Transport for LondonDaily price capping
Daily price capping is the most you will be charged a day when you use Oyster to pay as you go on bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground and National Rail services within London.
Our aim is to ensure that Oyster always charges the lowest fare. Where it doesn't we will refund the difference.
Learn more about:
Tube, DLR, London Overground and National Rail services
To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by Tube, DLR, London Overground and National Rail services within London, you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey.
Peak travel
A peak cap will apply if you travel on bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground and National Rail services between:
- Monday-Friday 04:30-09:29
If the total cost of your journeys is less than the peak cap, you will be charged separately for any journeys taken during peak hours, plus the off-peak cap.
Off-peak travel
An off-peak cap will apply if you travel between:
- Monday-Friday from 09:30-04:29 (the following day)
- Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 04:30-04:29 (the following day)
Check current daily price cap for Tube, DLR, London Overground and National Rail services
Stations north of Moor Park
If you travel from a station north of Moor Park on a weekday after the times below, your Oyster single fare will count towards the off-peak cap instead of the peak cap:
| 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 |
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 09:20 |
Carshalton Beeches to Victoria
| Station | Touch in times |
|---|---|
| Carshalton Beeches | After 09:20 |
| Wallington | After 09:20 |
Maximum Oyster fares
When you are using Oyster to pay as you go you must touch in at the start and touch out at the end of your journey, even if you have reached the daily price cap for your day's travel. If you do not, a maximum Oyster fare will be deducted from your balance in addition to the capped fare.
Buses and trams
To ensure you get charged the lowest fares when travelling by bus and tram, you must always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start of every journey.
When you use Oyster to pay as you go on buses and trams, there is a single, flat-rate cap regardless of what time you travel. However, if you make bus or tram journeys on weekdays between 04:30-09:29, you will be capped at the peak rate if you also use Tube, DLR, London Overground and National Rail services within London during the same day.
Check current daily price cap for buses and trams
National Rail
To ensure you get charged the lowest fares, you must always touch in on the yellow card reader at the start and touch out at the end of every journey.
National Railcard discounts
If you hold a National Railcard, you can get an Oyster card and have the Railcard discount entitlement added to it. If you then travel during off-peak hours on Tube, DLR, London Overground and National Rail services, the Oyster daily price cap will be reduced by 34 per cent.
National Railcard price capping discounts do not apply if you only travel by bus or tram. However, if you travel by bus or tram as well as Tube, DLR, London Overground and National Rail services, any bus or tram journeys will count towards the daily price cap.
This discount is available to holders of the following National Railcards:
- Disabled Persons
- HM Forces
- Senior
- Young Persons
Check current daily price cap for National Rail Railcard discounts
