How Much Do London Buses Cost

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If you’re between 11 and 15, you can get a Zip Oyster card. Your bus journeys become completely free. Yes, you pay nothing. Zero. Zilch. A teenager can ride from Hackney to Heathrow and back to Hackney just because they feel like it. Meanwhile, an adult pays £1.75 for a ride to the corner shop. It’s a bit of a slap, but remember: those teenagers are the ones who will be driving the buses someday, so cut them some slack.

For 16 and 17 year olds, it’s a “half fare” situation. They pay £1.05 per ride. Still, they get a discount that makes them feel like the VIPs of the transport world. They’ll never appreciate it, but we do.

Are You Getting Charged Twice? The Trick That Saves Your Wallet

Here comes the trick that separates the tourists from the locals. If you tap your contactless card or Oyster on the bus, you cannot get charged twice for a single journey. But if you tap onto a Tube or train within an hour of your bus tap, the system often merges them into one “journey” and charges you the lower, bus-like rate. Wait, what?

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It’s true! If you take a bus to the Tube station, your combined journey might cap out at the bus fare rate if the Tube leg is short. It’s a loophole that tickles the brain. The Transport for London computers are running complex algorithms to save you pennies, while you’re just trying to find a seat not covered in someone else’s lunch.