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2012 London Summer Games
London, United Kingdon
27 July to 12 August, 2012
The Visitor Oyster Card is the ultimate way to travel around
London. It's a handy card that gives you flexibility with your
journeys around the city, and saves you money at the same time.
With this product you will receive:
Your Visitor Oyster Card will be sent to you in the post with
your 'pay-as-you-go' credit loaded on to it
Your card is reusable and any credit you may have left on it
doesn't expire!
With the Visitor Oyster Card you can travel on all London tube
trains, buses, trams and many regular train services within the
city as Londoners do!
Save up to 50% on individual subway & bus rides! The Visitor
Oyster Cards caps off at £7.20 a day traveling in Central
London - Zones 1 and 2. You can also use the Visitor Oyster
Card to transport from Heathrow Airport for £14.80 and travel to
any other Zones 1-6 destinations for the day. As there is
only an adult Visitor Oyster Card available, you may want to
purchase Travelcards if you have children traveling with
you - Click here for more information.
Understand the different types of travel in London (both allow
you to travel on buses, trams, tubes, Dockland Light Railway):
- Travelcards: these allow you to travel as many times as you
wish for a set period of time (eg 7 days) within a specific number
of zones. There are two types of Travelcards available - peak and
off peak.
- Visitor Oyster Cards: this is more flexible than the Travelcard
and the cheapest option for single journeys in the same zone. Each
time you make a journey the cost is deducted from your Visitor
Oyster Card. If you use your Visitor Oyster Card many times on the
same day, you will pay no more than the cost of a
Travelcard.
- The Visitor Oyster Card comes pre-loaded with a £50 credit.
Once your credit runs out, you can easily top up with any amount
(in multiples of £10) at over 3,000 outlets around London.
- Children aged 10 years and under can travel free at any time on
buses, trams, the tube and Dockland Light Railway, as long as they
are accompanied by an adult with a valid ticket/Visitor Oyster
Card. Ask a member of staff to let your child through the
gate.
- Children 11 years and over need to purchase a standard
Travelcard. There are no child versions of the Visitor Oyster
Card.
The card works like a pay-as-you-go mobile phone-you top up with
credit and when that runs out, you simply top up some more.
However, once you reach the price of a day travel card, no more
credit will be deducted from your card for the rest of your day no
matter how many journeys you make.
There are many benefits to Oyster Cards:
- Fast - They save you time. No more queuing for tickets, as you
pay in advance.
- Smart - Oyster will automatically calculate the cheapest fare
for the journeys you make in a single day.
- Easy - Your card is reusable and the credit never expires.
- Cost Effective - A single tube journey will cost £4 with cash
but a maximum of £2 with an Oyster Card.
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