The 60+ Oystercard allows Londoners to travel for free on TfL services from 09:00 weekdays, as well as anytime on weekends and bank holidays.
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The 60+ Oyster card means that carriers can travel for free on bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground, TfL Rail and most National Rail services in London, however 60+ Oyster card owners cannot use their pass beyond London.
The pass allows free travel on buses, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground and most National Rail services in London. Pass holders also get a discounted fare on River services and the Emirates Air Line. 60+ Oyster pass holders are not entitled to free travel on services outside of London.
Having carefully considered an equality impact assessment, and stakeholder feedback, I confirmed on Wednesday 18 January 2023 that the temporary travel time restrictions on 60+ Oyster and Older Person's Freedom Passes would become permanent.
Since June 2020, older Londoners have not been able to use their Older Persons' Freedom Pass or their 60+ Oyster card between 04:30am and 09:00am on weekday mornings. Since then older Londonder's travel concessions have become increasingly under threat.
As long as morning peak restrictions are observed the 60+ Oyster is a free travelcard within all of zones 1-6 (excluding Heathrow Express and Southeastern High Speed between St Pancras and Stratford). It can be used on the Elizabeth line to/from Heathrow.
You can use it on Southern and South Western trains to and from anywhere in London. It is not valid beyond Gatwick, and there are no readers at the stations for you to touch on or off with.
Having carefully considered an equality impact assessment, and stakeholder feedback, I confirmed on Wednesday 18 January 2023 that the temporary travel time restrictions on 60+ Oyster and Older Person's Freedom Passes would become permanent. No changes will apply to holders of the Disabled Persons Freedom Pass.
The 60+ Oystercard allows Londoners to travel for free on TfL services from 09:00 weekdays, as well as anytime on weekends and bank holidays. It also allows holders of the pass to travel for free after 9:30am on National Rail services within London on weekdays and anytime on weekends and bank holidays.
The Oyster Card is a magnetic rechargeable plastic card valid for all of London's public transport. It not only simplifies the payment system, but it's also cheaper than paying for a single journey ticket every time you ride the Underground, bus, DLR, or Overground.
The fares on the central section of the Elizabeth line (Paddington to Liverpool Street) are the same as the fares on London Underground in Zone 1. So travelling from Paddington to Liverpool Street would cost you £2.80 – the same as the Tube.
Ticket and faresTravel on the Elizabeth line costs £12.80 at all times of the day, for a journey to or from Heathrow airport, where that journey starts, ends or goes through Zone 1. Single journey tickets and Zones 1-6 Travelcards can be purchased from airport station ticket machines.