Oyster card

[humbercoastguard]

Hi all, this is my first post to the forum. My question is this, My wife and I live in Doncaster and we are both pensioners and have to go to Twickenham for a wedding and we will be stopping for a week so can we get a oyster card for use on the railways in the london area.
Ken

 

[dan_atki]

Oyster Cards with Pay As You Go (PAYG) credit are not valid on South West Trains services (i.e. services to Twickenham).

A map of National Rail routes they are valid on can be found at: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/london/OysterPAYG.pdf
(Note the map shows acceptance of Victoria - Balham, slightly prematurely as issues are still being ironed out there and Oyster PAYG is not yet valid on that route).

If you are planning to travel on routes not covered then a travelcard may be a better option. A weekly travelcard season can be put onto an Oyster card (if purchased at a London Underground ticket office) or paper stock (if purchased at a National Rail ticket office). This allows unlimited travel on Tubes, trains, and DLR in the zones valid, the entire Croydon Tramlink (if the travelcard has at least one of zones 3, 4, 5, or 6 in its validity), and all London bus services (irrespective of zones held). This will also entitle you to 1/3 off most riverboat services.

 

[Daniel]

Hi Ken,

Yes you can both get oyster cards, (from any LU ticket office, for example). They charge a £3 deposit each, but you get that back when you are finished with the cards and hand them back in.

Please note, though, that if you plan to use pay-as-you-go as opposed to a weekly or longer season ticket, you can only use it in the areas shown on this map:
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/london/OysterPAYG.pdf
Which does not include Twickenham.

Edit: Although the post above is more detailed anyway!

 

[humbercoastguard]

Thanks for all your help. I think we will use a travel card.
Ken