How much is a 7 day Travelcard in London? (2023)

How much is a week Travelcard in London?

If you stay in London for 6–7 days and use the underground, trains, and buses every day, the weekly Travelcard is the most cost-effective travel pass. The one-week pass including central London (zones 1-2) is £38.40. It's valid for travel at anytime; there is no peak or off-peak rate.

You can buy a 7 Day, Monthly and Annual Travelcard, or one with start and end dates you choose (any length between 1½ and 10½ months). 7 Day Travelcards give you seven days' travel for the price of five days.

Yes, Travelcards are valid on all buses in all zones. Correct. Valid on the Tube and trains in the specified zones plus a bus in any zone.

The 'Zone' System Explained

When it comes to getting around, London is divided into 'zones' 1-9, with 'Zone 1' being the city centre and 'Zone 9' being the outskirts of the city. The system itself exists as a method for TfL (Transport for London) to calculate a customer's travel distance and charge accordingly.

There is a very small financial advantage to using a contactless card if you're in London for more than a week and travel extensively every single day (weekly capping) but otherwise it's no cheaper than using an Oyster.

No, London Underground tickets including Travel Cards and Freedom Passes cannot be used on Heathrow Express services.

The Oyster card costs £7. You then add money to the card to pay for your travel. The £7 fee is not a deposit. You do not get this money back.

Enjoy unlimited travel on London's public transport, including bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground, Elizabeth line and National Rail services in zones 1-6.

Does mytravelpass mean I can travel free on trains? No. The scheme gives you approx 1/3 off your bus travel only. The card cannot be used on trains.

How long can you use a Travelcard?

Travelcards valid for 7 days or longer can be purchased for any combination of adjoining zones which include Zone 6. Anytime Day Travelcards are valid for travel at any time of day and up to the early hours of the following day.

Travelcards are a flat rate pass where you have unlimited rides for the time period purchased. Oyster / Contactless payment cards are charged on a per journey basis but has a daily maximum you can be charged.

If you spend longer than the maximum journey time, you could be charged two maximum fares. A single maximum fare is: up to £8.90 in Zones 1-9. up to £26.00 beyond Zone 9, including on the Heathrow Express.

When buying a 24 hour Travelcard, you can choose a Day Anytime, which can be used at any time of the day and is valid until 4:30 am the next day. Or you can get the Day Off-Peak, which only allows you to take public transport after 9:30 am and is also valid until the next day at 4:30 am.

Pay as you go fares

This is when you use your Visitor Oyster Card as a tap-in payment method, rather than booking the Heathrow Express online in advance. On buses and trams an adult single pay as you go fare is £1.65 and the daily fare cap is £4.95.

The best reason to get an Oyster card is cost savings and convenience! It is significantly cheaper to travel in London using an Oyster card than it is to purchase individual tickets for each trip.

Can I use my Oyster card to get to Gatwick?

You can use your Oyster card to pay for journeys on the Gatwick Express. Simply touch the card on the yellow Oyster card reader at the gates to the platform at Gatwick station or London Victoria. Remember, you'll get the best price when you buy your Gatwick Express ticket online.

Cost: The standard single Tube ticket from Heathrow (zone 6) to central London (zone 1) is £6 for adults ($7.25) or, when paying with a contactless credit card, the single fare to central London is £3.10 ($3.75).

You cannot use Travelcards on the Heathrow Express service.

No, Heathrow Express is not covered by Travelcard.

A contactless visitor Oyster card is excellent for pay as you go travel as fares are capped. This means this may cost less than a physical ticket. However, a standard contactless card will offer the same benefits. However, the visitor Oyster card is perhaps best used by tourists from foreign countries.

Same station exits

If you touch contactless (card or device) or an Oyster card on a yellow card reader when you enter a station, and then touch out to exit it within a short period of time, you'll be charged a same station exit: Between 0 - 2 minutes: a maximum fare.

London is divided into 1–9 zones*, but most of it fits into zones 1–6. Central London is zone 1, zone 2 is the ring around zone 1, zone 3 is the ring around 2 and so on.

Off-peak fares apply to our rail services between 09:30 and 16:00 and after 19:00 on weekdays, and during weekends and bank holidays. However, if you travel into Zone 1 after 09:30, you will always be charged an off-peak fare, even during the afternoon and evening peak.

Do Over 60s get free travel in London?

In England you can get a bus pass for free travel when you reach the State Pension age. If you live in London, you can travel free on buses, tubes and other transport when you're 60, but only within London.

You can travel free on TfL services with your Older Person's Freedom Pass from 09:00 weekdays and anytime at weekends and on bank holidays.

A free travel pass is the privilege of a certain class of passengers to use a public transport service without paying a fare or presenting a ticket. They may need to present an identification card produced by their employer or other sponsoring organization, or by the transit provider.

CrossCountry Off-Peak times

Generally speaking, the Off-Peak window begins after 09:30 and outside of evening commuter hours - 15:30-18:15 - for travel in and out of big cities. Super Off-Peak tickets become available after 10:00.

Sometimes called a prepaid currency card or travel money card, it's a card you preload with money to take away with you on holiday. You can withdraw cash at ATMs abroad or use the card to purchase goods and services, just as you would a debit card.

You can actually use it til 4am of the day after it expires.

TfL has launched its own official smartphone app, for checking Oyster card balances. The new app enables iPhone and Android smartphone owners to use their phone to add pay as you go credit or Travelcards to their Oyster card.

Oyster is then more convenient and a little cheaper. All the advice here is correct but you may also pay on London Transport using a contactless credit card if you have one. Check the Transport for London to see which are accepted.

If you forget to tap in or out with your contactless card you'll get the same maximum fare as you would with Oyster.

What happens if you don't tap in Oyster?

Before you claim

Please wait at least 48 hours as you might receive an automatic refund: Oyster - we'll automatically add it to your card the next time you touch in or out of a rail journey. Contactless - the refund will show on your next card statement, or we will adjust the fares charged when you next travel.

TfL introduced a temporary congestion charge fee of £15, up from £11.50, in May 2020. This was part of emergency measures taken during the pandemic to encourage a fall in traffic to make essential journeys easier.

The paper off peak One Day Travelcard for zone 1-6 is £14.40. This might seem expensive, but it's cheaper than paying the full cash fare for 3 underground trips in central London (3 x £6.30=£18.90).

You can travel from 09:30 (Monday to Friday), anytime on weekends or bank holidays for the date on the ticket and for journeys starting before 04:30 the next day.

Two people can't use the same contactless or Oyster card for a journey. If you have a Travelcard, Bus & Tram Pass or discount added to your Oyster card, you can't lend it to someone else.

The Oyster Card is a magnetic rechargeable plastic card valid for all of London's public transport. It not only simplifies the payment system, but it is also cheaper than paying for a single journey ticket every time you ride the Underground, bus, DLR or Overground.

20% off all entry tickets. Show your Visitor Oyster at the front desk on arrival. 2-for-1 entry to House of Illustration. Get 15% off our exclusive designer gifts and souvenirs in London Transport Museum's shop in the heart of Covent Garden.

Travelcards are a flat rate pass where you have unlimited rides for the time period purchased. Oyster / Contactless payment cards are charged on a per journey basis but has a daily maximum you can be charged.

How much is a Zone 2 4 Travelcard?

When buying a 24 hour Travelcard, you can choose a Day Anytime, which can be used at any time of the day and is valid until 4:30 am the next day. Or you can get the Day Off-Peak, which only allows you to take public transport after 9:30 am and is also valid until the next day at 4:30 am.

Enjoy unlimited travel on London's public transport, including bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground, Elizabeth line and National Rail services in zones 1-6.

If you spend longer than the maximum journey time, you could be charged two maximum fares. A single maximum fare is: up to £8.90 in Zones 1-9. up to £26.00 beyond Zone 9, including on the Heathrow Express.

Pay as you go fares

This is when you use your Visitor Oyster Card as a tap-in payment method, rather than booking the Heathrow Express online in advance. On buses and trams an adult single pay as you go fare is £1.65 and the daily fare cap is £4.95.

The best reason to get an Oyster card is cost savings and convenience! It is significantly cheaper to travel in London using an Oyster card than it is to purchase individual tickets for each trip.

You can save 30% on Travelcards and Bus & Tram Passes with our 18+ Student Oyster photocard. You can also use this Oyster card to pay as you go but you won't receive the 30% discount.

Which is zone 1 in London?

Zone 1 covers the West End, the Holborn district, Kensington, Paddington and the City of London, as well as Old Street, Angel, Pimlico, Tower Gateway, Aldgate East, Euston, Vauxhall, Elephant & Castle, Borough, London Bridge, Earl's Court, Marylebone, Edgware Road, Lambeth North and Waterloo.

Day Travelcard prices include the return fare to London plus travel in Zones 1-6. Travelcards valid for 7 days or longer can be purchased for any combination of adjoining zones which include Zone 6. Anytime Day Travelcards are valid for travel at any time of day and up to the early hours of the following day.

Peak fares - Monday to Friday (not on public holidays) between 06:30 and 09:30, and between 16:00 and 19:00. Off-peak fares - at all other times and if you travel from a station outside Zone 1 to a station in Zone 1 between 16:00 and 19:00, Monday to Friday.

CrossCountry Off-Peak times

Generally speaking, the Off-Peak window begins after 09:30 and outside of evening commuter hours - 15:30-18:15 - for travel in and out of big cities. Super Off-Peak tickets become available after 10:00.