Oyster. Oyster is a smartcard scheme from Transport for London. Your Oyster card can hold pay as you go credit, Travelcard and season tickets. You can also use your Oyster card on Thameslink trains in the London Travelcard area.
London Terminals is better defined as the first National Rail terminal you travel to rather then allow travel between terminii. The exceptions are the old Southern stations which are interconnected and the Moorgate line and definitly not London Underground. Tickets can only be used on National Rail services.
Re: is it cheaper to book thameslink tickets in advance? There isn't a benefit in buying the rail tickets in advance for the journeys you plan to take. The National Rail ticket office at St Pancras closes at 2100 on Saturdays.
Using Oyster & Visitor Oyster Cards to/from Gatwick - key facts:
| London - Gatwick Airport comparison of fares 2020 |
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| Service | Standard Adult Fare* |
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| Thameslink Train to St Pancras (Oyster) | £8.50/£15.50~ | £17/£31~ |
| Gatwick Express Train (Ticket on day) | £19.90 | £38.90 |
| Gatwick Express Train (Advance online) | £17.80 | £34.70 |
Passengers can use contactless bank cards, but not Oyster smart cards, to travel to and from St Albans City, Harpenden and Luton Airport Parkway stations. Contactless through fares are not be available to Luton Airport.
Gatwick has no Oyster fare zone and specific fare cap, your Oyster is just debited for the fare between Gatwick and London. If you interchange between the Gatwick Train journey and the London Underground / DLR networks you will have to pass through ticket barriers at the interchange rail station.
This will let you travel as much as you like on any National Rail, London Overground, London Underground, buses, Docklands Light Railway and Tramlink service within London Zones 1 - 9 (depending on the zones you purchase).
Brighton and Hove to London Train Information
| Avg. Train Duration: | 1 hours 20 minutes |
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| Train Ticket Price: | £24 |
| Trains depart from: | Brighton and Hove |
| Trains arrive in: | London |
| Distance: | 76 km |
Both offer cheaper fares than buying a paper ticket - but there is an extra trick contactless delivers. If you use a contactless card you benefit not just from a daily cap, but also from a Monday to Sunday weekly cap that means you won't pay more than a weekly travelcard.
Contactless single & one day travel fares 2020
For central London (zone 1) it costs £2.40 per journey with a contactless debit or credit card.| Brighton Main Line |
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| Type | Commuter rail, Suburban rail |
| System | National Rail |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Greater London South East England |
We accept contactless on all our buses.
All paper tickets bought on the bus can be paid for by contactless. Simply tap your phone or bank cards on the ticket machine when paying: face down for cards, face up for phones. You can pay by Visa, Mastercard or with your phone using Apple or Android Pay.NO. This station does not currently accept oyster card and contactless from and to other accepting stations.
If you do not tap on, you may be fined for travelling without a valid ticket. If you do not tap on but do tap off at the end, you will be charged the default fare. If you tap on at the beginning and then forget to tap off at the end of your trip, you will be charged the default fare for an incomplete trip.
But Argus readers raised concerns about what will happen if passengers forget to Tap Off. A bus company spokeswoman said: “You will be charged the full single fare to the end of the route, so always remember to tap off in order to pay the correct fare.”
As a general rule a Travelcard is more expensive than an Oyster card or Contactless payment card. The exception is if you make 3 or more journeys for 6 days or more within a 7 day period. In this case a 7 day Travelcard works out cheaper than an Oyster or Contactless payment card.
Oyster on Southern services
Using an Oyster card on the train is simple. You can use Oyster card on all Southern trains within the London Fare Zones (zones 1-6) – as well as on buses, Tubes, Trams, the Docklands Light Railway, London Overground and most National Rail services in London.You can travel free on most National Rail services from 09:30 on weekdays and anytime on weekends and public holidays.
When you don't need a 5-10 Zip Oyster photocard
Travel free on buses and trams. Travel accompanied by an adult on Tube, DLR, London Overground, TfL Rail and some National Rail services.The travelcard that is included with the London Pass package can be used within Zones 1-6 on London's local buses, London Underground, National Rail Trains, Docklands Light Rail, and the Tramlink.
Yes, you can use your 60+ Oyster card in conjunction with a Gatwick to Z6B single ticket on Southern or Thameslink. You don't have to hop on/off anywhere and the train doesn't have to stop at the Z6B station which I believe is Coulsdon South on that route.
Actually there IS a way of buying single tube tickets online in advance. Go to one of the train booking sites such as and ask for a single from "London Kings Cross" to "Heathrow Underground". You will be quoted a price of £5 for the single ticket.
LONDON TRAVELCARD PRICES(prices are controlled by TFL and subject to change)
| Select type | Day Anytime Price | Off Peak Day Price |
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| Adult Zones 1-2 | £12.70 | £12.70 |
| Adult Zones 1-4 | £12.70 | £12.70 |
| Adult Zones 1-6 | £18.10 | £12.60 |
Oyster Cards will be no use to you in Reading (and probably not until CrossRail gets there in 2019).
Visitors arriving from London should note that Brighton is outside London Transport zones and Oyster cards are not valid.
Whilst a daily cap will apply; it is important to be aware that it will not always be cheaper than buying a return paper ticket. There will also be a weekly price cap for those using a Contactless card or mobile device; but it will still be cheaper to buy a season ticket on the Key Smartcard or paper.
How long does it take to travel from London to Brighton by train? The average journey time between London and Brighton is 1 hour 21 minutes . On an average weekday, there are 437 trains travelling from London to Brighton. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays.
Contactless pay as you go (PAYG)
Just touch your debit or credit card on a yellow card reader to pay for your journey, the same as you would with your Oyster card, and you won't have to queue for tickets at the station and won't have to top up. Always remember to touch in and out.For Windsor Castle, you cannot use your Oyster card, as Windsor Castle is outside London. However, as a tip for those who have a London Pass, you can use your London Pass to travel to Windsor Castle from Paddington Station for free.
Brighton railway station is the southern terminus of the Brighton main line in England, and the principal station serving the city of Brighton, East Sussex. It is 50 miles 49 chains (81.45 km) from London Bridge via Redhill.
The ticket machines at Woking station now have contactless!
A pay as you go adult fare is £1.50 with a contactless payment, Oyster, or Visitor Oyster card. If you make another bus or tram journey within an hour of touching in on a bus or tram, your second journey will be free. UK issued contactless payment cards are accepted, just look out for the contactless symbol.
