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Visitor Guide to London Transport Tickets and Passes
Public transport in London is not cheap. If you are on a budget, it’s worth spending time to make sure you buy the cheapest ticket or pass for your visit.
You should never pay the full cash fare for tickets on any form of transport in London. The full cash fare means buying a single paper ticket from an underground station ticket machine, either with cash or coins or with a debit/credit card.
It’s always cheaper to Pay as you go with a contactless debit/credit card or Oyster card or to buy a Travelcard or bus pass.
London Transport ticket/payment options
There are four main options to choose from and they all save you money compared to paying the full fare:
Pay as you go Oyster card
This is a card that you ‘top up’ with money and use to pay for cheaper single tickets and discounted rates for unlimited travel for the whole day (the ‘daily cap’). The Oyster card costs £7 .
Contactless debit or credit card
Instead of an Oyster card, you can use a contactless debit or credit card . Fares are the same as the Pay as you go Oyster. You do not need to register your card to use it.
One day or weekly bus pass
Bus passes are available for 1 day or 7 days for unlimited travel for the whole of London.
One day, weekly or monthly Travelcards
Travelcards are travel passes for unlimited travel within certain zones .
Travelcards, Pay as you go Oyster cards and contactless debit/credit cards are valid on all types of transport in London:
- Underground (the tube)
- Local suburban trains
- London Overground
- The Elizabeth line
- Docklands Light Railway (DLR)
Please note: The ticket prices listed below are for visitors staying in zone 1 (central London) and zone 2. The information is still relevant if you stay outside zone 1-2, but the prices will be higher (apart from bus fares). Full prices for all zones are on the ticket type pages.
Best transport ticket or pass for 1,2,3, 4 or 5 day visits to London
For short trips to London paying with a contactless debit/credit card/device is the cheapest ways to pay for transport. The fares are the same with an Oyster card, but the card now costs £7 (and is not refundable).
If you use the underground for 3 or more journeys during the day, there’s a ‘daily cap’ — the maximum amount deducted from your card.
For travel in zone 1-2:
- Single tickets on the underground cost £2.80 with an Oyster card/contactless card. If you buy a ticket from a ticket machine, the full cash fare is £6.70.
- If you use your card to pay for transport in central London for the whole day, the ‘daily cap’ – the maximum amount deducted is £8.50.
The next best option, if you don’t have an Oyster or a contactless card, is a One Day Travelcard. It’s £15.90 for zones 1-4, but you still save money if you use it for 3 or more trips on the underground.
Is there anything cheaper?
Yes, don’t use the underground or trains and only use the buses. The ‘daily bus cap’ with a Pay as you go Oyster card or contactless card is the cheapest way to travel around London for the day.
For all zones:
- A bus fare is £1.75 for unlimited bus journeys within one hour if you use an Oyster/contactless card. (Cash is not accepted on London buses)
- If you use an Oyster/contactless card to pay for bus travel for the whole day, the maximum amount deducted from your card is £5.25 .
If you don’t have an Oyster or a contactless card, a paper One Day Bus pass costs £5.90.
- Read more about the Pay as you go Oyster card
- Read more about contactless cards
- Read more about bus tickets and passes
- Read more about One Day Travelcards
Best transport ticket or pass for 6 or 7 day visits to London
A 7 day weekly Travelcard is cheaper than paying for 6 ‘daily caps’ with a Pay as you go Oyster/contactless card.
- Zone 1-2 weekly Travelcard costs £42.70.
If you think there will be a few days when you won’t be using public transport, use a Pay as you go Oyster card or contactless card instead.
Read more about Weekly Travelcards
Again, if want to save money, make sure you only travel by bus; a Weekly Bus Pass (starts any day) or the Oyster/contactless weekly bus cap (Monday-Sunday) is £24.70.
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Last updated: 22 February 2024
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How much are TfL monthly travelcards going up by in 2023?
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Commute to work in London ? Use the Tube a lot? If so, you might want to purchase a monthly travelcard.
Transport for London (TfL) travelcards allow you to pay for a day, week or month of travel across the Tube, Overground, DLR, buses, trams, TfL Rail and National Rail services – plus, if you need them, the Emirates Air Line and the River Bus.
To use a travelcard you must first purchase an Oyster card (£7) and then you can purchase a travelcard and add it to your Oyster.
You can use also use Oyster for pay as you go, with fares capped per day and week just as they are when you use a contactless card or device (such as your phone). You can also add a national railcard to Oyster , saving up to 1/3 on off-peak pay as you go travel.
However, if you frequently use London public transport, you may find a monthly travelcard is the better option for you.
TfL fares are set to rise again in early March 2023 , so how much do monthly travelcards cost now?
And what will they cost later in the year?
On average, the price of an adult’s monthly travelcard will rise by 5.9% from March 5 onwards.
How much will monthly travelcards cost from March?
For monthly travelcards including travel to Central London, here’s what they currently cost, plus what the new price will be:
- Zone 1: £147.50, going up to £156.30 from March 5
- Zone 1 – 2: £147.50, going up to £156.30
- Zone 1 – 3: £173.60, going up to £184
- Zone 1 – 4: £212.00, going up to £224.70
- Zone 1 – 5: £252.30, going up to £267.30
- Zone 1 – 6: £270.00, going up to £285.70
- Zone 1 – 7: £293.80, going up to £311.10
- Zone 1 – 8: £346.80, going up to £367.20
- Zone 1 – 9: £384.80, going up to £407.50
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If you don’t need to be in Zone 1, you can choose to either pay for just one zone, or for the zone range you actually require.
Usually, it’s cheaper to travel in one zone, or between two zones. Once you start needing to commute between three, four or more zones, the monthly travel card costs starts to tot up.
It’s also more cost effective to travel in areas located in Zone 2 and Zone 3 (£110.60, going up to £117.20) than it is to travel just in Zone 1 (£147.50, going up to £156.30).
For the full range of prices, plus daily and annual travel card costs, check out TfL’s adult fares chart or work out your new cost from March using this price checker .
As for youngsters, 11 to 15-year-olds can buy a monthly ZIP Oyster card, with fares starting from a much lower £73.80 (going up to £78.40) for travel in Zone 1 and Zone 2. 16 to 17-year-olds can also commute between the two for the same price.
Meanwhile, an apprentice or an adult student can pay £103 per month (going up to £109.10) for travelcard covering Zone 1 and Zone 2.
There’s also a JobCentre Plus monthly travelcard, which starts at £73.80 (going up to £78.40) per month.
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