Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
You can see how much credit remains on your card by touching it to the pad at any
ticket machine. Oyster card balances never expire (though they need reactivating at a tick-
et window every two years), so you can use the card whenever you're in London, or lend
it to someone else.
When you're finished with the card (and if you don't mind a short wait), you should
be able to reclaim your £ 5 deposit at any Underground ticket window. But you'll only be
refunded any remaining balance if you have registered the card, and you must call TFL to
request this refund. In short, it's easy to get the deposit back but not the balance, so ride
away your remaining pounds.
Transfers: You can change from one Tube line to another on the same Oyster journey
(as long as you don't leave the station); however, if you change between buses, or change
between bus and Tube, you'll pay a new fare.
Discounts
Families: A paying adult can take up to four kids (ages 10 and under) for free on the Tube,
Docklands Light Railway (DLR), and Overground all day, every day (kids 10 and under
are always free on buses). At the Tube station, use the manual gate, rather than the turn-
stiles, to be waved in. Other child and student discounts are explained at www.tfl.gov.uk/
tickets . Or visit a Tube ticket window with your family; the clerk will tell you which deal
is best.
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