Access to all london transport networks london underground tube buses docklands light rail overground trains. With the mayoral election coming up, fares will be a. Transport for london introduced the connect project for radio communications during the 2000s, to improve radio connections for london underground staff and the emergency services. The london underground is a metro system in the united kingdom that serves greater london and the home counties of buckinghamshire, essex and hertfordshire. Enter transport for london tfl, the local government body responsible for greater londons. Fares from the london underground were the most profitable mode of transport for transport for london. Svg source version provides minimal interactivity of highlighting individual line and showing the zonal system as desired. If a child is between 11 and 15 years old, you require an oyster 1115 photocard which has a fee, see below. The visitor oyster card is a payasyougo smartcard that can be used on all forms of public transport in london. Peak fares monday to friday not on public holidays between 06.
Route map of london underground, london overground, docklands light railway and crossrail, including most greenlighted proposals. Whether youre an overseas visitor in london on vacation, or a uk citizen visiting the capital for the first time, the london underground is an efficient and economical way of getting around. Fares increased following a legal challenge but the fare zones were retained, and in the mid. Transport for london fare revenue 20102019 statista. London day return and travelcard fares from cambridge. Fares how much it costs and how to pay to travel around london find out whats the best ticket for you and how to use contactless and oyster cards, view fares, check if you can get a refund or replacement and see if youre eligible for free and discounted travel. How to use the london underground without looking like an. The card even offers discounted fares on riverboats. Free travel is permitted on the oxford tube up until lewknor for those with a concessionay bus pass. Passengers can travel between all rail stations within heathrow airport free of charge with an oyster card or contactless card. For journeys from zone 1 to watford junction the cash fare is.
Concessionary bus pass holders are entitled to the the student, young person and over 60 fares. The oyster card is a smart card that you can use to travel on london s bus, tube, tram, dlr, london overground, tfl rail, emirates air line, river bus services and national rail services throughout london. Simply put, you can use your oyster card for just about everything. Do not use the yellow card reader on the manual gate when exiting the. Route map of london underground, london overground, docklands light railway and elizabeth line. Oyster and national rail daily caps and travelcards 2019. London bridge d4 london city airport g4 london fields f2 loughborough junction d4 loughton g1 lower sydenham f5 m maida vale c2 malden manor b5 manor house e2 manor park g2 mansion house d3 marble arch c3 maryland f2 marylebone c3 maze hill f4 merstham d6 merton park c5 mile end f3 mill hill broadway c1 mill hill east d1 mitcham c5 mitcham. London fare dodging rises on tube but drops on buses.
Find out the cost of a journey between any two stations on tube, dlr, london overground, tfl rail and national rail services where pay as you go contactless or oyster is accepted. Tube peak offpeak times visitors and londoners on lower incomes will also benefit from the introduction of a new daytime offpeak and reduced fare on the tube, from 9. Streamlining tube fare repayments in london hsbc global banking. Rachel holdsworth london transport fares 20002016 this article was originally written in 2011, but is updated every year with the new fares. The tube map is a schematic transit map of the lines and stations of london s public rapid transit railway systems, namely the london underground commonly known as the tube, hence the name, docklands light railway, london overground and emirates air line, as well as being incorporated into greater london connections maps. Fares are also proposed to be frozen on the dlr, the london overground and tfl rail services where tube fares apply and on those train operating company services which accept fares set by tfl. Thames news report following the rise in fares for the london underground. If you need to use the london underground the tube to complete your journey, well package up the cost of your overground and underground tickets for you. Guide to student travel around london 2017 as a student in london, you are automatically eligible for various discounts on travel. The bus and tram cash single fare is unchanged at 200p. The next best option, if you dont have an oyster or a contactless card, is a one day travelcard.
It may be easier to take a bus or a national rail train to get where you need to go, you can find maps for each of these on transport for london s. As set out in the mayors manifesto, tfl proposes that all tfl fare concessions are protected and maintained without change. London underground tube stock electric multiple units have operated on the london underground since 1898, and exclusively since 1961. Offpeak oyster single fares on the tube, dlr and london overground will. The tube fare depends on how far you travel, time of day, and how you pay. However it can be confusing if youve never used it bef.
Tfl has secretly made a geographically accurate tube map. The travelcard is an intermodal travel ticket for unlimited use on the london underground. The fares may contain errors as they have been produced by manually interpreting the complex rules. Stepfree tube guide a tube map to help you plan your journey without using stairs and escalators available in large print. Combining tuberailbus journeys london forum tripadvisor. Zones 10% zone 23 15% zone numbers 10% key to lines. From the fall 2015 some services will run all night on fridays and saturdays. In 201718, the local government body had made nearly 2. In january 2017 we will merge zone 3 with zone 4 and zone 5 with zone 6, adopting the lower fare rate in each new zone. View the london underground map courtesy of the bbc. Open 07002000 mondays to fridays, 08002000 saturdays, 09002000 sundays and 08002000 public holidays. Oyster card london transport pass explained with fares for 2020. Here are the spider maps for hammersmith the bus station sits above the underground station with lifts from one to the other and olympia. Tickets, fares and oyster cards the tube map operating hours tips from locals tofrom heathrow airport.
The fare structure in london can be confusing and complicated for newcomers. Trainline can i book tickets for the london underground. Your guide to fares and tickets within zones 16 large print 2. Ticket prices 20 the tables below show a summary of the london underground fares which are introduced on 2 january 20. Combine with oneway systems that appear to have been designed in hades. Your guide to using tickets and oyster to pay as you go on buses outside the greater london area pdf. This way of combining oyster cards and travelcards is covered in more detail on our london travelcard page. The only london underground stations in zones 7 to 9 are on the metropolitan line beyond moor park, outside greater london.
Only adult fares which include zone 1 are shown cheaper fares are available for children and for journeys which exclude zone 1. List of london underground electric multiple units wikipedia. Striking evidence from the london underground network shaun larcomy ferdinand rauchz tim willemsx may 16, 2017 abstract we present evidence that a signi cant fraction of commuters on the london under. Start typing london underground in the search box and you will get the. It will help you decide if the travelcard is the best pass for your visit. Fares set by tfl for the tube, dlr, london overground, tfl rail and national rail services. Some stations are in two zones, and the cheapest fare applies. London underground simple english wikipedia, the free.
The london underground is divided into 11 different lines which are colour coded. The fare policy on london transport seems quite straightforward if you are using just one form of. Northern district district open weekends and on some public holidays emirates air line cable car special fares apply check before you travel east ham no stepfree access to the eastbound. Travel any time of day, any day of the week around central london. This post is a quick and easy tutorial on how to navigate the london underground a. To book tickets that include underground travel, search for travel to or from the zone you want to travel in. Merge engineering functions between the underground and overground branches of tfl. You can travel as often as you like on bus, tube, tram, dlr, london overground, tfl rail and most national rail services within the london travel fare zones with a travelcard.
Fares between two stations may vary depending on the direction of travel, time of day and day of the week. Route map of london underground, london overground. Combine one days travel on dlr, with hopon, hopoff travel on city cruises. Higher fares apply on all trips via this section of tracks. For journeys from zone 1 to watford junction the cash fare.
Passenger journeys on the london underground 20002019. Its first section opened in 1863, making it the oldest underground metro system in the world although in fact approximately 55% of the current network is above ground, as it generally runs on the surface in outlying suburbs. Tube and london overground station ticket offices and touchscreen ticket. Single tickets on the london underground are expensive if you buy them from a tube.
They are valid for one day, 2 or 3 consecutive days or 7 days and are issued as paper tickets from the visitor shop. The fare structure is complex, here we explain oyster for the visitor. The history of the london underground began in the 19th century with the construction of the. Under the control of the greater london council, london transport introduced in 1981 a system of fare zones for buses and underground trains that cut the average fare. Transport for london produce a number of documents to help people get around london more easily. Top it up with credit for a quick and easy way to pay for your journeys. Question about tube transfers london forum tripadvisor. Yes, you will pay two fares by taking the underground plus bus. Online tube map january 2020a transport for london. London underground fares were the greatest contribution to overall revenue of transport for london tfl. Oyster cards are plastic smartcards that you can use instead of paper tickets. On tube, dlr, london overground, tfl rail and national rail services in london. Fares listed below for london travelcard for unlimited travel on underground, bus and rail within greater london and a london day return just covering the rail fare to london.
As a regular overseas visitor to london, i sometimes have to combine an airport trip with. All tube, dlr, london overground and tfl rail services and most national rail services in z19 zone pay as you go travelcards caps day anytime day offpeak 7 day. Ok, so it might get a bit overcomplicated if tfl completely replaced the existing tube map with this one but its pretty handy for those with no sense of direction and, aesthetically speaking. This allows 11 to 15 year olds to travel at child fares on the underground, dlr, overground and some trains.
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