Overview

Oyster is London’s travel smartcard and is suitable for all types of visitors to London whether you are visiting on a short trip or long term

You can use Oyster on ALL London underground train, buses, Docklands Light Railway and trams, and also on many regular train services within London. You can use your card as many times as you like, and you’ll never pay more than the cost of a travel card per day.

How does Oyster work?

The idea is a bit like pay-as-you-go mobile phones, where you load up call credit and when that runs out you simply top up more credit. Our Oyster Cards come pre-loaded with ₤10 or ₤20 worth of travel. As you travel around London credit will be deducted every time you travel on public transport. With Oyster, once you reach the price of a day travel card, no more credit will be deducted from your card for the rest of the day no matter how many journeys you make.

Why should I have one?

Faster: Oyster saves you time – no more queuing for tickets as you pay in advance.

Smarter: Oyster will always automatically calculate the cheapest fare for the journeys you make in a single day.

Easier: Your Oyster card is reusable – just top it up with cash when you need it at over 3000 outlets.

Cost-effective: Oyster single fares are always a better option than paying with cash – for example a single tube journey in central London will cost £4 with cash but just ₤2 with an Oyster Card.

Reusable: The money you put on your Oyster never expires so you can keep it until your next journey or pass it on to friends and family.

Who can use Oyster?

Oyster is available to adults only. Children below the age of 11 can accompany adults free of charge. Children between the ages of 11 and 15 should use the standard child travel card.

You choose how much to top up.
To work out how much you need please remember the maximum charge per day is the cost of a day travel card, for example £5.10 for zones 1-2 off peak. The Oyster Card incurs a £2 activation fee which is included in the purchase price.
Click here to download a brochure on how to obtain the best value from your Oyster Card

Click here to download a London Undeground Map showing all stations and zones

Click here to download a London Bus network map

Delivery times

Please allow up to 4 - 5 working days for delivery by regular mail.

If you choose premium shipping your order will be delivered within 2 working days.