As of today, you can board buses and tube trains in London by simply swiping your credit or debit card. Handily for visitors, tourists or anyone who’s left their Oyster card in their other pantaloons, you no longer need to buy a paper ticket or top up your Oyster.
Which Tube lines are 24 hours? Five Tube lines run a 24-hour service on Fridays and Saturdays: Victoria, Central, Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines. The London Overground operates 24 hours on Fridays and Saturdays between New Cross Gate and Highbury & Islington. Off-peak fares apply on the Night Tube.
Then, What is the maximum tube fare? We set maximum times for all pay as you go journeys on the Tube, DLR, London Overground, TfL Rail and National Rail services. If you spend longer than the maximum journey time, you could be charged two maximum fares. A single maximum fare is: up to £8.90 in Zones 1-9.
What happens if you don’t scan out of tube? If you don’t touch in and out, we can’t tell where you’ve travelled from or to, so your journey will be incomplete. Maximum fares don’t count towards capping. If you don’t touch in, you may be charged a penalty fare.
FAQ
Can I pay for the tube with my phone?
Using a mobile payment to pay as you go is the same as using a contactless card. You can make mobile payments with devices such as phones, watches, key fobs, stickers or wristbands. You can use different mobile payments to travel on our transport services: Apple Pay.
What time do tubes stop at night? Tube services usually run from 5am until midnight, with Night Tube services on some lines on Friday and Saturday evenings.
What time does Night Tube start? As of Saturday 27 November, the mayor said, the Victoria and Central lines will resume operating a 24-hour service on Friday and Saturday nights from 12.30am to 5.30am, after which early-morning trains take over.
What time do night tubes run? When there aren’t strikes, the Night Tube runs throughout Friday and Saturday nights on the Victoria, Jubilee, and most of the Central, Northern, and Piccadilly lines. The Night Tube runs until 5am – at this time, normal Tube services resume. That means these lines have 24-hour tubes running all weekend.
How long does a tube ticket last?
Travelcards are zonal tickets allowing unlimited travel on London’s public transport network. They can be issued for travel on any one day, seven consecutive days or for regular commuters, any period between one month and a year.
What happens if I tap in and out at the same station? If you tap in and out at the same station after 30 minutes — say you travel across London only to realise you forgot your keys so have to go back to your original station — your balance is taking a serious hit. The system will assume you’ve done two incomplete journeys and charge you for both of them.
What is peak time on the tube?
On Tube, DLR, London Overground, TfL Rail and National Rail services in London: Peak fares – Monday to Friday (not on public holidays) between 06:30 and 09:30, and between 16:00 and 19:00.
Do you get charged for tapping in and out at the same station? If you tap in and out at the same station after 30 minutes — say you travel across London only to realise you forgot your keys so have to go back to your original station — your balance is taking a serious hit. The system will assume you’ve done two incomplete journeys and charge you for both of them.
What happens if you forget to tap out underground?
Please wait at least 48 hours as you might receive an automatic refund: Oyster – we’ll automatically add it to your card the next time you touch in or out of a rail journey. Contactless – the refund will show on your next card statement, or we will adjust the fares charged when you next travel.
What happens if I forget to tap out on contactless?
Tapping In and Out
If you forget to tap in or out with your contactless card you’ll get the same maximum fare as you would with Oyster.
What is the best app for London Tube? Our travel app TfL Go is built around our iconic Tube map. Add it to your iOS and Android devices to plan your journey around London.
Does Google Pay work on the tube? You can use Google Pay to pay as you go on the London Underground, bus, tram, DLR, London Overground, TFL Rail and most National Rail services in London. In general, using Google Pay will be the same as using pay as you go with a contactless payment card.
Is the Tube open?
We’re open Monday to Friday: 08:00-20:00. We’re closed on weekends and bank holidays.
Is contactless cheaper than oyster? There is a very small financial advantage to using a contactless card if you’re in London for more than a week and travel extensively every single day (weekly capping) but otherwise it’s no cheaper than using an Oyster.
Why is the Night Tube suspended?
Night tube services on all lines have been suspended since the early days of the pandemic in March 2020, due to a lack of demand, and the need to redeploy night tube drivers onto daytime shifts to cover sickness and isolation.
Is the Tube safe at night in London? Is the Tube dangerous at night? More often than not, it’s perfectly safe to travel on the Tube by night. There are of course exceptions to this rule, when you may wish to make alternative arrangements or report an issue to a member of Tube staff.
Is the Night Tube safe?
The Night Tube offers a safe, low crime environment. More than 2,500 police and police community support officers and 500 TfL enforcement officers patrol London’s transport network, while thousands of frontline transport staff support customers and an extensive CCTV network is in place across the Tube.
Why did the Night Tube stop? It was suspended from Friday 20 March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the service partially reopening on Saturday 27 November 2021.
What time London tube closed?
We’re open Monday to Friday: 08:00-20:00. We’re closed on weekends and bank holidays.
