Is public transport free in UK for international students?
Is public transport free in UK for international students? However, as a student you can apply for a Student Oyster Card which gives you 30% off the price of adult-rate travelcards and bus & tram pass season tickets. A weekly travel card currently costs £24.57 with a Student Oyster Card and allows you to travel anywhere in zones 1 to 2. Apply for your Student Oyster Card here.
Is it worth getting a student Oyster card?
You can save 30% on Travelcards and Bus & Tram Passes with our 18+ Student Oyster photocard. You can also use this Oyster card to pay as you go but you won't receive the 30% discount. Find the cost of Travelcards and Bus & Tram Passes.
What are the cons of Oyster card?
- A £7 cost applies when you get a standard or visitor card.
- You'll need to top it up in advance of travel.
- You can't use an Oyster card at any station between Reading and Iver.
- Some funds are likely to remain unused.
- Taxis don't accept Oyster Cards.
How to get an Oyster card in London?
- Online with a contactless and Oyster account, if you live in the UK.
- At Oyster Ticket Stops in many newsagents in London.
- At all Tube, most London Overground and most Elizabeth line stations.
- Some DLR stations.
- At Visitor Centres.
- At the Tramlink Shop in Croydon.
Who gets free public transport UK?
In England you can get a bus pass for free travel when you reach the State Pension age. If you live in London, you can travel free on buses, tubes and other transport when you're 60, but only within London. In Wales you can get a bus pass when you reach 60.
Can a US citizen buy an Oyster card?
If you are a non-UK resident , then you choose to either buy a Visitor Oyster card online before you leave home or you can choose to buy one at the TFL visitor centres and Oyster ticket shops in London upon your arrival.