Oyster Card
Published on June 5th, 2009.
Saves you time and money on London’s public transit
The extremely flexible Oyster card provides access to London’s most popular public transit services. Ride the Tube, Docklands Light Railway, bus and tram, and participating National Rail services with this amazing card.
The benefits:
Convenience -Pay in advance so no more lines.
Price – Once you reach the price of a day travel card, no more credit will be deducted from your Oyster card for the rest of the day no matter how many journeys you make.
Reusable – Top it off with more credit when needed, plus the money you put on your Oyster card doesn’t expire so you can keep it until your next visit or pass it on to a friend.
BritRail is making your shopping experience easy – buy an Oyster Card along with your BritRail Pass. When purchasing this pay as you go card, you will receive a £15 Oyster Card (card credit plus £2 cost for the card). » Buy an Oyster Card
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20 Comments
Loretta on June 6th, 2009
Thank you. I am looking forward to hopefully using the Oyster Card!
Brian Eichorn on June 6th, 2009
My Wife & I want to travel 24/8/2009 London to Edinburgh & as we are both Australian & over 59 years of age there appears to be no provision to be able to book & pay for our tickets via your web site. We will also require Oyster tickets as well. Can you please help me.We are only Australian senior status.
Kind Regards
Brian Eichorn
Brian Eichorn on June 7th, 2009
how do I purchase a ticket if I am over 59
angela on June 8th, 2009
Hi Loretta,
Yes, you can purchase an Oyster Card without a BritRail Pass.
angela on June 8th, 2009
Hi Brian,
When booking it specifies that an adult passenger is aged 26-59. If you and your wife are over 59, please select 2 as the no. of NON-adult passengers. Then you can specify the ages of passenger 1 and passenger 2. Then click Find Products.
Len on June 18th, 2009
My wife and I already have Oyster cards from last year, can I top them up at the same time I purchase Flexipass Rail Tickets for 2 seniors, also,if I purchase the rail tickets is it possible for only one person to travel on them on odd occassions.
angela on June 19th, 2009
Hi Len,
If you already have Oyster Cards, please top them up at London Underground stations, at a ticket office or at a touchscreen ticket machine. Select National Rail Stations also top up Oyster Cards.
Each BritRail Pass is issued in the name of the traveler. Therefore you can take your individual pass and travel alone if you wish.
The only cases where travelers must travel together at all times is with the BritRail Guest Pass Discount and the BritRail Party Discount.
Tom on July 6th, 2009
We will begin our three week visit on Sept 8 with a 3 night stay in the Borough of Richmond and end it with a 2 night stay at a B&B in Guilford. In between we will be traveling by car well outside the Greater London area. Would an Oyster Card cover Brit Rail travel into Central London (we seek to avoid taking the much slower tube into the city) from those 2 specific locations? What London Brit Rail Terminals serve Richmond Borough and Guilford respectively?
Gord on August 7th, 2009
Which is the better value for a 5-6 day stay in London – the Oyster or the Visitor Travel Card?
Thx.
Gord
angela on August 7th, 2009
Hi Gord,
Good question. It depends on how often you plan on using London’s underground and bus network during your stay. The Oyster Card is a Pay-As-You-Go card so you start with £15 credit and can add more credit if you run out. Whereas if you plan on using the tube and bus more often then the London Visitor Travel Card provides unlimited travel for either 3 or 7 days.
cynthia barrow on September 9th, 2009
Hi….We can’t find the prices for the individual rail passes on your web page. When we click on the pass names, we get an error message. Where can prices be found? Also there is no drop down menu to be found as instructed, to name our home country.
(My husband and I are seniors, both over 70 and live in South Africa.)
Additional question – our last consecutive Britrail pass included Christmas and we lost days on our pass, that we had paid for, as trains were not running, and stations closed. Should we not have been told about this when validating our passes? Kindly advise.
Many thanks.
angela on September 9th, 2009
Hi Cynthia,
I just checked and the pass pages are working. Perhaps it was a temporary error and you can try again. On the home page there are 2 places you can click to get to the Shopping tab to see prices. You can use the “Book your Pass” box on the top left, by entering 2 under Senior and clicking “get your pass”. Or you can select your pass using the Passes tab on the top of the page.
You can select your country either on the very top right of BritRail’s homepage or on the shopping page just above the list of products.
In reference to traveling during the holiday season, BritRail communicates any holiday schedules on its website as many train operators offer altered service. Unfortunately we cannot ensure the communication of individual train operators.
Rick on November 7th, 2009
I will be living in London but commuting to Cambridge four days a week for 6 weeks this summer. What kind of Brit Rail pass should I purchase? I will also need an Oyster card. Please advise!
lizzie on August 17th, 2010
Hi,
Is it possible to buy one oyster card and my husband I share it – we will be together all the time and do not want to have to keep topping up two cards and also get left with the credit at the end on two cards.
Thanks
angela on August 17th, 2010
Hi Lizzie,
Each passenger requires their own Oyster Card.
Frankie Boy on January 26th, 2011
I have just reached the age of 65. Is there a discount on oyster cards for senior citizens , as i do a lot of travelling on the tube , if there is how do i obtain the discount.
Fred on January 27th, 2011
Unfortunately we don’t offer senior discounts for the Oyster Card.
Y88 on March 10th, 2011
im going to stay spend 3 days in uk.a day in london, a day in bath and stonehenge and manchester,leeds for another day.Do i need an oyster card or a britrail 3 days consecutive pass?
Fred on March 10th, 2011
The Oyster Card is for the London Public transportation system (tube and buses in London).
The BritRail pass is for intercity rail travel (London to Bath, Manchester or Leeds).
Loretta on June 6th, 2009
Please advise if Oyster card can be purchased without a BritRail Pass. We will only be in London for a few days in September and then will take Eurostar to Paris. I was not aware that this card was available! Thank you for your reply. Regards, Loretta Merry, MCC