Im in London all day tomorrow. Im going to get an Oyster card, how much to put on?

Question

Im in London all day tomorrow and will be out and about quite a bit. I've decided to get an oyster card because it's cheaper than a normal travel card.

How much should i put on my card? I heard you can travel as many times as i want and it will only take off the certain amount which is the same price as a travelcard. So how much is that?

Answer 1

i think that each time you get on the bus, they take about 50p from your oyster, and when you go on a bus with your oyster three times, it becomes free....

have fun!

Answer 2

It will work out cheaper to have an oyster, please follow this link to get all the information you need on the oyster card:

http://www.ukstudentlife.com/Travel/Tran...

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/g...

Answer 3

I'm not sure about it becoming free after you use it three times, but they do "cap" the maximum amount you'll pay a day somwehere between £7 and 8, so you shouldn't need to put any more than than on it.

Have a great trip!