A Visitor Oyster card is easy to use and offers substantial savings when travelling by bus, tube or tram in London. The Visitor Oyster card adjusts automatically to help you get the least expensive price for all the trips you make in a day.
Please allow a minimum of 5 working days to receive your Visitor Oyster card(s).
Skip the queues and simply tap your Visitor Oyster card on special readers located in Tube and train stations and on buses.
A Visitor Oyster card is the fastest, smartest and easiest way to pay for single journeys on the bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground and participating National Rail services.
Your Visitor Oyster card will cost £12 per person, which includes a £2 non-refundable fee to cover the cost of producing the card. It will be pre-loaded with £10 credit and can be topped up at over 3,000 outlets all over London. Cards do not expire and can be used for future visits or given to someone else visiting London.
All children under 16 travel free on trams and buses at any time. Children under 11 may travel free on the tube and Docklands Light Railway from 09.30 Monday to Friday and anytime at weekends and public holidays, provided they are travelling with an adult who has a valid ticket or Visitor Oyster Card. Children under 5 may travel free at all times with a fare paying adult.
Read our Frequently Asked Questions about Visitor Oyster cards.
Buy your Visitor Oyster card from us before your trip and arrive in London with the card that helps you travel smarter.
