Peak fares scrapped on the London TfL Tube on Fridays for 3 months + TfL fares frozen until March 2025

A trial from 8th March to 31st May means pay as you go single fares are now off-peak all day every Friday on Tube, DLR, London Overground, Elizabeth line, and some National Rail services across London and the South East.

These journeys (with the exception of journeys to/from Heathrow airport via Zone 1) will be off-peak on Fridays. The daily cap will also be amended during the trial to cap at an off-peak rate on Friday.

Single paper tickets and paper Day Travelcards will still have peak-hour restrictions during the trial. Season tickets will not change as there is no off-peak option.

Biggest savers will be those with a National Railcard - add your railcard discount to your Oyster card: tfl.gov.uk/fares/free-and-discounted-travel/national-railcard-discount .

Additionally as part of the trial, the 60+ London Oyster photocard and the Older Persons’ Freedom Pass will be valid for use before 9am on Fridays.

Peak fares normally apply on most Tube journeys starting between:

• AM - 06:30 to 09:30
• PM - 16:00 to 19:00 (does not apply on journeys that begin in Zone 2-9 and subsequently end in Zone 1)

Find special Friday offers at the Visit London page. For deals and things to do from our partners across London, visit our Experience London blog.

Full details: tfl.gov.uk/far…res .

Initial announcement: london.gov.uk/media-centre/mayors-press-release/mayor-asks-tfl-to-trial-groundbreaking-off-peak-fridays-to-help-londoners-make-the-most-of-the-citys-fantastic-offering-to-help-keep-london-roaring-back-and-support-a-further-return-to-the-office .

TfL fares frozen until March 2025: london.gov.uk/mayor-steps-and-announces-hell-freeze-tfl-fares-year-easing-cost-millions-londoners .

TfL Tube map: tfl.gov.uk/maps/track/tube .

TfL Tube & Rail map (showing ALL stations where PAYG with contactless or Oyster is valid): content.tfl.gov.uk/lon…pdf .

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HOW MUCH YOU COULD SAVE (peak - off-peak = savings)

Check here for all journeys: tfl.gov.uk/fares/find-fares/tube-and-rail-fares/single-fare-finder .

Peak and off-peak daily caps: tfl.gov.uk/far…ces .

For Zone 1 to Zone 1 journeys

• £2.80 - £2.70 = £0.10 Adult / Apprentice / 18+ Student
• £2.80 - £1.75 = £1.05 National Railcards & Gold Cards
• £1.40 - £1.35 = £0.05 16+ / Jobcentre Plus
• £0.95 - £0.85 = £0.10 11-15
• £1.80 - £1.75 = £0.05 Disabled Persons Railcard

For journeys from Zone 9 to Zone 1 (or from Zone 1 to Zone 9)

• £7.90 - £4.80 = £3.10 Adult / Apprentice / 18+ Student
• £7.90 - £3.15 = £4.75 National Railcards & Gold Cards
• £3.95 - £2.40 = £1.55 16+ / Jobcentre Plus
• £1.85 - £1.30 = £0.55 11-15
• £5.20 - £3.15 = £2.05 Disabled Persons Railcard

National Rail, e.g. Epsom to Waterloo via PAYG would cost £8.80 midweek, but will be £6.10 on a Friday during the trial – saving £2.70.

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Exclusions, restrictions and more details

• The trial only applies to pay as you go single fares and daily caps when using contactless or an Oyster card
• TfL paper tickets bought during the trial period times will not be valid on National Rail services. Customers are advised to use pay as you go on contactless or Oyster card rather than buy a paper ticket
• Journeys from Heathrow that start, end, or go through Zone 1 are excluded and will remain peak fare throughout the trial
• Bus and tram fares are a flat fare no matter the time of travel, so there'll be no change to these fares
• Peak hours are 06:30-09:30 and 16:00-19:00
• Friday 29 March 2024 is a bank holiday in the UK. So all rail fares are off-peak on that day
• The trial will have no impact on customers who have weekly, monthly or annual Travelcards