Single tickets on London Underground are much cheaper if you use a Pay as you go Oyster card.
The tables listed below show the Oyster single ticket price for travel between different zones in London for 2023. These are the fares for travel by underground.
You are charged the Oyster single ticket fare if you pay with a contactless debit or credit card.
Fares increased on 5 March 2023. This page shows the new fares.
Peak and off-peak single tickets
There are two prices for single underground tickets with a Pay as you go Oyster/contactless card depending on when you travel.
Peak single
The ‘peak’ single fare is deducted from your card if you use the underground between 6.30am and 9.30am and 4pm and 7pm Monday–Friday.
The main exception to this rule is when you travel to zone 1 from zones 2-6 between 4pm and 7pm Monday–Friday — the off-peak single fare is taken.
Off-peak single
The off-peak single fare is taken from your card at all other times including all-day Saturday and Sunday. All single journeys on the Night Tube are off-peak fares.
Excess fares
If you want to travel outside the zones of your weekly Travelcard on an Oyster, check the tables to find out how much extra you need to ‘top-up’ to cover the cost of the whole journey.
For example, if you have a zone 1-2 weekly Travelcard and want to go to Richmond in zone 4, you need to pay for travel in zones 3-4. This is either £1.90 or £2.10 depending on the time of day you travel.
To find single fares for a local London train journey or for a journey that includes a train, use TfL’s Single Fare Finder instead.
Single tickets to/from zone 1 from 5 March 2023
| Single tickets to/from zone 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Off-peak | Peak | Cash | |
| Zone 1 | £2.70 | £2.80 | £6.70 |
| Zone 1–2 | £2.80 | £3.40 | £6.70 |
| Zone 1–3 | £3.00 | £3.70 | £6.70 |
| Zone 1–4 | £3.20 | £4.40 | £6.70 |
| Zone 1–5 | £3.50 | £5.10 | £6.70 |
| Zone 1–6 | £3.60 | £5.60 | £6.70 |
Travelling via zone 1
You need to pay the fare for all zones you travel through, not the zones of the stations you enter and exit. For example, if you start your journey in zone 3, travel via zone 1 and then exit a station in zone 2 on the other side of London, you need to pay for travel through zones 1, 2 and 3 (£3.00 off peak or £3.70 peak) – not just zones 2-3.
Another example would be getting on at Tottenham Hale (zone 3) and travelling on the Victoria line to Brixton (zone 2). As this journey passes through zone 1, you need to pay for travel in zones 1, 2 and 3.
Single tickets to/from zone 2 from 5 March 2023
| Single tickets to/from zone 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Off-peak | Peak | Cash | |
| Zone 2 | £1.80 | £1.90 | £6.70 |
| Zone 2–3 | £1.90 | £2.10 | £6.70 |
| Zone 2–4 | £1.90 | £2.80 | £6.70 |
| Zone 2–5 | £2.00 | £3.00 | £6.70 |
| Zone 2–6 | £2.10 | £3.40 | £6.70 |
Single tickets to/from zone 3 from 5 March 2023
| Single tickets to/from zone 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Off-peak | Peak | Cash | |
| Zone 3 | £1.80 | £1.90 | £6.70 |
| Zone 3–4 | £1.90 | £2.10 | £6.70 |
| Zone 3–5 | £1.90 | £2.80 | £6.70 |
| Zone 3–6 | £2.00 | £3.00 | £6.70 |
Single tickets to/from zone 4 from 5 March 2023
| Single tickets to/from zone 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Off-peak | Peak | Cash | |
| Zone 4 | £1.80 | £1.90 | £6.70 |
| Zone 4–5 | £1.90 | £2.10 | £6.70 |
| Zone 4–6 | £1.90 | £2.80 | £6.70 |
Single tickets to/from zone 5 from 5 March 2023
| Single tickets to/from zone 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Off-peak | Peak | Cash | |
| Zone 5 | £1.80 | £1.90 | £6.70 |
| Zone 5–6 | £1.90 | £2.10 | £6.70 |
Single tickets in zone 6 from 5 March 2023
| Single tickets to/from zone 6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Off-peak | Peak | Cash | |
| Zone 6 | £1.80 | £1.90 | £6.70 |
If you know the station name but don’t know the zone, use TfL’s Single Fare Finder.
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Last updated: 5 March 2023