Fri 12 Apr 2024
2024 newspaper of the year
@ Contact us
Your newsletters
TfL fare increase 2023: When London bus, train and Tube prices rise in March and how much the new fares are
The increase is the same amount being applied to national rail services, and represents the biggest jump in tfl prices in more than a decade.
Transport for London ‘s fares will increase from Sunday 5 March , adding extra cost to the price of Tube, Overground, Elizabeth line, DLR, bus and tram journeys.
Fares are rising by an average of 5.9 per cent. It comes after a 5 per cent rise this time last year.
The increase is the same amount being applied to national rail services, and represents the biggest jump in TfL prices in over a decade.
Here is everything you need to know about the price hike, and how much each service will cost.
Which TfL fares are changing?
Prices will rise for all of the following:
- All pay-as-you-go and paper single fares on the Tube, DLR, London Overground and Elizabeth line
- Bus and tram fares
- Daily and weekly caps
- Daily, weekly and other travelcards
- River bus services
- IFS cloud cable car
How much will the Tube cost?
On the Tube, DLR, London Overground and Elizabeth line, most adult pay as you go fares will increase by between 10p and 30p.
The adult peak pay-as-you-go fare for a journey in Zone 1 is going up to £2.80, while for off-peak it is £2.70.
The adult off-peak pay as you go fare in a single zone outside of Zone 1 will be £1.80.
Cash fares, also known as paper single and return tickets, for Zones 1-6 will increase by 40p to £6.70.
The pay-as-you-go cap – the maximum you should pay for a day travelling on Tube, DLR, London Overground, Elizabeth line – is rising to £8.10 for Zone 1 and 2 only, £9.60 for Zones 1-3, £11.70 for Zones 1-4, £13.90 for Zones 1-5 and £14.90 for Zones 1-6.
How much will buses cost?
The adult pay-as-you-go fare will increase by 10p to £1.75 on buses and trams.
The daily cap will increase by 30p to £5.25.
With our TfL’s hopper fare, you can still make unlimited bus and tram journeys within one hour of first touching in for £1.75.
More from Consumer
When is the next Tube strike?
Tube drivers represented by Aslef will strike on Wednesday 15 March , with most of the London Underground expected to grind to a halt. The strike will be joined by staff represented by the RMT union.
Aslef said 99 per cent of drivers had voted in favour of walking out, saying management had failed to “accept that changes to our working arrangements and pensions should only happen by agreement”.
The RMT said London Underground Ltd (LUL) “have started to impose 600 station staff job losses and have refused to rule out attacks on pensions or ripping up agreements on conditions of work despite discussions with the union”.
RMT general secretary, Mick Lynch, said: “Our members will never accept job losses, attacks on their pensions or changes to working conditions in order to pay for a funding cut which is the government’s political decision.
“Tube workers provide an essential service to the capital, making sure the city can keep moving and work long hours in demanding roles.
“In return they deserve decent pensions, job security and good working conditions and RMT will fight and tooth nail to make sure that’s what they get.”
Most Read By Subscribers
London travelcard cost for each zone and fare caps for individual journeys in 2023
Fares rose by 5.9 per cent back in March
- 12:37, 17 APR 2023
Get FREE email updates for everything London Underground
We have more newsletters
Back in March 2023, London travelcard prices and rail fares saw a staggering 5.9 per cent increase - the biggest rise in over a decade. Fares across the country have seen hundreds of pounds added to the cost of many annual season tickets, and individual journeys or day travelcards now cost significantly more.
In London, TfL prices all went up with pay-as-you-go fares rising by an increase of 10p to 30p. The price increase also impacted bus and tram fares, daily and weekly caps, daily and weekly travelcards, river bus services and the IFS cloud cable car. The adult peak pay-as-you-go fare for a journey in Zone 1 is now £2.80, while for off-peak it is £2.70.
Before March 2023, a pay-as-you-go single fare was £1.65 on buses, now it is £1.95. The daily cap for zones 1 & 2 used to be £7.70 and a weekly cap of £38.50. Now, it is £8.10 daily and £ 40.70 weekly. In case you've lost track of the new costs, we've compiled a list of the cost of every single travel card in each TFL Zone as well as the maximum fares for a single journey.
READ MORE: Drivers warned of '20p hack' which could save you from being slapped with huge £10k fine
For a one-day anytime or one day off-peak journey it would cost you a maximum of £8.10. For a Monday to Sunday 7-day travelcard, it would cost £40.70 A one-day anytime travelcard would cost £15.20, the same for off-peak journeys. While a 7-day travelcard would cost £40.70, monthly it is £156.30 and annually it is £1,628.
Zone 1 and 2
A Zone 1 & 2 one day anytime journey costs a maximum of £8.10, the same as off-peak. It costs the same amount for a Zone 1 & 2 travelcard as it would for one covering just those individual zones, so £40.70 weekly, £156.30 monthly and £1,628 annually.
Zone 1, 2 and 3
In Zones 1-3 it costs a maximum of £9.60 for a one-day anytime and off-peak journey as if you are travelling within those three zones. It is £47.90 for a 7-day Monday to Sunday ticket. One day anytime or off-peak travelcards cost £15.20, or they are £47.90 for a 7-day, £184 monthly and £1,916 annually.
Zone 1, 2, 4 and 4
A one-day anytime ticket costs a maximum of £11.70, the same as off-peak. A 7-day Monday to Sunday travelcard costs £58.50. One day anytime or off-peak travelcards cost £15.20, or they are £224.70 monthly and £2,340 annually.
Zone 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
One day anytime journeys cost a maximum of £13.90, the same as off-peak and for a 7-day Monday to Sunday ticket it's £69.60. A one-day anytime travelcard costs £21.50 while an off-peak costs £15.20. While a 7-day costs £69.60, monthly it's £267.30 and annually it's £2,784.
Zone 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
One day anytime costs a maximum of £14.90, the same for off-peak journeys. Monday to Sunday 7-day travelcards cost £74.90. A one-day anytime travelcard costs £21.50, while off-peak costs £15.20. A monthly travelcard is £285.70 and annually it's £2,976.
Want more from MyLondon? Sign up to our daily newsletters for all the latest and greatest from across London here
Sadiq Khan hints at cheaper Tube fares on Mondays and Fridays but says one thing needs to happen first
TfL does deal with France, Germany and the Netherlands 'so tourists can't escape paying £12.50 charge'
The 'missing' Tube and National Rail stations that could make Londoners' journeys much easier if they were built
- Transport for London
- London Underground
- Most Recent
When do train fares increase in 2024, and are they changing in London?
Rail fares in the UK will rise this year , the Government has announced. Though the government capped the planned increase, the cost of tickets is still expected to rise faster than inflation .
In August, the government said it would not use the RPI reading of 9%, which would have locked in steep fare increases even as inflation slows in the rest of the economy.
Labour described the increase in fares as a “brutal bumper rise” but the government argues that the price rise is necessary to make up for reduced passenger numbers after the pandemic.
Mark Harper, the transport secretary, said: “Having met our target of halving inflation across the economy, this is a significant intervention by the government to cap the increase in rail fares below last year’s rise.
“Changed working patterns after the pandemic means that our railways are still losing money and require significant subsidies, so this rise strikes a balance to keep our railways running, while not overburdening passengers.”
Meanwhile, in London , Sadiq Khan has announced a freeze on most bus and Tube fares.
The mayor confirmed that pay-as-you-go fares – which account for about 80 per cent of Tube journeys and 74 per cent of bus journeys – would remain unchanged until March 2025.
Mr Khan, who froze pay-as-you-go fares in his first mayoral term , said: “The cost-of-living crisis continues to hit Londoners hard. That’s why I’ve decided to step in again to freeze all TfL fares.
“Not only will this put money back in people’s pockets, making transport more affordable for millions of Londoners, but will encourage people back onto our public transport network.
“While people across the country face another hike in their rail fares, I simply wasn’t prepared to stand by and see TfL customers face a similar hike.”
When are UK train fares rising?
Rail fares in England will rise on Sunday, March 3.
How much by?
Fares will rise by 4.9%.
Are fares increasing in London?
Brian Cox named patron of Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Marisa Abela says ‘feeling frailer and smaller’ helped her portray Amy Winehouse
Jo Brand and Stephen Mangan to tour BBC Two TV book club Between The Covers
Buying a new car? Here's why Omoda needs to be on your radar
Fares will be frozen in London . The Mayor has confirmed they will remain unchanged until March next year. This means a London bus fare will remain at £1.75 while a single adult zones 1-3 Tube fare will remain at £3.70 at peak times and £3 off-peak and at weekends.
IMAGES
VIDEO
COMMENTS
Cash fares, also known as paper single tickets, for Zones 1-6 will be frozen at £6.70 where TfL fares apply. Where National Rail fares apply, they'll increase overall by 4.9%; Frozen Bus and tram fares. The adult pay as you go fare will be frozen at £1.75
Passengers buying a seven-day travel card for Zones 1-6 would see the price increase from £70.30 to more than £80 The All Day pay-as-you-go daily cap would increase from £14.10 to £16.00 in ...
Covers Travelcards and Cap fares for Tube, DLR, London Overground, Elizabeth line and most National Rail services.
The adult off-peak pay as you go fare in a single zone outside of Zone 1 will be £1.80. Cash fares, also known as paper single and return tickets, for Zones 1-6 will increase by 40p to £6.70.
On the Tube, DLR, London Overground and Elizabeth line, most adult pay-as-you-go fares will be frozen. But adult travel cards and adult daily and weekly caps will increase by 4.9%. For example, a ...
For under-16s, all-Day Travelcard prices and peak PAYG daily caps are set at half the adult rate and increase in line with adult prices. The under-16s off-peak cap available through the Zip Card increases by 10p to £1.80. Accompanied under-11s continue to travel free on all TfL services; and on TOC services, provided a valid Zip Card is held.
Travel; Top 7: Travel ... tied since the pandemic by the strict conditions set by the Government in the recent emergency funding agreement for TfL, which means fares have to be increase in London ...
v. the Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount Card provides half-price TfL bus, tram and rail travel. ... This means that if the Mayor chose to increase TfL fares by less than 5.9 per cent in March 2023, TfL would be financially worse off. 5.5 The proposal, subject to the Mayor's decision, to increase TfL fares by 5.9 per cent avoids this scenario. ...
1.1 This paper sets out TfL's advice to the Mayor on fares for 2023 to increase TfL's fares overall by 5.9 per cent, consistent with the assumptions in the 30 August 2022 funding ... 1.12 Travelcard season ticket prices increase as shown in Table 1.2. The overall increase ... Accompanied under-11s will continue to travel free.
TfL's budget submission's projected 2024-25 passenger income of £5,647 million, which represents a seven per cent increase on the £5,256 million forecast for 2023-24. [1] This will be driven by a combination of higher fares and growing ridership. The London Assembly Budget and Performance Committee will meet tomorrow to quiz senior TfL ...
Fares will increase on average by around 5.9% across Transport for London (TfL), the biggest price hike in a decade. ... Holders of the 60+ Oyster card and Older Person's Freedom Pass will remain eligible for unlimited free travel on TfL's services from 9am on Mondays to Fridays and at all times at weekends and bank holidays. Free or ...
By the time season tickets and Travelcards are taken into account, Transport for London expects its bus revenue to increase on last year by 5.9 per cent - compared with an average rise of 4.4 ...
Back in March 2023, London travelcard prices and rail fares saw a staggering 5.9 per cent increase - the biggest rise in over a decade. Fares across the country have seen hundreds of pounds added to the cost of many annual season tickets, and individual journeys or day travelcards now cost significantly more.. In London, TfL prices all went up with pay-as-you-go fares rising by an increase of ...
Higher passenger fares across all Transport for London (TfL) services have come into effect. An average rise of 5.9% for fares including bus, Tube, rail and tram is taking place for the year ahead ...
Adult rate prices 2024. The caps below apply to all Tube, DLR, Elizabeth line and London Overground services, and most National Rail services in Zones 1-9*. Zone. Pay as you go caps. Travelcards. Zone. Daily Peak. Daily Off-peak. Monday to Sunday.
The Mayor Sadiq Khan has frozen TfL fares in London until 2025. Off-peak Friday fares. Pay as you go single fares are now off-peak all day on Fridays, on a trial basis. ... Use an Oyster card to pay as you go to travel on our transport. Contactless and Oyster account. Get an account to manage your travel quickly and easily. TfL Oyster and ...
- Fares on TfL services will rise by RPI+1 (4.8 per cent) overall on 1 March 2022 to help TfL reach financial sustainability. · The increase is in line with conditions placed on continued short-term funding agreements by the Government. · Tube pay as you go fares within Zone 1 will increase by 10p - their first increase since 2016. · Bus and tram 'Hopper' fare - introduced by the ...
In the eight years prior to 2016, TfL fares increased by more than 42 per cent. This increase refers to the cumulative increase across all ticket types, including Travelcards and caps, from 2008 to 2016. Since 2016, fares have only increased by 13 per cent in total (including Travelcards and caps).
So you get 12 months travel for the price of 10½. Alternatively they give a 23% saving compared with continuing use of 7 Day Travelcards, meaning you get 52 weeks for the price of 40. Note that with pay as you go on Contactless or Oyster, Monday to Sunday capping, like 7 Day Travelcards, can give you seven days' travel for the price of five days.
Sadiq Khan has confirmed that Transport for London (TfL) fares will rise to coincide with the National Rail ticket price increase. Speaking to London Assembly members on Tuesday morning (January 9 ...
The Mayor has confirmed they will remain unchanged until March next year. This means a London bus fare will remain at £1.75 while a single adult zones 1-3 Tube fare will remain at £3.70 at peak ...