Can I buy an Oyster card at Kings Cross?

You can buy an Oyster card at Kings Cross St Pancras Underground station. The nearest ticket hall is only a few yards from Eurostar arrivals.

Can I buy a travel card at Kings Cross Station?

If you are buying a train ticket to get to King's cross, buy the travel card at the same time. Any station in the UK can do this. Otherwise go to the ticket hall of the mainline or underground stations.

How long does it take to get an Oyster card?

We'll post your 16+ Zip Oyster photocard to you within one week of applying. You apply online and need to provide: Active email address. A colour image of your child's valid, machine-readable passport.

Can I buy an Oyster card from a newsagent?

You can get an Oyster card: Online with a contactless and Oyster account, if you live in the UK. At Oyster Ticket Stops in many newsagents in London.

How much does it cost to buy an Oyster card?

A Visitor Oyster card costs £5 (plus postage) and is pre-loaded with pay as you go credit for you to spend on travel. You can choose how much credit to add to your card: £10, £15, £20, £25, £30, £35, £40 or £50. The credit on your card never expires - it stays there until you use it.

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Is it cheaper to buy an Oyster card?

The Oyster Card is a magnetic rechargeable plastic card valid for all of London's public transport. It not only simplifies the payment system, but it is also cheaper than paying for a single journey ticket every time you ride the Underground, bus, DLR or Overground.

Is it cheaper to use an Oyster card or contactless?

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.

Are Oyster cards free?

If you're 60 or over and live in a London borough, you can get free travel on our transport services with an Oyster photocard. Who is it for?

Can you get an Oyster card if you don't live in London?

You can also get an Oyster card before you arrive in London if you live in the UK. If you do not live in the UK, you can still get an Oyster card but only when you arrive in London. You can also pay for your travel with a contactless payment card.

Can you get an Oyster card on your phone?

Now, free app TfL Oyster (available on Apple and Android) allows you top up your Oyster card on your phone, and collect the top-up from any tube or rail station, tram stop or river bus pier as little as 30 minutes later. (Future versions of the app will allow you to collect the top-up on buses too.)

Do you have to register an Oyster card?

You need to register your Oyster card if you want to apply for refunds or replacements, or if you've added credit or a discount to it. If you don't register your card and you lose it, your pay as you go credit, Travelcard or Bus & Tram Pass won't be refunded.

What zone is Kings Cross station?

The station is in zone 1 of the London fare system. In addition to the two mainline stations, the station services six underground lines. There are the Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan (these three share a single pair of tracks), Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines.

Can you buy a Travelcard at the station?

The Travelcards can be purchased at any tube station, tourist information stands, in the National Rail stations and also in certain newsagents.

Where can I top up my Oyster card at Kings Cross?

These can be added at ticket machines at Tube, DLR, London Overground, TfL Rail and National Rail stations or ticket offices at London Overground, TfL Rail and National Rail stations, London visitor centres.

How do I add money to my Oyster card?

If you need to add more value/credit to your Visitor Oyster card you can simply 'top up' at one of the machines in the stations, or by going to one of the Transport for London ticket desks. Any credit you don't use can be kept on your card for use at a later date.

What is the cheapest way to get around London?

The cheapest way to travel is with an Oyster card. An Oyster card allows you to travel between all parts of London on the Underground, Trams (DLR), Overground, some river boats, Emirates Air Line, and the iconic red London buses.

Can you use your iPhone as an Oyster card?

You simply swipe your card at the ticket barriers just like an Oyster card. If you are not familiar with Oyster, please read the Oyster card page to bring you up to speed. You can add supported payment cards to Apple Pay and then use your iPhone or Apple Watch to make contactless payments.

Are train tickets cheaper with Oyster card?

You can use an Oyster card to travel on bus, tube, tram, DLR, London Overground, TfL Rail, Emirates Air Line, River Bus services and most National Rail services in London. Most people living in London will have an Oyster card, as Oyster fares are substantially cheaper than buying paper tickets for single journeys.

Is Oyster cheaper than a paper ticket?

You can add money to an Oyster card or use contactless (card or device) straight away. You only pay for the journeys you make and it's cheaper than buying a paper single or return ticket (train companies may offer special deals on some journeys).

What is the maximum fare on Oyster?

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. up to £26.00 beyond Zone 9, including on the Heathrow Express.

Whats the difference between an Oyster card and a Visitor Oyster card?

There are 2 different types of Oyster Cards: a Visitor Oyster Card and a Regular Oyster Card. They function in essentially the same way, but with a few key differences. For example, both cards operate on a pay-as-you-go basis, but only the Regular Oyster Card can also load travelcards, which are 1 or 7 day passes.

Is Visitor Oyster card worth it?

Worth it? Never by a Travelcard or Oyster in advance. Visitor Oyster can only hold PAYG (no Travelcards) and there's a fee to buy it (rather than a refundable deposit with the standard version) but I think the card makes a nice momento/souvenir so I'm not as hard on it as some people.