TfL Oyster bus cap with railcard

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Hello all,

The very helpful Oyster and National Rail website mentions that the bus cap of £4.40 is reduced to £4.25 if a railcard is linked to the Oyster card:

An eagle eyed site visitor (thanks Thomas) has noticed that the bus/tram cap can be discounted by adding a railcard to your Oyster. The reason is that the discounted zone 1-2 off-peak cap (£4.25) is now less than the bus cap (£4.40). Unless you have a disabled railcard, this only applies if all the bus and tram journeys are after 0930 M-F. Obviously if you use rail outside zone 1-2 then the cap will increase to the relevant level.

To clarify the above, the £4.25 bus cap applies if tube or rail occurs in Zones 1 and 2. If tube or rail travel occurs in any other zone, then the bus cap is £4.40. For example, if three or more bus journeys are made before any tube or rail journeys, then the bus cap of £4.25 applies. If a tube or rail journey is made outside Zones 1 and 2, and then a further bus journey is made, that bus journey will be charged at 15p, raising the bus cap to £4.40, with any subsequent bus journeys not being charged.

I'm posting this on this forum as I'm unable to post on the Oyster and National Rail website (any help in overcoming this would be appreciated!).

 

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Ah yes, years ago there used to be a similar situation with railcard-discounted 2–6 caps undercutting the daily bus cap, which was extremely useful as it meant making a 6-minute train journey instead of a 35-minute bus journey wouldn't cost any extra.