![]() ![]() You use your Oyster Card by swiping it (“touching in”) on the yellow reader at your start station (this will let you through the barriers), then again on the yellow reader at your destination station (“touching out”). They will also give you discounts on some of the riverboat services, and on the Emirates cable car service to Greenwich. You can use Oyster Cards on all buses, underground, overground and tram services. What is more, the credit doesn't expire, so it'll still be available the next time you visit London (although you can apply for a refund of unused credit by writing to Transport for London's Customer Service Dept.). And there is a daily price cap – once you've spent up to that limit, you won't get charged any more. Oyster Cards are by far the the cheapest way of travelling, as it automatically works out the cheapest rate for every journey you make. They come preloaded with some credit, plus you can add extra pay-as-you go credit at machines at every station. Oyster Cards are plastic smartcards that you can use instead of paper tickets. You cannot use paper tickets on London buses. To get through the barriers, feed your ticket into the slot at the front, and collect it from the slot at the top. You can get them for 1 day or 7 days, from ticket offices on the stations, or online in advance via the Visitor Shop. If you are travelling to multiple locations (for example sightseeing or shopping), you can buy paper travelcards that allow unlimited travel on the Tube, trams, Docklands Light Railway (DLR), and London Overground services, as well as some National Rail services within the London travel zone. If you are making a journey to a specific station, and not stopping off anywhere else, you can get single or return fares to that destination. Tickets can either be bought from the machines available at each Underground station, from ticket offices on the station (be aware, not all stations have ticket offices, and they're not open all the time), or in advance from the Visitor Shop ( ) There are multiple options when it comes to buying tickets for the Underground. Stations that interchange with National Rail stations have a red symbol next to them. The routes between lines will be signposted. ![]() You can change between lines at these stations. Interchange stations are represented by a white circle with a wide black outline. You can't change between different lines at these stations. Regular underground stations are represented by a line. When you look at a tube map (you can pick them up free at any station, or print one off the TfL website), you will see that stations are represented by one of two signs. “the yellow line” rather than using it's name i.e. If travelling with children, it's often easier to call a line by colour (e.g. Signs to each line will give both the line name, and it's colour, so they are easy to follow. The London Underground is divided into 11 different lines which are colour coded. As you move outwards, you pass through Zones 2-9. London is divided up into nine travel Zones. ![]()
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