you’ve done two incomplete journeys and charge you for both of them
.
Is bus cheaper than tube in London?
Bus transport in London is cheaper than Underground travel
, and the bus network is very extensive.
