Where To Buy Oyster Card In London
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There are a number of options for topping up (aka recharging or reloading) your Oyster Card, or adding more travel credit. The easiest way is at London Underground Tube, London Overground or TfL Rail stations, where you can use ticket machines to top up your card.
Excellent article. I am researching how to top up an Oyster Card I purchased in 2019 and will want to use again in May 2023. However, whenever I click on the Register your Oyster Card button it refuses to accept my IP address. So when you say that I can register from anywhere in the world, that is not yet true. It will not let me top up an Oyster card from Canada.
So the good thing about the Oyster card is that it automatically works out the lowest fares for you, which will be the lower of a single fare, a daily cap or a weekly cap. This is based on where you travel, what time you travel and which zones you pass through. So we would just suggest getting an Oyster card and topping it up.
Thank you for such a detailed article. This is like one stop shop for all the oyster card information. I am a little undecided about which card to buy because my stay is very short, only 4 days. So essentially my travel is to n fro from Heathrow Airport on day 1 & 4. And unlimited travel within zone 1&2 on all 4 days. Could you suggest me which card would be most economical.Thanks much!
I topped up 2 oyster cards with 38 each and they finished in 4 days! I only went between zones 1 and 2. Do you know how they could have finished so fast I only used the tube and not that much either.
1) For the kids: I see the young visitor discount is only valid 14-days. Is that something I can renew Or is there a better way to keep our costs down I understand that there are no young visitor travel cards to add to an oyster card. However, due to our timeline, is the Zip card better, I know there is an application fee but would that be worthwhile for us if we cannot renew the 14-day pass We are US citizens visiting the UK.
The child travelcard is only for those 11-15 so their grandson would not be eligible. There is a Zip photocard for ages 16-18 that gives you a 50% discount on adult fares, however, there is a 20 fee to apply. So the cost savings may not be worth actually taking the time to apply to collect the card. You can see more and apply here: -and-discounted-travel/16-plus-zip-oyster-photocardintcmp=55578
Glad that our articles are helpful to you in planning your upcoming trips to the UK and France. So although London has a great public transit system, it can be complicated, especially with a family, to figure out what might be best for you. It depends a lot on how much you plan to use public transit and where in London you plan to travel. As the travelcards in particular are geared to residents rather than visitors, but since you are going to be in London for longer than a week, you might consider them.
I recently purchased a senior rail pass for my November trip to London. It says I can get a 30% discount on my oyster and travel card purchases. Do the machines at the underground station at Heathrow have a way to include the discount in the price of my Oyster card and travel card If not, how do I obtain the discount
1) What is the capping of a regular oyster card for 1 day ( The capping is for each type of transport for example 1 day capping for buses, 1 day capping for the tube etc.) (Is there any capping for using the tube and buses during the same day For example: you take the Piccadilly line Tube from Heathrow Airport to Central London and than during the rest of the day you use the buses)
2) If I buy a regular Oyster card from an underground machine and let say I will top up with 30 pounds (can i pay with a credit card). If yes! then for example at the end of my holiday I have 15 pounds left on my regular oyster card, can I get the refund topped to my credit card using the underground machine or i have to go to a visitor customer service to get refund on my credit card
Hi, some valuable information on your website, thank you for that! I still have some specific questions. I was not aware that August 26th is a bank holiday in the UK. We arrive at that specific date with the Eurostar in St.Pancras with 5 people of which 1, age 15. We will be staying until August 30th. I forgot to order travelcards online, it is now too late for a mail delivery to Belgium, oops. Guess that means that I need to buy transportation cards in London. Will there be a ticket office open on bank holidays in St Pancras where we can buy Oyster cards or travel cards I read that you can by Oyster cards on the Eurostar train, but some people say to not buy them there. Is it possible to help me out on what the best option will be to travel around London for 5 days in zone 1-3 (we stay near metrostationTurnpike Lane) and where to by cards at arrival in London Thank you so much for your help!
I would like to purchase a standard oyster card for use in zones 1 and 2 over a period of 11 days. I also need to travel from Heathrow to Greenwich on both the first and last day of my visit. Within the time period, I would also like to add a 7-day travel pass to the card. How would I go about doing all this in the most economic way Thank you.
Thank you for the great info on London transportation. I will be in London for 4 days with my family. If we buy the oyster card, should we even bother getting tickets for the hop on hop off bus What would be the advantage of the hop on hop off bus
Thank you for your helpful article. I would like some clarification and help for our upcoming trip needs. We arrive next week to London and have 3 children: 12, 14, 16. We do not have time to apply for the young oyster photo card and so would like to purchase the young visitor discount oyster card (which lasts 14 days) when we arrive. What I do not understand is whether we need to bring photos of our children to get these cards. What are the requirements to purchase the young visitor discount oyster cards thank you
Another thing I read online was if you want the free transport to/from WIndsor Castle, you need to purchase the London Pass TOGETHER with the oyster card (not London Pass alone), not sure how true this is Have you any idea on this
So you have three main options for public transit. 1) Oyster Card (Visitor cards must be purchased in advance, regular ones can be purchased on arrival); 2) If you have a contactless credit card or debit card you should be able to use it to pay for your travel. Many cards issued from the UK and Western Europe work, some other international cards work as well. They work similar to an Oyster Card, and you can find out more here; or 3) You can purchase 2 individual tickets to each destination. You can purchase tickets directly from machines at the station and many of the larger stations also have staffed desks where you can purchase them from an agent.
DO i buy a one day london pass along wiht oyster card, and on other days just top up my Oyster card, since i will be able to do hopin hop off and the cruise in one day , and other days roam at my own leisure
also suggest , whether we should opt for tube travel or shuttle service from Airport to Earls court ( where our Hotel is ) and whether online purchase of oyster card will be valid for travel from Heathrow to Earls Court
Great informative article, thank you!!Hubby and I will be travelling to London for the first time later this year aa part of our uk trip and plan to purchase the oyster card when we arrive at heathrow airport. As you have suggested I will register the cards using my relatives uk address. I have a few questions please. We will be arriving at heathrow airport around 6am. Will there be an oyster card cashier open at that time of the morning If not how do we purchase one at heathrow airport, register and top up We will be landing in terminal 2 as far as i know. Do you know if there is an oyster cashier or ability to purchase at this terminal. We will most likely be very sleep deprived from travelling from australia so as much info would be greatly appreciated.Thanks for your help.
I am planning a trip to London from Asia this December with two 4 yr olds. I would be grateful if you could detail me which card I should use to explore London city attractions and parks. Do we need to get a London pass as well or just the oyster card Do I need to purchase it online before the trip We will be there for 2 weeks. Please suggest an itinerary for our 2 week stay in London. We plan to stay at Wembley.
You then top up the Oyster card with further amounts as required. A key point is that there is a daily price cap (see section further down the page) where however much you travel in a day your total outlay never goes above this price cap.
We flew into Heathrow and purchased our Oyster cards at Heathrow Station. I am not sure if you can purchase the Oyster Card from where you want too, but they seem to be available at all of the stations that we used on our visit.
Supports travelcards: One of the main advantages of the Oyster card is that it supports travelcards. These are fixed payment pre-paid options, where you pay a certain amount for unlimited travel inside specific London zones for a weekly, monthly or annual price.
There are no doubt some more situations where an Oyster card or travelcard might be cheaper than contactless. Usually, figuring this out will require you to do a bit of math and have a detailed understanding of your exact travel plans, which might take more time than is worth the small saving!
You are also correct that there is a railcard option, which might make sense if your son already has a railcard. I think the option exists to link it to a student Oyster card because you can still use a student oyster card as a normal Oyster card without adding the discounted travel card to it, so this would save someone having to carry two cards.
You can indeed purchase an Oyster card with cash at various locations including at many newsagents and at tube stations across London. You can see a full list of where you can buy your Oyster card here: -to-pay-and-where-to-buy-tickets-and-oyster/buying-tickets-and-oysterintcmp=54759 59ce067264