Is Gatwick included in Oyster cap?

Journeys on Gatwick Express do not count towards caps, but those on Thameslink and Southern services do. You will be charged a premium fare for travelling on Gatwick Express. Journeys on Gatwick Express are charged separately from travel on any other service.



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Contactless payment cards can be used to travel between Gatwick Airport and London Victoria on Gatwick Express services. Contactless is also valid on most National Rail services in London as well as bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground and TfL Rail. Fares and daily caps are the same as with Oyster PAYG.

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You can now use London's Oyster Cards and contactless payment options to pay for fares on the Gatwick Express, Southern Trains and Thameslink trains between London and Gatwick Airport. However Travelcards are not valid.

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You can use your Oyster card on all Thameslink trains within the London Zones 1-6 – as well as on buses, Tubes, Trams, The Docklands Light Railway, London Overground, TfL Rail and most National Rail services in London.

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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. Margarets, Ware and Hertford East. Gatwick Airport.

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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.

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There's no need (or benefit) to buy in advance...... If you have a contactless bank card, that's your best option. You don't buy a ticket in the conventional sense. You just tap in at London Bridge and tap out at Gatwick, and the correct fare will be charged to your account.

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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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The Travelcards available on the TfL Visitor Shop are only valid to travel within zones 1-2 or zones 1-6, therefore they are not valid for trains to Gatwick Airport.

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Daily capping Once you have made three bus or tram journeys in a day using your Oyster/contactless card you will pay no more and can travel for free the rest of the day.

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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.

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You buy a Visitor Oyster card to pay as you go or a Travelcard (paper ticket) in advance, from:
  • Visitor Shop.
  • Buying tickets from abroad.
  • VisitBritain.
  • Gatwick Airport - Information Centre, Gatwick Express ticket office, terminal desks and the Southern Railways ticket office.


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If you're travelling between Gatwick Airport and London Victoria, please be aware that there are two fares in operation. If you travel on the Gatwick Express you will be charged the more expensive but flexible 'any permitted' fare. If you travel on Southern you will be charged a lower fare.

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