You can get a photocard valid for up to three years of your course. Youll need to create a web account before you can apply for an oyster photocard. Top ups are available to collect at any london underground station or bus within 30 minutes. Oyster online transport for london create an account. How to apply for a student oyster card and railway card. The oyster card works quite simply on a payasyougo method. However, you can download journey history statements in. Transport for londons online oyster system has been taken offline after a number of its users were hacked. So if you have chosen to get your oyster travelcard sent out to you before you arrive, you can use it to get into london. Travel and other discounts for students soas university. Here are 6 life changing life hacks that ive learnt over the years. Student oyster card application online student card. To make travelling around london easier, pick up an oyster card from any train station, travel and information centres or oyster ticket stops.
If you plan to use pay as you go, travelling with a contactless payment card is a good alternative. Aug 08, 2019 transport for londons online oyster system has been taken offline after a number of its users were hacked. Mayor of london toggle search toggle menu transport for london. Is there a way to see my complete oyster card travel history online. To top up online your card has to be registered i have a feeling, but am not sure, that visitor oyster cards cannot be registered. I havent figured out how to do auto top up yet though, as that isnt an option on the above method. Alternatively, a new oyster card with auto topup and a mimimum of. We promote london and attract businesses, events, congresses, students and visitors to the capital. Top up or buy season tickets tfl oyster card transport for london. The fare structure in london can be confusing and complicated for newcomers. Tfls smartphone app getting an upgrade ianvisits london news. Feb 20, 2018 how to use the oyster card application from tfl.
Use your photocard web account to manage your card or report a lost card. Giving back your oyster card and getting your money back. Travel and other discounts for students soas university of. Is there a way to see my complete oyster card travel history. Be sure to get a visitor oyster card a rechargeable smartcard that easily allows you to travel on public transport in london. You do not need a second card for cashless purchases.
Transport for london has finally released an official oyster card app. For lost or stolen oyster photocards, you can replace your card online or by phoning tfl on 0343 222 1234 option 1. Ive checked online and my journey history shows a line item for each top up but i cant find anywhere to print off a receipt. Oyster frequently asked questions getting around london. Tfls new app lets you top up your oyster card with your. You top up your card by any amount, and each journey you make on the. A travelcard is purchased and added to your oyster card and can be bought for a week, month or year and. We need your date of birth so we can confirm, as the web account holder, youre aged 18 or over. Alas in this day of dishonesty when cloning a card is so easily done etc it is important to protect your bank cards. Dragging itself kicking and screaming into 2017, transport for londons tfl oyster card is finally set to benefit from a mobile app that allows for top ups from a smartphone. We have a brilliant team of more than 60 support team members looking after discussions on the student room, helping to make it a fun, safe and useful place to hang out. I also have a feeling that a card that has not been used for 2 years will not work at all until its been revalidated at a tube station ticket office. For further instructions, please refer to the registering your oyster card section. Top up online, see your journey and payment history and apply for refunds.
Download tfl oyster and contactless and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad and. What am i supposed to do with a stopped oyster card. Top up pay as you go credit buy adult rate 7 day, monthly and annual travelcards. How to use the oyster card application tfl, london. The app is free to download and users can top up their oyster card on the go or check journey history. Manage your adult oyster and contactless cards on the move with the app.
Read our top frequently asked questions about how to travel around london to make sure you pay the right fare what is a visitor oyster card. Ive double check its my student oyster account and it definitely is. If you continue without changing your settings, well assume you are happy to receive all cookies on the tfl website. If you apply for your card between 1 august and 31 july 2019, it will expire on these dates. This is a tutorial on how to apply for a student oyster card and a student railway card in order to save money and get most of the benefits from it.
If you want cheaper payg, then you need to add your rail card to your oyster just take your railcard and oyster to a staff member and theyll log into a ticket machine and add it to your oyster. Children aged 1115 can get free and discounted travel on all our transport services with a zip oyster photocard. Went online as i decided to add a monthly travel card to it for. Apply for an oyster photocard create a web account. I know there is a way to see at least recent history for my card use at ticket kiosks on the tube system in london, but i would like to see all of it, and without having to visit london to do so, really to download to for analysis. You can also set up a guest account allowing your family or friends to top up on your behalf. This gives all students a 30% discount on travelcards and bus passes. Mar 21, 2019 london is one of the top travel destinations in the world, but navigating this large city can be overwhelming for a first time visitor. If your child was 15 on 31 august, they can still apply for and use an 1115. Using an oyster card, a credit card sized transport smartcard, is an easy way to save time and money if you are planning to use public transportation in london.
London oyster card credit how do i top up my oyster card. Oyster cards and travelcards in london getting around. Not to worry find out how to order a new one here my college card is damaged or has expired. Children aged over 10 years and 11 months, and under 16 on 31 august can get an 1115 zip oyster photocard.
Aug 04, 2016 youll need an oyster card to use londons transportation system unless you have a contactless creditdebit card, so find out which option you should get before you arrive for your london visit. Your oyster card will be protected against loss or theft. You dont need to top up your card before you travel or worry about running out of credit. Your campus account can be used to pay for your purchases in the dining halls, cafes, bars and shops on campus by using your college card. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. A visitor oyster card is a travel smartcard, and one of the cheapest ways to pay for single journeys on bus, tube, dlr, tram, thames clippers river bus service, london overground and most national rail services in london. The international student identity card isic is your passport to fantastic discounts and services at home and abroad. The funds and remaining travelcard is transferable to a new student oyster photocard. Pay as you go fares and daily caps are the same as oyster. You can buy tickets for your smartcard on our website or mobile app and collect them on smartcard readers at stations. Bring your damaged or expired card to the student services centre and well sort you out with a replacement. Same size as a bank card but marginally thicker but in reassuring way. You can also easily top up your oyster card with cash or card at any tfl ticket counter. The free tfl app can be downloaded by searching tfl oyster in.
The outage means that people are unable to check their balance or top up their cards. We may use cookies to share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. A visitor oyster card is a smart card that makes the transaction process of your travel cost speedy and simple. In late 2017, tfl introduced the oyster card app which allows users to check their balance on a compatible android or ios smartphone. Touch your card on the yellow card reader on the ticket machine, select oyster refund and follow the onscreen instructions available in different languages. Apply for an oyster photocard transport for london. Pay as you go on a student oyster is the same price as a normal oyster, its only weeklymonthlyannual tickets that are cheaper. You can now use your visitor oyster card to pay for a single journey on both the gatwick express or national rail services. A quick and easy way to top up your oyster card andor renew your season ticket. Pay for things with your college card royal holloway.
Most smaller national rail ticket offices do not sell or topup oyster cards. You can view your journey history for up to the past eight weeks. We retain data about the individual journeys made using your oyster card for eight. To create a web account you will need to provide an active email address, your name, address, date of birth and phone number. If youre on an android device with nfc, you can buy tickets from our app and load them directly onto your smartcard. Oyster card,visitor oyster card or contactless cards which. To make sure you dont get lost, there are lots of free apps you can download, like citymapper. Join us in our quest go to bed every night a little.
Oyster card academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Is there a way to get something which i can use in my records or will the journey history do. I tried to top up my oyster at the ticket machine for a weekly railcard. If you do not live in the uk, either buy a visitor oyster card before you leave home, or buy an oyster card once you arrive in london at tfl visitor centres, stations, oyster ticket stops and the tramlink shop in croydon. An oyster card is a smart card that you add money to, so you can pay as you go you can pay as you go to travel on bus, tube, tram, dlr, london overground, most tfl rail, emirates air line and thames clippers river bus services. Get travel discounts royal holloway student intranet. Tfls oyster service for taking tube taken offline after. Ive lost my password and no longer use the email account i registered with online, so how do i top up my oyster card. Once the web account has been created, youll be able to apply online for an oyster. The oyster card is a payment method for public transport in london in the united kingdom. After living in london for 19 years, i have slowly learned a lot about our transport system.
Save time it takes less than a second to pay with your shucard. Ideally id like to be able to link the dcs card to my own so i could top it up from my own oyster account. The oyster card is an electronic travelcard designed to facilitate journeys across london on the extensive transport network. View your balances use the online portal to view your balance, loyalty points and details of your most recent. You can top up your oyster card in the same places as a visitor oyster card listed. I use a payg oyster which i top up at a machine which doesnt give receipts. If your school, college or university is outside greater london but you live in a london borough during term time and. I put in my bank account details, however the oyster card did not top up. The oyster travelcard comes with a preloaded creditvalue related to the duration of your london pass.
You can get various student discounts while studying with us most of the time all you have to do is show your soas id card. You can top up, check the underground map, the train, dlr and other maps of london as well. If you do it at the ticket machine it is instant, when you tap at the end of the transaction the balance is downloaded to your card. Looking through my bank account, i have been charged twice, even though the first transaction didnt go through. Every student is issied with a college card when they first arrive at royal holloway. I can set up the oystercard to auto top up at a tube stationoverground for the first. Oyster card the cheapest way of getting around london. If ive topped up online and nominated a train station to download the topup, can. They register a debit or credit card, make a payg topup purchase minimum.
Skip to site navigation skip to page navigation skip to content skip to footer. A smartcard has a chip inside that can store multiple train tickets. Once youve bought the card, you can also top it up at most newsagents. Oyster online transport for london top up or buy season. Flexible topups online or at shucard top up points on campus. Just an update as ive managed to do this now link the zip cards to my own oyster account that is. Guide to student travel around london 2017 as a student in london, you are automatically eligible for various discounts on travel. Oyster cards and rail discounts students ucl university. The card is meant for students who live in london during term time and use london underground services to travel to and from lectures during the week, e.
I received it in the post and attached my 1625 rail card to it as well. You can load money on to your oyster card known as topping up at any tube or london overground station, as well as in any shop where you see the blue. For over 50 years, isic card holders have been members of a truly global club. When i got to my next station, i tried to top up again and this time it went through. When leaving london, the card can be handed in to any tube station, london overground or train station. Which oyster card should you get when visiting london. But for some discounts, youll have to apply online or get official confirmation from soas.
If your school, college or university is outside greater london but you live in a london borough during term time. If you do not have an account, use tfls online form or phone them on 0343 222 1234 option 2 then option 6 with your oyster card number and password. The oyster card will come precharged with a credit value respective to your london pass duration, and can be used at any time of day, any day of the week. Customers can set up and manage auto topup online for their existing oyster card. I have absolute confidence knowing i carry one of these in my purse thus protecting my cards from would be scammers. Tips for buying and using the oyster card in london. You can purchase a visitor oyster card ahead of your travel date and also have it shipped to your requested address. Users of the smartphone app can also personalise their cards to make it. Learn more about how much credit you get with your oyster travelcard and how easy it is to make savings on a daily basis while travelling around londons zones.
Tfl oyster and contactless app transport for london. Buy a visitor oyster card for the cheapest way to pay for single journeys on londons tube, bus, trains and dlr. The oyster card is not stamped with a start or expiry date which means you can start using your oyster card whenever you want and any remaining credit can be used during any future trips to london. Oyster card, with the credit coming live within 30 minutes of the topup being applied.
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