Transport for LondonDaily price capping
There's a different daily price cap for different types of transport and times of day.
- Tube, DLR, London Overground and National Rail
- Buses and trams
- Stations north of Moor Park or Hatch End and Southern Region stations
* Does not apply for travel to/from Grays, Purfleet, Ockendon or Chafford Hundred.
Tube, DLR, London Overground and National Rail
- See daily price cap for Tube, DLR, London Overground and National Rail
- See daily price cap for National Railcard holders
There is a peak and off-peak daily price cap, depending on when you touch in on the yellow card readers, not when you travel.
Peak
- Monday-Friday 04:30-09:29
Off-peak
- Monday-Friday from 09:30-04:29 (the following day)
- Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 04:30-04:29 (the following day)
Special peak and off-peak times apply on journeys that start at stations north of Moor Park and from some Southern Region stations.
National Railcard and Gold Card discounts
We'll reduce the daily price cap by 34 per cent if:
- All your travel is during off-peak hours
- And you have put any of the Railcard discount entitlements below on your Oyster card:
- Disabled Persons
- HM Forces
- Senior
- 16 - 25
- Gold Card
(subject to the conditions on your Railcard or Gold Card)
Journeys using only buses and trams
See the daily price cap for buses and trams.
If you're only using buses and trams there's a flat-rate cap regardless of when you travel.
If you catch a bus in peak hours, then other types of transport in off-peak hours, you'll be charged a peak cap.
Stations north of Moor Park or Hatch End and Southern Region stations
If you travel from a station north of Moor Park or Hatch Endon a weekday after the times below, your Oyster single fare will count towards the off-peak cap instead of the peak cap.
North of Moor Park
| Station | Touch in times |
|---|---|
| Chesham | After 09:00 |
| Amersham | After 09:10 |
| Chalfont & Latimer | After 09:15 |
| Chorleywood | After 09:15 |
| Rickmansworth | After 09:20 |
North of Hatch End
| Station | Touch in times |
|---|---|
| Bushey | After 09:20 |
| Carpenders Park | After 09:20 |
| Watford High Street | After 09:10 |
Stations on Southern Region
If you travel from one of the stations on Southern region on a weekday after the times below, your Oyster single fare will count towards the off-peak cap instead of the peak cap:
Caterham- London Bridge
| Station | Touch in times |
|---|---|
| Caterham | After 09:00 |
| Whyteleafe South | After 09:10 |
| Whyteleafe | After 09:10 |
| Kenley | After 09:10 |
| Purley | After 09:15 |
| Purley Oaks | After 09:20 |
| South Croydon | After 09:20 |
Tattenham Corner - London Bridge
| Station | Touch in times |
|---|---|
| Tattenham Corner | After 09:00 |
| Tadworth | After 09:00 |
| Kingswood | After 09:10 |
Reigate, Redhill, Merstham, Coulsdon South to London Bridge
| Station | Touch in times |
|---|---|
| Coulsdon South | After 09:15 |
Carshalton Beeches to Victoria
| Station | Touch in times |
|---|---|
| Carshalton Beeches | After 09:20 |
| Wallington | After 09:20 |
