Getting around with discounts

National Rail Railcards
Getting around
Senior, 16-25, Disabled Persons and
HM Forces Railcard holders
•  1/3 discount on adult Off-Peak Oyster single
with discounts
fares for most National Rail journeys,
including London Overground
•  1/3 reduction on the adult rate Off-Peak
daily price cap
Disabled Persons Railcards
•  Discounted travel for one adult travelling
with the holder of this railcard for the whole
journey. The accompanying adult should
buy a child Off-Peak Day Travelcard
(Zones 1-6)
More help on discounts
Visit tfl.gov.uk/fares or call the Oyster
helpline on 0845 330 9876.
FreedomPass
January 2010. Al  information correct at time
of going to print. For the most up-to-date
information, please visit tfl.gov.uk/oyster

Get the best deal
Travel for children under 11
There are many travel discounts
available for people using bus,

Under
5s
5-10 year olds
Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground
Bus & Tram
Free
Free
and National Rail services within
Greater London.
Tube, DLR
and London
Free
Free
You may be eligible if you are a child, teenager,
Overground
student, 60+, a war veteran, eligible disabled,
unemployed or on low income or are a
• Free on some
National Railcard holder.
services
• Child-rate on
National Rail  Free
most services
• Travel Off-Peak
for £1 when using
Contents
Oyster photocard
to pay as you go
Under-11s
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Travel for under 5s
11-15 year olds
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Accompanied children under 5 can travel
free within London at any time on bus, Tube,
16-19 year olds
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tram, DLR, London Overground and National
How to get a 5-10, 11-15, 16+ photocard
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Rail services.
The Behaviour Code
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Travel for 5-10 year olds
18+ Students
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When 5-10 year olds need an
60+ and people with disabilities
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Oyster photocard
War veterans
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On Tube, DLR and London Overground
Unemployed - New Deal
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•  To travel free anywhere at any time on Tube,
Low income - Bus & Tram Discount scheme  19
DLR and London Overground when not
accompanied by an adult
National Rail Railcards
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More help
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On National Rail services
The accompanying adult must hold a valid
•  To travel free on National Rail services that
ticket, validated Oyster card, Freedom Pass
accepted pay as you go before 2 January
or Veterans Concessionary Travel Scheme
2010 (except Victoria to Balham plus c2c
Oyster photocard.
service to Grays) if they are not accompanied
Please ask a member of staff to let your group
by an adult
through the gate. If using an Oyster card, the
•  To buy and use a Travelcard season ticket on
adult(s) must touch in and touch out as normal.
National Rail services in London. (They can
On National Rail services
also use a National Rail Child photocard for
•  To travel free on National Rail services that
this purpose if their Travelcard season ticket
accepted pay as you go before 2 January 2010
was bought from a National Rail station and
(except Victoria to Balham plus c2c services
issued on paper)
to Grays) if they are accompanied by an adult
•  To get unlimited Off-Peak travel in Zones 1-9
•  To buy an Off-Peak* Day Travelcard for Zones
for £1 a day when using Oyster pay as you go
1-6 for £1 when accompanied by a holder of
On river boat services
any of the following:
•  To pay for child-rate single journeys on Thames
Annual Travelcard Gold Card
Clipper river services using pay as you go credit
Network Railcard
• To get 1/3 off river boat fares if they have a valid
Family and Friends Railcard
Travelcard season ticket on their Oyster photocard
HM Forces Railcard
If a child is under 11 but looks older, they will
•  To buy child-rate cash single and return
need to get a 5-10 Oyster photocard to be able
tickets and Day Travelcards
to travel free on bus, Tube, tram, DLR and
London Overground.

*Off-Peak includes Monday-Friday from 0930 and all day
at weekends and public holidays.
When 5-10 year olds do not
For further details about travel on National Rail
need an Oyster photocard
visit tfl.gov.uk/fares
On Bus & Tram
How to get your child’s 5-10
•  They can travel free anywhere at any time
Oyster photocard
without a ticket or Oyster photocard
See page 10
On Tube, DLR and London Overground
•  Up to four children with an accompanying
adult can travel free anywhere at any time
Is your child turning 11 soon?
without a ticket or an Oyster photocard
Turn to the next page for further travel
discounts for your child.
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Travel for 11-15 year olds
On river boat services
•  To get 1/3 off child single river boat fares
with a valid Travelcard season ticket on an
Oyster photocard
Bus & Tram
Free
•  To pay for child-rate single journeys
Tube, DLR,
• Child-rate
on Thames Clipper river services using
London
pay as you go credit
• Travel Off-Peak for £1
Overground
a day when using
and most
When 11-15 year olds do not
Oyster pay as you go
National Rail
need an Oyster photocard
services
•  To buy child-rate cash single and return
tickets, and Day Travelcards
When 11-15 year olds need an
•  To buy an Off-Peak* Day Travelcard for
Oyster photocard
Zones 1-6 for £1 when accompanied by
a holder of any of the following:
On buses and trams
Annual Travelcard Gold Card
•  To travel free anywhere at any time. (If you
Network Railcard
do not have a valid Oyster photocard, you
must pay the adult cash fare for each journey
Family and Friends Railcard
you make or buy a child-rate Day Travelcard.)
HM Forces Railcard
On Tube, DLR, London Overground and
most National Rail services
How to get an 11-15 Oyster
• To pay as you go at child-rate
photocard
•  To get unlimited Off-Peak travel in Zones 1-9
See page 10
for £1 a day when using Oyster pay as you go
• To buy child-rate Travelcard season tickets
Turning 16 soon?
Turn to the next page for further travel discounts.
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Travel for 16-19 year olds
Why 16 to 19 year olds need
an Oyster photocard
On Bus & Tram

16-19 year olds  All 16-17
• To get free travel if you are 16-19* years old, in
in qualifying  year olds
ful -time education† or on a work-based learning
ful -time
scheme and you live in a London borough
education
•  To get half adult-rate Oyster single fares when
or training
you pay as you go on buses and trams, if you
and living in
do not qualify for free travel. Otherwise adult
London
fares are payable
Bus & Tram Free
• Half adult-
•  To get half adult-rate 7 Day, Monthly and longer
rate Oyster
period Bus & Tram Pass season tickets, if you
single fares
do not qualify for free travel. Otherwise adult
and Bus &
fares are payable
Tram Pass
•  To get child-rate Travelcard season tickets,
season
which are also valid on buses and trams
tickets
Free travel is valid until the end of your course
• Child-rate
or academic year, whichever is earlier. If you
Travelcard
had free Bus & Tram travel and are returning to
season
full-time education after the summer holidays,
tickets
you need to reapply.
Tube, DLR,  • Half adult-rate Oyster
* 19 year olds need to have been aged 18 on or before the
London
single fares
start of the current academic year.
Overground
†
Ful -time education is defined as a minimum of 12 hours
• Child-rate Travelcard
and some
guided learning per week on courses at level 3 or below
season tickets
(e.g. A-level or equivalent vocational qualification).
National
Rail services
For full details visit tfl.gov.uk/zip
On Tube, DLR and London Overground
Most
• Adult-rate Oyster single
•  To get half adult-rate Oyster single fares when
National
fares on most National
you pay as you go on Tube, DLR and London
Rail Services
Rail services
Overground
•  To buy child-rate Travelcard season tickets
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On National Rail services
The Behaviour Code
•  To travel free on National Rail services that
accepted pay as you go before 2 January 2010
(except Victoria to Balham plus c2c services
to Grays)
The Behaviour Code applies to al  holders of Child,
11-15, Under 14, 14-15 and 16+ Oyster photocards.
•  On most National Rail routes, holders of 16+
Any breach of the Behaviour Code may result in
Oyster photocards pay adult-rate Oyster
the withdrawal of your Oyster photocard by TfL.
single fares.
When on London’s public transport network or
Visit tfl.gov.uk/fares for more details
premises, always act sensibly and treat others
as you would like to be treated. Your free
On river boat services
travel concession may be withdrawn if
•  To get 1/3 off the adult single river boat fare
we believe that you have behaved in an
if you have a valid Travelcard season ticket on
antisocial way. Antisocial behaviour
your 16+ Oyster photocard
includes, but is not limited to:
• To get 10% discount on the adult single fare on
• Putting your safety or the safety of others at risk
Thames Clipper services using pay as you go credit
• Use of offensive or threatening language
•  Behaving offensively, bullying or
How to get a 16+ Oyster photocard
threatening others
• Smoking
See below.
• Playing music out loud
• Damaging or defacing an Oyster photocard
Thinking of continuing your
• Letting anyone else use your Oyster photocard
studies in London?
•  Committing any crime on, or in connection
with, London’s public transport network,
Turn to page 12 to find out about further
in particular, but not limited to:
travel discounts.
Physical or verbal assault
Unlawfully carrying a weapon
Criminal Damage or Trespass on London’s
How to get a 5-10, 11-15 or
public transport network or premises
Theft, robbery or burglary
16+ Oyster photocard
Misusing controlled drugs
• Breaching:
Application forms are available from Post Office®
  London Regional Transport Railways, DLR,
branches in Greater London and areas that are
Croydon Tramlink or National Railways Byelaws
served by the bus, Tube and London
  Any provision of regulation 6 or 7 of the
Public Service Vehicles (Conduct of Drivers,
Overground networks.
Inspectors, Conductors and Passengers)
Visit tfl.gov.uk/zip for further details.
Regulations 1990
  Transport for London’s Conditions
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of Carriage
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Travel for 18+ Students
On river boat services
•  To get 1/3 off the adult single river boat fare
if you have a valid Travelcard season ticket
on your 18+ Student Oyster photocard
30% off Travelcard and
•  To get 10% discount on the adult single fare
Bus & Tram
Bus & Tram Pass season
on Thames Clipper services using pay as
tickets
you go credit
Tube, DLR,
30% off Travelcard
London
season tickets
When 18+ students do not need
Overground and
an Oyster photocard
National Rail
•  Students only using Oyster pay as you go do
18+ Student Oyster photocards are available
not need an 18+ Student Oyster photocard
to students who are aged 18 and over, and
and should get a standard adult Oyster card
are attending a full-time course (and in
certain circumstances a part-time course) at
How to get your 18+
universities, colleges and schools registered on
Student Oyster photocard
the TfL 18+ Student Oyster photocard scheme.
For more information on the 18+ Student
Most students can apply online - this is
Oyster photocard visit tfl.gov.uk/fares
the quickest and easiest way to get your
Oyster photocard. Alternatively, you can
Why 18+ students need an
apply by filling out a form at your
Oyster photocard
educational establishment.
Visit tfl.gov.uk/photocard for further details.
On Bus & Tram
•  To get 30% off adult-rate Travelcard and
Bus & Tram Pass season tickets. If you travel
regularly to and from university/college, it’s
the cheaper way to travel
On Tube, DLR, London Overground and
some National Rail services
•  To get 30% off adult-rate Travelcard
season tickets
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Travel for those aged 60+ and those
Am I entitled to a Freedom Pass?
with disabilities
If you are aged 60 years or over, or have an
eligible disability and your sole or principal
Bus, Tube,
Free at any time
residence is in a London borough, you can
tram, DLR
apply for a Freedom Pass.
and London
Overground
How to get a Freedom Pass
National Rail
Free, but time
• Contact your local council
services in London
restrictions apply
• Call 020 7934 9633 or 0845 274 7054*
• Visit freedompass.org
Why people over 60 and
*
Local cal  rates apply
people with disabilities need
a Freedom Pass
On bus, Tube, tram, DLR and London
Overground
•  To travel free anywhere at any time
On National Rail
• To travel free after 0930 Monday-Friday
• To travel free anytime on Saturdays, Sundays
and public holidays on most services
• To travel free before 0930 Monday-Friday
on selected National Rail services.
See tfl.gov.uk/fares for more information
On river boat services
•  To get 50% discount on adult fares on
most services – check with the river boat
service operator
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Travel for war veterans
Am I entitled to a Veterans
Oyster photocard?
If you are in receipt of an ongoing payment
Bus, Tube,
Free at any time
under the War Pensions Scheme or Armed
tram, DLR
Forces Compensation scheme, you can apply
and London
for a Veterans Oyster photocard.
Overground
How to get a Veterans Oyster
National Rail
Free, but time
photocard
services in London
restrictions apply
Please contact our helpline on 0845 331 9872*
for an application form.
Why war veterans need
a Veterans Oyster photocard
*
Local cal  rates apply
On London’s bus, Tube, tram, DLR
and London Overground
•  To travel free anywhere at any time.
On National Rail
•  To travel free after 0930 Monday-Friday
•  To travel free anytime on Saturdays, Sundays
and public holidays on most services
•  To travel free before 0930 Monday-Friday
on selected National Rail services.
See tfl.gov.uk/fares for more information
On river boat services
•  To get 50% discount on adult fares on
most services – check with the river boat
service operator
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Travel for unemployed – New Deal
Travel for people on low income –
Bus & Tram Discount scheme
New Deal is a Government programme that
Bus & Tram
• Half adult-rate
aims to give unemployed people the help and
Oyster single fares
support they need to get into work.
• Half adult-rate Bus
& Tram Pass season
Bus & Tram
• Half adult-rate
tickets
Oyster single fares
• Half adult-rate
Holders of Bus & Tram Discount photocards
Bus & Tram Pass
travel at adult-rate on Tube, DLR, London
season ticket
Overground and National Rail services.
Tube, DLR, London  • Half adult-rate
Overground and
Oyster single fares
Am I entitled to a Bus & Tram
National Rail
Discount photocard?
• Child-rate cash
services
single and return
The scheme is for Londoners who are
tickets
receiving Income Support, Employment
• Child-rate Travelcard
and Support Allowance or those who have
season tickets
been receiving Jobseeker’s Allowance for
a minimum of 13 weeks.
You must be aged between 18 and 60 and
How to get a New Deal photocard
not be getting any other free or discount travel
concession such as a Freedom Pass or New
You need to apply through your local Job
Deal photocard.
Centre or Social Security Office for a New Deal
photocard. Once you have your photocard,
How to get a Bus & Tram
you can get an Oyster card at Tube stations,
London Travel Information Centres and
Discount photocard
Oyster Ticket Stops.
Pick up an application form from any Post Office®
You will need to show your New Deal
in the Greater London Area or visit
photocard when you apply for your Oyster
tfl.gov.uk/discountcard for further details.
card, so that your New Deal discount
concession can be put on the card to ensure
that you get child and half-rate tickets.
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