When can I buy a Visitor Oyster card?


When can I buy a Visitor Oyster card? Save time. Buy a Visitor Oyster card before you leave home and have it delivered to you. Your card is ready to go as soon as you arrive in London, so no queuing at stations.


Can I buy a Visitor Oyster card at the train station?

If you do not live in the UK, you can buy a Visitor Oyster card* before you leave home, or buy an Oyster card once you arrive in London at TfL Visitor Centres, transport stations and Oyster ticket stops.


Can you share a visitor Oyster card?

Can families or groups all use the same Oyster card? No, each person must have their own Oyster Card, except under 11s who travel free with a paying adult on Tube, DLR, London Overground, Elizabeth Line, and some National Rail services - up to 4 children per adult.


Should I buy a Visitor Oyster card or Oyster card?

If you plan to stay in London for a couple of days and make two to four journeys a day, or want to travel to the outskirts of the city, then a Visitor Oyster card* may be the cheapest option. It is delivered to your home by post before you arrive in London, saving you time when you arrive.


Can I use an Oyster card without registering it?

You can use your Oyster card to pay as you go at any time without providing your personal information to TfL. You can also add weekly and monthly season tickets to your Oyster card without needing to register your card or create an online account.


Can you reuse Visitor Oyster card?

You can also use the travel credit on your Visitor Oyster card to buy a ticket for Thames River Services and Circular Cruise Westminster at their ticket offices. Visitor Oyster cards can be reused and never expire.


How can I get my Oyster card immediately?

You can get an Oyster card:
  1. Online with a contactless and Oyster account, if you live in the UK.
  2. At Oyster Ticket Stops in many newsagents in London.
  3. At all Tube, most London Overground and most Elizabeth line stations.
  4. Some DLR stations.
  5. At Visitor Centres.
  6. At the Tramlink Shop in Croydon.


Why get a Visitor Oyster card?

Visitor Oyster cards are plastic smartcards you can use instead of the classic paper-based Travelcards. It is the cheapest way to pay for single journeys on bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground, Elizabeth line, and most National Rail services in London.


Can I use someone elses Oyster Visitor card?

If you only have pay as you go credit on your Oyster card, you can lend it to someone else. Two people can't use the same contactless or Oyster card for a journey. If you have a Travelcard, Bus & Tram Pass or discount added to your Oyster card, you can't lend it to someone else.


What are the disadvantages of Oyster cards?

Disadvantages of Oyster If you don't use the card in that six-month window, the credit is lost. If you are only visiting London for a short time, this might not be credit you can use, meaning there's a tangible £7 cost associated with using it.


Can I buy a Visitor Oyster card at Kings Cross station?

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 Visitor Oyster card when I arrive in London?

You can't buy a Visitor Oyster card in London. Go to the Visitor Shop website to buy your card before you leave home and it will be delivered to your home address.


Can I buy an Oyster card in a shop?

At Oyster Ticket Stops in many newsagents in London (7 Day and Monthly Travelcards) At ticket machines at Tube, London Overground, most Elizabeth line and National Rail stations (7 Day and Monthly Travelcards) At Visitor Centres (All Visitor Centres sell 7 Day and Monthly Travelcards.


Can 2 people use the same Oyster card?

Only one person can travel with an Oyster card at any time. If 2 people are travelling together they need 2 Oyster cards. However another person can use your Oyster card when you are not travelling.


How much is left on my Oyster Visitor card?

What to do? As Oyster for Visitor cards can't be registered, the balance can't be checked on line. You'll need to touch in at a Tube, DLR, or Overground ticket machine which will show the balance remaining on the card, and that balance will remain in situ until used.


Can I get a free Oyster card at 60?

60+ London Oyster photocard This allows you to travel for free on most public transport in London. You can apply from two weeks before your 60th birthday.


Is it cheaper to use Oyster or pay as you go?

Is it cheaper to use Oyster or contactless? As both cards use the same Pay As You Go system and are compatible with the TfL Oyster & Contactless app, the costs are comparable.


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