There are no seniors fares for visitors. If you reside in London and are of pensionable age you can get a Freedom pass giving free travel. You can apply online or get a form from your local Post Office. Anybody with an English National Concessionary bus pass can use that on London's red buses too and travel free of charge.
You have to ask a member of staff to load the concession onto a standard Oyster card note, not a Visitors Oysters card at an Underground station after showing your Seniors Card. If you have a railways Seniors Railcard you can also buy 1 day off-peak zone Travelcards at with the discount applied.
In crude terms a child is defined as under 16 years old, but in the last couple of years it has been possible to get child fares after jumping through a few hoops up to the age of If a child is between 11 and 15 years old you require an Oyster Photocard which has a fee see below.
This allows 11 to 15 year olds to travel at child fares on the Underground, DLR, Overground and some trains, free on the buses. A child is defined as under 16 years old, but in the last couple of years it has been possible to get child fares after jumping through a few hoops up to the age of You can only buy child Travelcards on-demand universally for 1 day Travelcards.
You can buy 7 day child Travelcards at the Visit Britain online shop and at railway stations who require a passport photo. If you are a short term visitor in London for up to 14 days with kids between you can take advantage of the Young Visitor Discount. This means you can get half price fares on an Oyster card on a temporary basis for your child without going through the hoops and expense of getting an Oyster ID card. You do need to read carefully the rules of this scheme though. Children under five can travel free at any time on the Tube, DLR, buses and trams as long as they are accompanied by an adult with a valid ticket.
You do not need a ticket for free travel. They can also travel free at any time on the Tube, DLR , Overground and any TfL train service when they are travelling with an adult who has a valid ticket. Up to 4 children under 11 years old accompanied by a paying adult travel free. Travel on the national railways which operate suburban commuter trains in London only have free travel for those under 5.
In the last year or so many train routes in London have switched from the railways to TfL Rail. Confusingly a few national railways routes where both rail and TfL rail operate on the same tracks children under 11 can travel free on the railways trains - this includes the popular route for visitors between Euston and Watford Junction for Harry Potter Studio Tour.
You do not need a ticket for free travel, just the ID Card. If you are a short-term visitor to London you can get child fares on a special child Oyster card that expires after 14 days. There are restrictions. For full details of this scheme click through on the Child Fares banner, below. You can buy 7 day child Travelcards at railway stations not Underground or Overground with a railway ticket office.
The railways will issue a railways photocard free of charge if you bring along a passport size photo of your child. You can only use this for buying tickets from the railways which in practise for visitors means Travelcards. However, you can only use this concession on Oyster cards and 7 Day Travelcards or longer, not 1 day Travelcards.
Visitors to London from overseas can order an Oyster Photocard in advance for their children and collect on arrival at a travel centre.
This in scope is the same as a 1-day off-peak Travelcard for zones and providing unlimited travel on all services after 9. The pricing is particularly attractive if you have kids in the group and those staying in one of the outer zones, however if you are staying in the centre of London zones 1 to 3 it will be cheaper to purchase individual Oyster cards.
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The railways sponsor a hugely popular and long running promotion that allows those people using the train to visit leading attractions to get two people admitted for the price of one.
When visiting London you can you can get 2 for 1 admission to many of London's major sights including the Tower of London. The full list is very long and covers all of Great Britain. If you have train tickets to London and you are doing some sightseeing its a very worthwhile promotion to look into. If, like many visitors, you are not using the national train services to get to London but are using a Travelcard to ride the London Underground to get around then there is a loophole in the scheme whereby if you buy your Travelcard from a railway station ticket office you qualify for the 2 for 1 promotion.
Covid preventive measures. Frequently asked questions. It depends what time of day you will be travelling: Anytime Travelcards can be used at any time Off Peak Travelcards are cheaper, but cannot be used Monday to Friday before 9. The Visitor Oyster card is a contactless smartcard that carries credit which you can use to pay for journeys on all public transport on the Transport for London TfL network.
It is valid in all travel zones and automatically calculates the cheapest total fare for all the journeys you make in a single day. The Travelcard is a paper London travel pass which is valid for either a single day or seven days, and is available for certain combinations of travel zones Travelcards for consecutive days will be posted as single day cards for each day of travel.
For example, 2 x 3 day cards will mean you will recieve 6 cards in total. It is also valid on all public transport on the TfL network. If you are in London for a week and plan to use only the central London Travelcard zones on a daily basis then a 7 day Travelcard might be the most cost-effective option. If you plan to stay in London for a shorter time or want to travel to the outskirts of the city, the pay-as-you-go Oyster card cost might be cheaper.
For more detailed advice on which travel pass is right for you, please visit our read our guide to London transport tickets. Yes, so long as your Travelcard is valid on the day of travel and covers zones Heathrow Airport is on the Piccadilly Line in London travel zone 6, so Travelcards covering only zones will not be valid.
Travelcards can only be used for travel to and from Heathrow via the London Underground; they are not valid for travel on Heathrow Express or Heathrow Connect rail services.
The journey time between Heathrow Airport and central London is around 45 — 50 minutes. No, as Gatwick Airport is not connected to the Transport for London network. Gatwick Express tickets are available from the VisitBritain Shop. No, as Stansted Airport is not connected to the Transport for London network.
Stansted Express tickets are available from the VisitBritain Shop. No, as Luton Airport is not connected to the Transport for London network. The fastest way to travel from Luton to London or from London to Luton is by train.
Luton to London train tickets are available from the VisitBritain Shop. Alternatively, you can buy a Travelcard covering zone 9 to travel to Watford Junction. A Zone 9 Travelcard can be bought from tube station ticket offices in London.
You can also travel with a Visitor Oyster card, which can be preloaded with credit to cover your journey to Watford Junction. Visitor Oyster cards are available from the VisitBritain shop and will automatically calculate the correct fare for your journey. Yes, your Travelcard can be used on any regular London bus operated by TfL, regardless of which zones you are travelling through. Travelcards are not valid on London Sightseeing buses or buses operated by companies other than TfL.
Just give them a photo of yourself, so they can make one up for you. If you buy a Travelcard from a train station, you can claim 2 for 1 discounts at London attractions. If you buy a weekly or monthly Travelcard from a London Overground station it is issued on an Oyster card. These are not valid for the 2 for 1 deals. If you have a paper Travelcard, insert the card into the slot on the front of the ticket barrier. The barrier opens when you take the ticket from behind the yellow reader, on the top.
See How to use an Oyster card if you have a weekly Travelcard on an Oyster card. Top Tip: Do you want a cheaper way to travel around central London? Back to top. Copyright toptiplondon. All rights reserved.
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