Comments on: Oyster Card

By: Fred

Fred — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:31:13 +0000

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).

By: Y88

Y88 — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:01:24 +0000

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?

By: Fred

Fred — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:28:33 +0000

Unfortunately we don’t offer senior discounts for the Oyster Card.

By: Frankie Boy

Frankie Boy — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:08:10 +0000

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.

By: angela

angela — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:20:06 +0000

Hi Lizzie,

Each passenger requires their own Oyster Card.

By: lizzie

lizzie — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:25:08 +0000

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

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:01:58 +0000

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!

By: angela

angela — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:16:22 +0000

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.

By: cynthia barrow

cynthia barrow — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:30:58 +0000

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.

By: angela

angela — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:41:24 +0000

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.