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Tube stations

Ticket machines: Top up your Oyster card with any amount of credit, add season tickets or buy paper tickets.

Ticket offices: Check our interactive journey map for ticket office opening times at each station. Ticket offices will top-up Oyster cards if you're putting on at least £5.

Buying tickets in advance

At ticket machines
  • 7 Day, monthly or longer period tickets on Oyster can be bought up to four days in advance of the start date
  • Day Travelcards and Group Day tickets must be bought on the start date

      At ticket offices
    • Day Travelcards and Group Day tickets can be bought up to seven days in advance of the start date
    • 7 Day, monthly or longer period tickets on Oyster can be bought up to 30 days before the start date

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        Buses

        Bus stop ticket machine

        On buses: You can use Oyster on all buses and buy tickets with cash on most.

        Ticket machines at stops: In central London, you'll need a ticket before you board some services. If your bus number is displayed with a yellow background at the bus stop you'll need to buy a ticket from the machine at the stop before you get on if you don't already have a valid ticket or pass.

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        London Overground stations

      • Get and top up Oyster cards
      • Buy single, return and Day paper tickets 

        • Watford Junction does not issue Oyster cards. If you already have one, you can top-up your pay as you go credit.

        Buying tickets in advance

        At station ticket offices

      • Day Travelcards and Group Day tickets can be bought up a week in advance of the start date
      • 7 Day, monthly or longer period tickets on Oyster can be bought up to 30 days in advance of the start date

        At London Overground station ticket machines
      • 7 Day, monthly or longer period tickets on Oyster can be bought up to four days in advance of the start date
      • Day Travelcards can be bought on the start date only

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          National Rail stations

          Oyster

        • Get and top up Oyster cards from most stations (check the National Rail website or your local station). See a list of where you can top up Oyster cards
        • Buy single, return and Travelcard paper tickets 

          • Ticket machines: Top up your pay as you go credit and add 7 Day Travelcards to your Oyster card. To add a longer period season ticket, you will need to do this online, at an Oyster Ticket Stop or at a Tube or London Overground station.

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          DLR stations

        • Top up Oyster cards at all stations using the new self-serve machines
        • Get and top up Oyster cards at Canary Wharf and London City Airport station information points

          Buying tickets in advance
        • You can only buy tickets at self service ticket machines on the day of travel

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            Tram stops

            All ticket machines at tram stops sell single, return and one day tram and bus tickets

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