You can buy Day Travelcards (paper ticket): From ticket machines at Tube, DLR, London Overground, Elizabeth line and National Rail stations. From ticket offices at London Overground, Elizabeth line and National Rail stations. At Visitor Centres.
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Travelcards can be sold with an Anytime, Off-Peak, Super Off-Peak, Advance or season (except Flexi Season) train ticket to London on our website, app or at your local station. You can add London Travelcards to your SWR touch smartcard, making it easier for you to tap in and out across the capital.
As a general rule a Travelcard is more expensive than an Oyster card or Contactless payment card. The exception is if you make 3 or more journeys for 6 days or more within a 7 day period. In this case a 7 day Travelcard works out cheaper than an Oyster or Contactless payment card.
Pay as you goYou don't have to work out the cost of your journey in advance. You can pay as you go using contactless (card or device), an Oyster card or a Visitor Oyster card. It also offers great value as pay as you go is cheaper than buying single tickets and you get daily and weekly capping.
You can't buy a Visitor Oyster card in London. Go to the Visitor Shop website to buy your card before you leave home and it will be delivered to your home address.
You will have been charged an extension fare, taken from your pay as you go balance. If you didn't have any pay as you go credit on your Oyster card, your balance will be negative and you will need to top up your card before you can travel again - even if you have a valid Travelcard.
You can secure an Off-Peak Family Travelcard on selected Chiltern Railways, c2c, West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway routes at Trainline.
This is how Anytime Day Travelcards work:If you plan on travelling into London and returning the same day, you can use an Anytime Day Travelcard to make the trip. This can be used anywhere in Zones 1-6 on the Tube, London buses, London Overground, trams and Docklands Light Railway (DLR) trains.
Oyster is a Smartcard from Transport for London (TfL). You can use it to store PAYG credit up to £90, or up to 3 Travelcard or London Bus & Tram Pass Season tickets. Find out more about Oyster, including how to get an Oyster card, how to create an account, how to use Oyster, how to top up, and how to buy a Travelcard.
You can buy the standard Oyster card from places throughout London, including at most major tourist arrival points such as London's Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport.
Supports cash: If you want to pay for your transport in London using cash, you can buy and top up an Oyster card with cash. This is normally a lot more cost effective than paying for a cash ticket, with the rare exception of a one-off single journey as you have to consider the cost of the Oyster card.
A Visitor Oyster card* is one of the cheapest ways to pay for single journeys on the bus, Tube, DLR, tram, Uber Boat by Thames Clippers river bus service, London Overground, TfL Rail and most National Rail services in London.
At Oyster Ticket Stops in many newsagents in London (7 Day and Monthly Travelcards) At ticket machines at Tube, London Overground, most Elizabeth line and National Rail stations (7 Day and Monthly Travelcards) At Visitor Centres (All Visitor Centres sell 7 Day and Monthly Travelcards.