What’s a London Travelcard?
A London Travelcard is a ticket type that allows unlimited travel for a certain amount of time on:
- The London Underground within zones 1-4 or 1-6
- TfL Rail
- Docklands Light Railway
- Buses
- Trams
- Most National Rail Services in London
It also offers discounts on Emirates flights and a third off River Boat fares on selected services.
Which London Travelcard is right for me?
One Day London Travelcards
There are two types of One Day London Travel cards:
Anytime Day Travelcards: you can use these anytime on the date shown on your ticket, until 04:30 the following day.
Off-Peak Day Travelcards: you can use these from 09:30 Monday – Friday and at any time on weekends and bank holidays on the date on your ticket, until 04:30 the following day.
London Weekly Travelcard
The London Weekly Travelcard offers 7 days of travel for the price of 5.
Monthly London Travelcard
Monthly Travelcards are typically more cost-effective than buying consecutive 7-day ones. You’ll save 11% on your journeys if you go for the monthly option.
Group One Day London Travelcard
Travelling as a group of 10 or more? Get a Group One Day London Travelcard. It’s valid for the day from 9:30 am (Monday to Friday), anytime on weekends or public holidays right up until 04:30 the next day.
London Travelcard season tickets
We have various London Travelcard Season Ticket options, including:
- 7-day
- Monthly
- 3-month
- 6-month
- Custom
- annual
Your Travelcard season ticket can start on any day of the week, and you can travel right up until 04:30 on the day after your travelcard expires.
How do I get a London Travelcard?
You can get a travelcard when you buy an Anytime train tickets, Off-Peak train tickets, Super Off Peak, Advance train tickets or Season train ticket (except Flexi Season) to London on our website, SWR app or at your local station.
You can add London Travelcards to your SWR touch smartcard, making it easier for you to tap in and out across the capital.
Travelling outside the area covered by your Travelcard
If you have a Travelcard, then you are permitted to use any services within its Zones (subject to the time restrictions of the Travelcard). If you wish to travel beyond the Zones permitted by your Travelcard, then you can purchase a Boundary Zone ticket to or from the station outside of those Zones.
For example, if you have a 7-Day Zones 1 to 3 Travelcard and wanted to travel to Shepperton, you can buy a Boundary Zone 3 to Shepperton Day Return ticket from any staffed ticket office or from our self-service ticket machines. The train you are on does not need to call at a station within Zone 3 to be valid. Boundary Zone tickets can also be sold in the opposite direction (e.g. Shepperton to Boundary Zone 3).
