The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched his one hour bus fare – the 'Hopper' – in September 2016. Bus and tram passengers can take two journeys for the price of one, within an hour of starting their journey.
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Pay as you go at adult rate on buses and trams and our Hopper fare gives you unlimited journeys for £1.75, made within one hour of touching in. Hopper fare also applies to discounted rate travel. Touch in using the same card or device on all journeys and you get our Hopper fare automatically.
Pay as you go at adult rate on buses and trams and our Hopper fare gives you unlimited journeys for £1.75, made within one hour of touching in. Hopper fare also applies to discounted rate travel. Touch in using the same card or device on all journeys and you get our Hopper fare automatically.
If a passenger plans to pay using a contactless credit/debit card or an Oyster Card, they are eligible for the Hopper fare. The Hopper fare allows a rider to transfer from one bus (or tram) to another within an hour of touching your card for the first time. It also gives you unlimited journeys within that time frame.
In summary, this change would see bus and tram single fares to increase by 10p to £1.75, and the daily bus and tram cap raised to £5.25. The Bus & Tram Pass season price is increased to £24.70 for a 7 Day ticket. The free Hopper transfer within one hour will remain unchanged.
There is no price difference between the Oyster card and contactless card. What is this? Every time you travel on London's public transport, your contactless payment card is charged the same fare as your Oyster, including cap prices (the maximum amount you'll pay daily and weekly to travel throughout London).
You don't need to touch out at the end of your journey on buses and trams. You can buy a Visitor Oyster card online before you arrive in London, or an Oyster card at TfL Visitor Centres, stations and Oyster ticket shops.
It's more than 50% cheaper than buying a paper Travelcard or single tickets with cash. Oyster cards have a daily price cap – once you reach this limit, you won't pay for any additional journeys (excluding Thames Clippers River Bus where there is no capping).
Visitor Oyster cards, Oyster cards and contactless payment cards are the cheapest way to travel in London. To use an Oyster card, touch the card on the yellow reader at the gates as you enter and end your journey. You don't need to touch out at the end of your journey on buses and trams.
If you forget to tap out, you will be charged maximum fare. Every time you enter a bus, maximum fare is deducted. When you tap out, the system calculates the bus-stops and deducts what is relevant and returns the rest.
Missed Tap Off CostIf you don't have a default set on your card and you forget to tap off at the end of your trip, you'll be charged the fare to the last stop on the train line or bus route and with your fare type and any applicable loyalty discounts applied.
London's buses are no longer accepting cash. Transport for London (TfL) said dwindling numbers of passengers using money to pay for their journeys had prompted the change. Research shows that 99% of customers use Oyster, prepaid tickets, contactless payment cards or concessionary tickets.
On a marginal cost basis, driving is far cheaper than public transport. If you have a car, given that you have already paid, or committed to paying, the lump sum costs, it is almost always the rational thing to do to use your car.
Valid on: Or travel all day on all public transport for just £1.10 with an Under 16 Child All-day Ticket (U16 CAT). You'll need to show your Under 16 Pop card to buy a U16 CAT. If you don't have an Under 16 Pop card, you'll pay the commercial child fare, which will be more than 60p.