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New Fares Guide for 2022

27/07/202227/07/2022

Significant changes have been made to the fare scales this year. Firstly, in March the special NR fares from Dartford and Swanley were abolished and incorporated into the standard NR…

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Barking Riverside Opens

17/07/202220/07/2022

Tomorrow (18th July) sees the opening of the new Barking Riverside station, at the end of the extension to the Gospel Oak to Barking line. While it’s tempting to go…

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New Entrance at Hackney Central

09/07/202209/07/2022

A new entrance to Hackney Central has been opened on the Highbury bound platform from Graham Road. This means that many passengers joining or alighting from trains now no longer…

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PAYG Comes to Marlow, Ealing Broadway Changes

17/06/2022

Rounding up some old news I can confirm that contactless PAYG went live at Bourne End, Cookham, Furze Platt and Marlow on Sunday 22nd May. The news wasn’t particularly broadcast…

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Latest Forum Topics

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- Only charged for Zones 1 and 2 for a journey via Zones 3 and 4
  Started by: Alan Yearsley in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 5 months, 3 weeks ago
  Mike (admin)
- Ockendon – Tottenham Court Road
  Started by: Bob in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 6 months ago
  Bob
- Gold card discount on Oyster
  Started by: Andyboy in: Using Oyster
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- 6 months ago
  Andyboy
- New to rail travel into London
  Started by: Mike Lewis in: Using Oyster
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- 6 months, 1 week ago
  Mike
- What is the cheapest way to travel from Zone 6 to Zone 2?
  Started by: Grace Elliott in: Using Oyster
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- 6 months, 1 week ago
  Grace Elliott
- Minimum time between touching out then in at the same station?
  Started by: Andyboy in: Using Oyster
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- 6 months, 2 weeks ago
  Andyboy
- 60 plus Oyster on trams from Wimbledon
  Started by: Chris Bielby in: Using Oyster
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- 6 months, 2 weeks ago
  Mike
- Finsbury Park – Broken Journey Cheaper?
  Started by: Tim Rochester in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 6 months, 3 weeks ago
  Mike
- Z1-4 journey with Z23 travelcard with Gold Card discount
  Started by: Andyboy in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 7 months, 2 weeks ago
  Andyboy
- Usual maximum journey time seems not to have been applied in small hours
  Started by: Kerry S in: Using Oyster
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- 8 months ago
  Mike
- Charged £6.50 for new Oyster card
  Started by: Martin Phillp in: Using Oyster
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- 8 months, 1 week ago
  Martin Phillp
- Visitor Oyster Card Vs Regular Oyster Card
  Started by: Tambourna in: Using Oyster
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- 8 months, 1 week ago
  Mike
- Tooting Broadway to White City fare differences (avoiding zone 1)
  Started by: M in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 8 months, 1 week ago
  Mike
- Crystal Palace to St Pancras Int
  Started by: Michael in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 8 months, 3 weeks ago
  Mike
- Being charged for Not swiping In&Out
  Started by: ben dawson in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 9 months, 1 week ago
  ben dawson
- OVChipkaart card blocked
  Started by: Chris D. in: General Transport Discussion
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- City Thameslink-St Pauls and Manor House-Harringay Green Lanes
  Started by: Si Hollett in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 9 months, 2 weeks ago
  Chris D.
- Platform tap in
  Started by: Alexander in: Using Oyster
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- 9 months, 2 weeks ago
  Alexander
- Maximum Journey Times Applied When Avoiding Zone 1
  Started by: Flythebus in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 9 months, 2 weeks ago
  Mike
- Gatwick Caps and Zone 1/2 Caps
  Started by: Adam Zee in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 9 months, 4 weeks ago
  Mike
- New Oyster Capping
  Started by: Nick in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 10 months ago
  Mike
- Incomplete journey
  Started by: Alan Yearsley in: Using Oyster
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- 10 months, 1 week ago
  Mike
- Reminder on Oyster/Travelcard Usage and Capping limit
  Started by: Michael Smith in: Fare and Capping Queries
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- 10 months, 1 week ago
  Alan (28481k)
- Double top ups?
  Started by: Chris Hein in: Using Oyster
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- 10 months, 1 week ago
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- Greenwich to St Pancras
  Started by: Thomas Ralph in: Fare and Capping Queries
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Latest Comments

John Smith 03/08/2022 at 23:00 on Mixing Travelcard and PAYGGot it! Thanks so much.
John Smith 03/08/2022 at 20:30 on Mixing Travelcard and PAYGHi Mike, Thank you for this excellent website—what an amazingly helpful resource! Unfortunately I'm a little confused by the advice
Mike 03/08/2022 at 12:25 on Peak, Off-peak and CapsHi Karol, It will cost you £2.90 each way. The £4.40 fare is the undiscounted off-peak fare. The route you've
Karol Machajewski 03/08/2022 at 08:49 on Peak, Off-peak and CapsHi Mike, I am moving to Cheshunt next week and I do work in Waterloo area, 4 on 4 off.
Mike (admin) 28/07/2022 at 19:25 on Refunds of £5 Oyster Card FeeHi Conor, They should be adding the fee to the card after a year. It seems that you've fallen beyond
Conor Muller 28/07/2022 at 17:08 on Refunds of £5 Oyster Card FeeHi, I never got my £5 credit after a year of having my card (bought December 2020). I contacted TfL
Steve Andrews 15/06/2022 at 15:44 on Contactless vs OysterI live in the USA. I’ve tried to create a contactless account but it appears only British residents can do
Sacha Zarb 14/06/2022 at 22:01 on Interchanging at Custom HouseWhich brings me to the issue of why interchange between Southeastern and Elizabeth Line at Abbey Wood has been difficult.
Simon 14/06/2022 at 10:10 on The Fare Finder and the Elizabeth LineNo it was definitely Stratford (NR/LU/DLR). I tried it several times. As you say it seems fine now.
Mike (admin) 14/06/2022 at 03:46 on The Fare Finder and the Elizabeth LineHi Simon, I've just checked now and all seems to be fine. Did you possibly select Stratford International (NR) rather
Simon 13/06/2022 at 12:54 on The Fare Finder and the Elizabeth LineYou may be aware of this already but I just tried the Fare Finder for Stratford to Ealing Broadway and
Jason 08/06/2022 at 23:19 on Same Station and Continuation Exits/EntriesAt Ockendon, touch in at gate then touch out at validator within 30 seconds. Thanks
Alan Yearsley 07/06/2022 at 10:54 on The Fare Finder and the Elizabeth LineI regularly travel to London to visit my parents in Putney. Next time I visit them I am thinking of
Mike 06/06/2022 at 19:42 on Same Station and Continuation Exits/EntriesHi Jason, Can you provide journey history and say whether the touches were at gates or validators? Thanks in advance.
Jason 06/06/2022 at 19:35 on Same Station and Continuation Exits/EntriesHi Mike, From what I've recently tested using a contactless card to enter and exit the same station within two
etr221 05/06/2022 at 22:23 on New Interchanges with the Elizabeth LineFor the Barbican EL to H&C/Met interchange (or not) OSI question there are me thinks two issues: the first is
a non 05/06/2022 at 22:01 on Topping Up (inc Faster Universal Load)Recently, I found that the reserve list does NOT appear to hold Service Delay Refunds. Last month, I applied successfully
Martin Phillp 03/06/2022 at 16:22 on Elizabeth Line Fares and The Woolwich StoryEven going by 2018 standards, the omission of ELL to West Croydon and Crystal Palace via Whitechapel is a glaring
Simon 03/06/2022 at 08:53 on Elizabeth Line Fares and The Woolwich StoryWhat irks the most about the EL fares mess is that the line was supposed to open 4 years ago
Flip 01/06/2022 at 15:31 on The Fare Finder and the Elizabeth LineInterestingly, the fares from Palmers Green on the Great Northern seem to be NR to all the stations between Farringdon