London Underground and Tube Fares
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Standard Tube Fare if journey includes
zone 1 is £4 per adult
For journeys that do NOT include zone 1 fare is £3.20 per adult
16 to 18 yrs in full-time education or work-based learning scheme and live in a London borough pay half adult-rate on Tube, DLR and London Overground services and buy half adult-rate Travelcard
season tickets with a 16+ Oyster photocard.
11-15 yrs, £2 with zone 1, 80 pence other zones (with Oyster photocard)
5-10 yrs travel free with Oyster photocard or accompanied by adult (max 4 kids
per adult)
0-4 free when accompanied by fare paying passenger or with freedom pass
£1.60 -£3.80 (with zone 1), £1.10-£2 (not in zone 1) with Oyster
(daily cap £6.70-£17.50)
The London underground is known as the tube. Its actually the oldest system of
its type in the world first operating in 1863. Stations are dotted all over
London on average about a half mile apart but some are almost adjacent. In 2003
the London underground began operating as a public private partnership system (ppp)
which means all of the infrastructure is owned privately by separate companies
but the actual underground network itself is still owned by transport for London
under the eye of the London major. The for the most part the tube system runs
deep underground beneath London. Some stations are part of more than one network
for instance the overground service run by national rail shares many lines and
stations with the tube system. The London tube system is divided into 12
different colour coded (when seen a tube map) lines and changing from one line
to another normally means stopping at a station to board a separate train. These
different lines are named as:
central line, Bakerloo line, district line, circle line, northern metropolitan
line, Piccadilly line, Victoria line, waterloo & city line, jubilee line and
Hammersmith & city line.
In general stations on the network are open 05.00 to 00.30 (07.30 to 23.30 on
Sundays).
Tickets can bought at the station before you board for a single journey, a
return or an extended period (see Oyster and
Travelcards sections). The tube system is
still one part of the London transport network which works in harmony. For
example if a station or line has problems then often a connection service
between stations will be run by the London bus system where your ticket on the
tube is valid for that bus journey. After a discarded cigarette caused a major
fire at kings cross station in 1987 with a large number of fatalities smoking
has been banned across the entire network. (since 2007 smoking in enclosed
public spaces has been banned throughout the uk by legislation anyway) the tube
service all but shuts down after midnight with the service starting up again at
around 5am. A few trains operate during these hours but these are normally meant
for tube workers to travel on only. On special occasions such as new years eve
trains are sponsored by private companies to run through the early hours at no
cost to the public.
The front of each train will tell you its final destination. This information
will also shows on electronic information signs on the platform.
When using escalators it is accepted that if you are just standing then you
stand on the right hand side, those walking up the escalators as they rise will
do so to the left hand side.
*Many rail stations offer reduced prices at food outlets with a >>>Bitecard
There are various ticketing and pricing options for the London underground
Cash single fare is the normal rate when paying
WITHOUT an Oyster Card.
TUBE, DLR AND LONDON OVERGROUND
OYSTER DAILY PRICE CAPPING
*PEAK:
(Monday to Friday from 04:30 till 09:29)
**OFF-PEAK:
(Weekends, Public Holidays, Monday to Friday from 09:30 till 04:29 the next day)
Tube, DLR and London Overground - Child fares
under 16's charged at child rate when presenting an Oyster Photocard
Under-5s free. Must be accompanied by someone using a valid ticket, Oyster PAYG
or has a freedom pass.
5 to 10yrs free, must have a 5-10 Oyster Photocard if unaccompanied
5 to 10yrs free, but maximum of 4 per adult with a valid ticket if the children
have no 5-10 Oyster photocard.
11 to 17yrs pay child rate when using an Oyster Photocard
TRAVELCARD
OYSTER PRE PAY
TO SEE
STATIONS ON A MAP INCLUDING ZONES CLICK HERE
FOR A LONDON TUBE
JOURNEY PLANNER CLICK HERE