Oyster cards are currently not accepted on journeys to Welwyn Garden City. The train operating company, Govia, agreed to extend London Zonal Fares to include Potters Bar by September 2015 when they won the Great Northern franchise.
What stations can I use my Oyster?
You can use Oyster Pay As You Go in London on all suburban trains stopping in Zones 1 – 9 and journeys to:Broxbourne, Rye House, St. Gatwick Airport.Merstham, Redhill, Earlswood, Salfords and Horley.Ockendon, Chafford Hundred, Purfleet and Grays.Epsom.Cuffley, Bayford and Hertford North.Radlett and Potters Bar.
Govia Thameslink Railway are set to welcome contactless payments at three stations, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield and Welham Green. Throughout the London and surrounding areas, around 60 per cent of all pay as you go journeys are now made using contactless.
Can you tap out at Welwyn Garden City?
Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield and Welham Green are the latest Govia Thameslink Railway stations to welcome the convenience of pay as you go with contactless. Almost 25 million journeys in and around London are now made using contactless every week, making travel more convenient and accessible for all.”
Can I use my Oyster on c2c to Grays?
Is Grays Station in the Oyster travel zone? Although outside the London fare zones, Grays Station is part of the Oyster card pay-as-you-go network.
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. Otherwise an Oyster on a Pay As You Go basis or a Contactless payment card is cheaper.
What is the daily cap on an Oyster card?
Visitor Oyster card maximum daily cost for unlimited journeys for adults, after 9:30am Monday to Friday: Zones 1 and 2 – £7.40. Zones 1 to 4 – £10.60. Zones 1 to 6 – £13.50.
Is Welwyn Garden City in London zone?
Welwyn Garden City to London Underground Zone 1-6 train times.
What zone is Hatfield?
Hatfield (Herts) to London Underground Zone 1-6 by trainDistancemiles ( km)Departure stationHatfield (Herts)Arrival stationLondon Underground Zone 1-6
Which zone is Grays?
List of stationsStationServicesZone 2010Graysc2cGPurfleetc2cGRickmansworthMetropolitan line and Chiltern Railways7Moor ParkMetropolitan line6 & 718 more rows
Which zone is Basildon?
Basildon to London Underground Zone 1-6 by trainDistancemiles ( km)Departure stationBasildonArrival stationLondon Underground Zone 1-6
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. Otherwise an Oyster on a Pay As You Go basis or a Contactless payment card is cheaper.
Supports travelcards: One of the main advantages of the Oyster card is that it supports travelcards. If you are in London for seven days starting anytime outside of that Monday – Sunday period, and will be travelling enough to make the travel card worth it, then it will be better value than a contactless card.
Is Oyster card free?
If youre 60 or over and live in a London borough, you can get free travel on our transport services with an Oyster photocard. Who is it for?
Is it cheaper to buy a train ticket or use Oyster?
The Oyster Card is a magnetic rechargeable plastic card valid for all of Londons public transport. It not only simplifies the payment system, but it is also cheaper than paying for a single journey ticket every time you ride the Underground, bus, DLR or Overground.
Can I use Oyster to Hatfield?
Hatfield is just outside the TfL zones so unfortunately you will not be able to load an Oyster card with a Travelcard that can be used for the journey from Hatfield to KX and Green Park.
Is Hatfield on the tube?
Hatfield is outside the London zones, so you wont be able to use your travelcard to get there (although you should be able to buy a ticket from the edge of zone 6, which will save you on just buying a ticket all the way from Kings Cross, which is where the trains go from).
What London zone is Grays?
It is 19 miles 70 chains (32.0 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street via Rainham and is located at the junction where a branch line from Upminster via Ockendon re-joins the route from Rainham .Grays railway station.GraysAccessibleYesFare zoneANational Rail annual entry and exit2015–163.819 million20 more rows
What Oyster zone is Grays in?
Since 2 January 2010, a number of stations in Thurrock have formed a new zone G (for Grays); Watford Junction forms a single-station zone W (for Watford).
Can I use Oyster card in Basildon?
Oyster card doesnt work as far out as Basildon. You can buy one-day travelcards at Basildon which include train travel between Basildon and London and unlimited travel in the London travelcard area. If you depart Basildon after 09.30 Monday-Friday or any time at weekends these are cheaper.
Is Basildon part of London?
Basildon (/ˈbæzɪldən/ BAZ-il-dən) is the largest town in the borough of Basildon, within the county of Essex, England. It has a population of 107,123. It lies 26 miles (42 km) east of Central London, 11 miles (18 km) south of the city of Chelmsford and 10 miles (16 km) west of Southend-on-Sea.