Can I use Oyster to Gatwick?

You can use Oyster on all of our trains for journeys that start and finish in the London Travelcard area. Oyster can also be used between Gatwick Airport and London Victoria on Gatwick Express services. It's quick and easy to buy an Oyster card, top up online and add your Travelcard or season ticket.

Can I travel to Gatwick with Oyster card?

You can use your Oyster card to pay for journeys on the Gatwick Express. Simply touch the card on the yellow Oyster card reader at the gates to the platform at Gatwick station or London Victoria. Remember, you'll get the best price when you buy your Gatwick Express ticket online.

How much is Oyster card to Gatwick?

Currently, a single journey paper peak-time ticket costs £15.40 from London Terminals to Gatwick Airport (excluding Gatwick Express).

Can I pay contactless to Gatwick?

Contactless payment cards can be used to travel between Gatwick Airport and London Victoria on Gatwick Express services. Contactless is also valid on most National Rail services in London as well as bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground and TfL Rail. Fares and daily caps are the same as with Oyster PAYG.

Can I use Oyster 60 to Gatwick Airport?

4. Re: Using my 60+ oyster card on train free to stanstead airport? No, but show your card when you buy the train ticket and you will only have to pay from the edge of the TFL zone 6. This works for Gatwick too.

How to take the Train to London from Gatwick Airport!

Is it cheaper to use Oyster card to Gatwick?

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.

Is it cheaper to use contactless card or 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.

Is it cheaper to use contactless or Travelcard?

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.

Can I use Oyster card on Southern trains to Gatwick?

You can now use London's Oyster Cards and contactless payment options to pay for fares on the Gatwick Express, Southern Trains and Thameslink trains between London and Gatwick Airport. However Travelcards are not valid.

Can I use contactless from London Bridge to Gatwick?

If you have a contactless bank card, that's your best option. You don't buy a ticket in the conventional sense. You just tap in at London Bridge and tap out at Gatwick, and the correct fare will be charged to your account. The Thameslink trains are swift, usually only 30 minutes.

Can I use my Oyster from East Croydon to Gatwick?

It's just a pity, there isn't an Oyster reader on the platform at East Croydon, so that those changing for Gatwick at the station can touch out and touch in again. But this simple exercise showed that for those wanting to go to Gatwick, using contactless ticketing is the way to go.

Is London Gatwick in Zone 6?

How does that work? Gatwick is a long way outside Zone 6. If you are only going to travel from Waterloo to Gatwick then just by a day return and single tickets. If you need to travel around that day then you can buy travelcards and add a supplement.

Does Thameslink accept Oyster?

You can use your Oyster card on all Thameslink trains within the London Zones 1-6 – as well as on buses, Tubes, Trams, The Docklands Light Railway, London Overground, TfL Rail and most National Rail services in London.

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.

Are Oyster cards worth it?

An Oyster card may be the most cost-effective option if you are only visiting for a few days. A 7 Day Travelcard is a good option if you are visiting for a week and only plan to visit central London. You can also use contactless payment, which has both a daily and weekly fare cap.

Is Gatwick Airport on the tube line?

People going to Gatwick Airport will be able to use their Oyster card from 11 January, as the station has been placed on the London Tube map for the first time. In the largest map ever released by TfL, the stations from Merstham to Gatwick Airport have been added.

What happens if you don't pay Gatwick drop off?

Charges and how to pay

Payment must be made by midnight the day after the visit to drop off passengers at the forecourt. Non-payment will be enforced through Parking Charge Notices at a charge of £100, reduced to £60 if paid within 14 days.

How do I get from London to Gatwick Airport?

Is Gatwick in congestion zone?

No, the zone is a relatively small area of central London. No sensible route to Gatwick ( which is 40 + miles from central London) would take you through the CZ.

Where can I use my Oyster card?

Oyster cards

You can pay as you go to travel on bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground, most Elizabeth line, Emirates Air Line and Thames Clippers River Bus services. You can also travel on most National Rail services in London and some outside London. You can also add: Travelcard.