Can you travel to Reading on Oyster Card?

Oyster does not reach Reading - have you registered yours, you'll have an incomplete journey to sort out. Yes, you should not have used an Oyster Card in the first place.



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Brentwood, Shenfield, Iver, Langley, Slough, Burnham, Taplow, Maidenhead, Twyford and Reading. These stations are served by TfL Rail (soon to be the Elizabeth line ) although the fares are set by Greater Anglia or Great Western Railway, whose trains also serve these stations.

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You can use Oyster Pay As You Go in London on all suburban trains stopping in Zones 1 – 9 and journeys to:
  • Broxbourne, Rye House, St. ...
  • Gatwick Airport.
  • Merstham, Redhill, Earlswood, Salfords and Horley.
  • Ockendon, Chafford Hundred, Purfleet and Grays.
  • Epsom.
  • Cuffley, Bayford and Hertford North.
  • Radlett and Potters Bar.


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Oyster cards You can pay as you go to travel on bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground, most Elizabeth line, IFS Cloud Cable Car and Thames Clippers River Bus services. You can also travel on most National Rail services in London and some outside London.

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Reading has made its arrival on the famous London Underground map and is now classed as part of the Tube network. It is the first Tube map to show Crossrail - also known as the TfL rail - branching out to Reading. Other stops now featured are Maidenhead, Slough, Langley, Burnham and Twyford.

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Can I use any train between London and Reading with contactless pay as you go? You can use GWR and TfL Rail services, the fares charged are the same. Contactless isn't valid for travel between Feltham and Reading on SWR services.

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Is it cheaper to use Oyster or contactless? As both cards use the same Pay As You Go system and are compatible with the TfL Oyster & Contactless app, the costs are comparable. As a tourist in London, it can be worth getting an Oyster Card as part of the London Pass.

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Oyster cards You can pay as you go to travel on bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground, most Elizabeth line, IFS Cloud Cable Car and Thames Clippers River Bus services. You can also travel on most National Rail services in London and some outside London. You can also add: Travelcard.

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However, the average visitor will use public transportation multiple times each day and the Oyster card can save both time and money. As an example, traveling offpeak from Zone 1 to Zone 2 on the Tube will cost you (as of April 2023) £2.70 using an Oyster card versus £6.70 if you buy a single ticket.

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