Verified on 29 Aug 2026 Review 29 Nov 2026 Costs and rules for London

London travel costs and rules

Compare contactless transport caps, airport fares and advance attraction prices before setting a London budget.

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London transport uses zones and daily capping. Airport journeys and advance attraction prices can change the total more than a nominal city-centre fare.

Arrival costs

Airport transfers

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rail

Heathrow Airport to Central London, Zone 1

GBP 13.90 Published journey time: 45 minutes

Check the official journey planner for the travel date. The stored price is null where the full adult fare could not be represented as one stable official amount.

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London Gatwick Airport to Central London

Published journey time: 30 minutes

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London Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street

GBP 9.45 Published journey time: 50 minutes

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London Luton Airport to London St Pancras International

Published journey time: 32 minutes

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Getting around

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Contactless or Oyster pay as you go

Contactless: Contactless cards and mobile devices are accepted. Use the same card or device throughout the day for capping.

Airport: Airport fares and services can sit outside central-zone examples. Check the exact airport route.

Zones: Fare depends on the zones crossed and time of travel.

Buy: Tap a supported card or device, or buy and top up an Oyster card.

Validate: Touch in and out on rail services. Touch in only on buses and trams.

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day ticket

Day Travelcard

Valid for 24 hours

Zones: Choose the zone range needed for the journeys.

Buy: TfL Visitor Shop, stations and other authorised sales points.

Validate: Use within the printed validity and selected zones.

Pay as you go with daily capping may cost less for many central London journeys.

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Useful views before you go

Passengers waiting on a London Underground platform
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