These can be used instead of buying tickets with cash or using an Oyster card. If you have an Apple Pay or Google pay enabled smartphone, you can also use this as a contactless payment option. So those are the three options.
Can you use your phone as an Oyster card?
Oyster is a physical card, not an app. You need one for everyone (maybe not for your daughter depending on age). If you have contactless cards or access to Apple or Android Pay you can use those instead of Oysters.
Can I use my iPhone as an Oyster card?
Paying for journeys on Transport for London is easier with Express Mode for Apple Pay. You no longer need to authenticate your payment with Face ID or Touch ID. Simply select a card for travel in Wallet. Then just tap your iPhone or Apple Watch on the yellow card reader and go.
Can I use contactless instead of Oyster?
You can use contactless (card or device) or an Oyster card to pay as you go on bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground, most Elizabeth line services, IFS Cloud Cable Car and River Bus services. You can also travel on most National Rail services in London and some outside London.
Do I need an Oyster card if I have Apple Pay?
Yes Apple pay can be used exactly like an oyster card with same fares ands same daily cap. Remember you need a payment method each.
What can I use instead of Oyster card?
Oyster card is not the only contactless payment card that can be used on London transport. Any contactless payment card such as a debit card, credit card, or virtual debit or prepayment card can be used to perform a contactless payment. The contactless payment is performed exactly the same way as with an Oyster card.
How can I pay with my phone?
Set up a payment method for contactless transactions
- Open the Google Wallet app .
- At the top, tap the card that you want to use. You may need to swipe to find it.
- Check the message above your card: ‘Hold to reader’ . Your card is ready to tap and pay. ‘Card not set up’ .
Can I add Oyster card in Apple Wallet?
On your iPhone, open the Wallet app. Tap Travel Card. Choose a card from the list, or search by location or card name. Tap Continue.
Do I need an Oyster card in London?
Yes, each person travelling needs their own Oyster card, Travelcard or contactless payment card. If you are coming to London in a group of 10 or more people who plan to travel around the capital together, you can buy a Group Day Travelcard*.
Can I tap Oyster app instead of card?
The new app enables iPhone and Android smartphone owners to use their phone to add pay as you go credit or Travelcards to their Oyster card. The credit is then available 30 minutes later when the Oyster card is tapped onto a ticket gate reader.
What happens if you don’t tap Oyster?
Please wait at least 48 hours as you might receive an automatic refund: Oyster – we’ll automatically add it to your card the next time you touch in or out of a rail journey. Contactless – the refund will show on your next card statement, or we will adjust the fares charged when you next travel.
Is it cheaper to use Oyster or card?
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 contactless cheaper than Oyster?
It’s the easiest and most convenient way to pay, is supported on every form of transport, and in most cases is either cheaper or the same price as using an Oyster card.
What is the cheapest way to use the Tube in London?
Pay as you go
You don’t have to work out the cost of your journey in advance. You can pay as you go using contactless (card or device), an Oyster card or a Visitor Oyster card. It also offers great value as pay as you go is cheaper than buying single tickets and you get daily and weekly capping.
What happens if you don’t tap out underground?
Charges if you don’t touch in and out
If you don’t touch in and out, we can’t tell where you’ve travelled from or to, so your journey will be incomplete. Maximum fares don’t count towards capping. If you don’t touch in, you may be charged a penalty fare.
Is Oyster card mandatory?
If you buy a 6-day London Pass* with travel included, you don’t need to buy a Visitor Oyster or Oyster card. If you buy a London Pass without travel included, you will need to buy a Visitor Oyster card*, Oyster card or 7 Day Travelcard ticket separately.
What is the cheapest way to get around London?
How to travel cheap in London
- Get an Oyster card.
- Go contactless.
- Know where you’re travelling to.
- Avoid travelling during peak hours.
- Take the bus for long distances.
- Take advantage of the Hopper fare.
- Rent a bike when it’s sunny.
- Walk wherever possible.
Can I pay with phone wallet?
A mobile wallet is just what it sounds like – a wallet that exists on your smartphone instead of in your pocket. Details of your credit and debit cards are stored securely with the bank, allowing you to make payments to both, people and vendors, whether at a mall or grocery store right from your mobile.
How do I tap my iPhone to pay?
Navigate to More > Settings > Account > Tap to Pay on iPhone > Enable Tap to Pay on iPhone. Enter your Apple ID and you’re ready to accept contactless payments with tap to pay on iPhone.
How can I pay without a card?
How To Pay Online Without A Credit Card
- Debit card.
- Direct debit.
- Payment Apps (E-Wallets)
- Gift cards.
- Reward points.
- Bank transfer.
- Cryptocurrency.
- Pay on delivery.
Can I make contactless payments with my Oyster card through my phone?
Our free app lets you manage your contactless and Oyster cards on the go.