How do zones work in London?


How do zones work in London? London's zone system is a system of geographical zones used by Transport for London (TfL) to determine the distance of a customer's journey and charge a fee accordingly. The system consists of nine concentric zones, with Zone 1 being the central zone and Zone 9 being the outermost zone.


Is Paddington zone 1 or 2?

Zone 1 covers the West End, the Holborn district, Kensington, Paddington and the City of London, as well as Old Street, Angel, Pimlico, Tower Gateway, Aldgate East, Euston, Vauxhall, Elephant & Castle, Borough, London Bridge, Earl's Court, Marylebone, Edgware Road, Lambeth North and Waterloo.


How do I know if I have to pay ULEZ or congestion charge?

Before driving into London you should check whether you'll need to pay the ULEZ charge using the TfL vehicle checker. You should also check if your destination falls within the expanded ULEZ using TfL's postcode and map search tool. This will also tell you if you have to pay the Congestion Charge.


What does a zone 1 6 Travelcard cover?

A Travelcard gives you unlimited travel within London zones 1-4 or 1-6 on the Underground, Overground, TfL Rail, Docklands Light Railway, buses, trams, and most National Rail services in London*.


Is it cheaper to use Oyster card or Travelcard?

Oyster card compared with Contactless payment cards + Travelcard - which is cheapest? 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.


Is Greenwich in Zone 2 or 3?

Greenwich and Cutty Sark stations are in both zones 2 and 3. A travelcard for zones 1 and 2 will take you from central London to Greenwich by any rail or bus route. to explain a bit - there are a few places that are in more than one zone.


What are zones 1 to 3 in London?

Central London is zone 1, zone 2 is the ring around zone 1, zone 3 is the ring around 2 and so on. If you look at the zone map below it should make sense. *zones 7,8 and 9 cover a small area just outside North West London including Watford, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Amersham or Chalfont & Latimer.


What zones do I need to pay for in London?

The Congestion Charge Zones include Barbican, Bloomsbury, Borough, Charing Cross, City of London, Clerkenwell, Covent Garden, Euston, Finsbury, Green Park, Holborn, Lambeth, Marylebone, Mayfair, Newington, Soho, Southwark, St James', St Pancreas, Waterloo and Westminster are the CC zones throughout London.


How do I avoid zone 1 fare?

The avoiding zone 1 fare is defined by changing between the Overground and Underground at Camden Road/Town. However, due to limitations in the way interchanges are stored on the Oyster system it also works if you change at Clapham High Street/North.


What is Zone 2 in London?

Fare zone 2 is an inner zone of Transport for London's zonal fare system used for calculating the price of tickets for travel on the London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway and, since 2007, on National Rail services.


What areas are in Zone 4?

However, plants that are native to the area and able to grow as a perennial can withstand these changes. Zone 4 climates can be found in the northern United States from Maine all the way to Montana and Idaho, but can also be found in the northern mountain regions of New Mexico.


Is Oyster cheaper than contactless?

There is no price difference between the Oyster card and contactless card. What is this? Every time you travel on London's public transport, your contactless payment card is charged the same fare as your Oyster, including cap prices (the maximum amount you'll pay daily and weekly to travel throughout London).


How do I pay for entering the ULEZ zone?

The ULEZ is enforced by cameras that are able to read your number plate as you drive anywhere within the zone and will automatically detect whether or not your vehicle meets the ULEZ emissions standards. As with the congestion charge, drivers can pay in advance or on the day of travel online using the TfL site.


How can I check if I entered congestion zone?

How do I know if I've entered the congestion charge zone? The congestion charge zone is signposted as you enter with a white 'C' in a red circle. This will be displayed on signposts and on road markings.