How To Travel Around London and Buy an Oyster Card - Important Tips!
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- Here are some very important tips on how to travel around London and buy an oyster card.
Especially if it is your first time visiting London, if you aren't careful you can end up paying a lot more for your travel so it's important you pay the right fare. You can use your oyster card or contactless payment card for lots of different types of transport on London TFL services. This includes buses, trains, tubes, Thames Clipper boats, trams and even the Emirates Airline cable cars.
My favourite thing to do is to travel on the old Number 15 routemaster buses. A real icon of London. I'll show you all the tips and tricks on how to behave like a true Londoner and not to be barged out of the way by the locals when travelling on transport in London.
There are other ways to pay for London Transport including Apple Pay on your iphone or with a contactless credit or debit card. But I think it's easiest to get an oyster card when you first arrive. Try to avoid buying paper tickets because they cost more!! And the buses don't accept money so you must have an oyster or credit card or apple pay.
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It all depends on what your budget is. London is massive. Most of the sites are in zone 1 but that means that prices will be higher for accommodation. You could try staying in the halls of residence for the University of London perhaps, if you are trying to save money. That's convenient as it's quite central...near Russel Square. There are lots of hotels near Kings Cross which is ok these day. Bayswater would be nice too. There are really too many places though. I'd stay somewhere within zones 1 or 2 (on the tube map) if possible though.
Thanks! I'll keep trying my best!
So pretty much just put 15 pounds in the Oyster Card, tap in, tap out, stay on right side of the escalator, dont stand like a lemon outside of the gates and i will survive public tranportation in London.
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Any suggestions?
OMG! That’s me on the tube, I’m the Northerner!!!! 🤣😂 Thought he was a bit strange 🤣😂
Who'd have ever thought you'd be watched by over a million people..must feel odd 😂
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"If youre standing on the wrong side, you basically have no human rights" LMAOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Yes....you can get thrown!!! It's dicing with death!
no not LMAO, nor barely funny, you need to get out more
If you're standing on the wrong side of the escalator either move or prepare to get pushed aside.....
Over 40 years since I lived in London, I still think ' London Underground Rules" when using any UK escalator. It should be enshrined in Law!!!!
He's absolutely right.
“If you’ve just arrived and you don’t know Where you live and What your name is”
Lmao, yup that will be me
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“If you’re standing on the wrong side of the escalator you basically have no human rights & you’ll be ploughed out of the way” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍 so true.
Even if you are overhanging the centre line by one centimetre!
@@Joolzguides I got spectacularly yelled at my first time on the tube escalator because I accidentally dropped my suitcase as I was about to exit it. (Mind you, I was v. ill, v. jet lagged, had little sleep in 48 hours, and overwhelmed). A tube worker at the bottom of the escalator started yelling at me as if I had planned to that all along. (Yes, yes, I did! I saved for years for my only visit to England just to do that....) Welcome to London! Fortunately, the rest of the trip went much better.
@@catsinhouse Typical London. You don't realise what bastards they can be (excluding Jules) until you've lived or travelled there.
this rule is very much during 5-6:30 pm and in the morning 7:30- 9:30 and definitely in the city sq mile.
i did that on my first try. im northern with no human rights
"get out of the bloody way" What a gentleman
I'm HOPING the other person had agreed to act out that scene. In real life the person trying to walk down on the left usually just seethes impatiently behind the blocking person, in my experience.
I live in London, why tf am I watching this 😂😂😂 BUT HEY I LIKE IT
I don’t live in London and have no plans to visit so I really don’t know how I ended up here 😂😂
You are very lucky
I guess we ❤ London😉
Same with me. I know where I'm going, but why not watch this video?
London‘s is just so big. I heard that America is going to be its 56th postal district.
London legit sounds like the perfect place. No one says hello, eye contact to be met with a half grimace or looking away. Perfect.
I am a foreigner, i just realized Oyster card is so useful, I normally use it for underground and bus, but never others, thanks for the video. I really like your very British accent, like the English I heard from tv drama of downtown abbey, hehe...
Also useful info for tourists, only get zones 1-2 on your oyster card because you can use buses on all zones to continue your journey 😉
what do you mean?
@@Nellhatesyou when you top up zones 1-2 (travel card) you can use it on the buses, trains, trams, etc... well the buses aren't zone restricted. So you can get off the train at the end of zone 2 and then bus your way to zone 6 if you want.
@@graceshrines oh my god why i didnt know that ive been 3 times to london and spent so much on public transport. thank you!
I don't understand the zones. I'm visiting London from the US and I am from a smaller city that doesn't have a ton of public transportation. Where are the zones?
@@pcbassoon3892 I like to compare the zones to a fried egg. Central London is like the yolk (zones 1 and 2) and everything further on the outskirts is like the white (zones 3+) the further you go out, the greater the number. When you top up your oyster card (London travel card) you will want to find out where you'll be travelling to and from. If you're staying close to central, then a zone 1-2 transport pass will suffice. But if you want to go further out, then you may need to find out the zone for that area and top up for that zone and anywhere else you might want to visit. But as I said in my original comment, buses are not ruled by zones, so it's worth having a look at the bus routes to save some money. Hope that helps and have fun on your trip!
On the tube, your Oyster card or contactless card is debited with the maximum fare when you tap in at the start of your journey. Tapping out at the end calculates the actual fare. Always tap out!
Is Oyster and contactless different or the same card? I keep reading "Oyster or contactless" and I still don't understand if it's just the traditional sadistic british way of giving one thing many names just to confuse everyone?
@@Maloy7800 Different cards. Oyster is specific to TfL. For most of the system you can use an Oyster card or any contactless credit or debit card.
@@leytonexile Oh that's what contactless is. A bank card. :-))) Oh you gotta love the brits. Daesh, jab, ground floor, colour. :-))
Thanks for the explanation.
@@Maloy7800 you're welcome.
@@Maloy7800 if my credit card is issued outside of UK, do I need to register it somewhere online before tapping or do I directly use it without any registration? Then how do the daily and weekly caps work?
I should have watched it before going to London. I tried to pay the bus with coins. 😂
Haha would of loved to seen the looks look the hus driver's face! But paying with coins is a pretty reasonable thing to assume, since nearly all other UK cities accepts a coins
@@SteppingStonevlogs, thank God the bus driver felt pity and allowed me to enter giving me a ride. God bless him!
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I found your video amazing! I learned about the airline with it, and found it really interesting! Thank you very much! All these information helped me a lot! Looking foward to meet London!
I teach travel classes to Britain over here in Austin, TX... am in awe of you Joolz. Extremely fantastic stuff you are putting out here! (Plus, it's a good giggle!)
Joolz, you are a gem! I really love your guides. I’m from North London, (mentioned this when I commented on another video of yours) and I’m so gobsmacked at the things I didn’t know but wasn’t even aware of. Well done, mate! Well done!
Hello There, this is a really useful and informative guide on how to use the Oyster Card, I much appreciate it. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and for adding a humorous spin to it. Cheers Peter :)
I’ve been watching so many videos cuz I’m not scared I’m planning my 1st trip to Europe including New Year’s Eve in London. Everything it’s bit confusing but thanks u made it so simple and I’m feeling bit confident.
Our students LOVE this city. Thank you for sharing the video. Hope to join one of your walks
A really helpful video, thanks for this useful information. I never thought about getting an oyster card as i have to catch a few trains before the London marathon. It's the first thing I'll do when getting off at euston
I love love loveee the old number 15 and recommend it to everybody I'm taking sightseeing or who I know just recently moved there because it's just such a cool lil piece of history❤ (for anybody who wants to take it, they're in service saturday/sunday)
I must say traveling on the tube was pretty daunting at first, but once you get used to it it is quite helpful and easy to figure out.
Absolutely adore your videos, such fun in dear old London town, and my, hasn't it changed since 2017... and not always for the better!
I grew up in London but have lived abroad for 15 years. This video has been a super help!! Thank you!
I loved this video! Loved your sense of humour! Thank you!
Heading to London this weekend for the first time... Your videos have been exceptionally helpful in planning! Thank you so much!
That's great to hear! Yes, there are rather a lot of them. You can even use the map view on my site www.joolzguides.com and tell your friends!
Your channel is awesome I found it yesterday and have been watching quite a few videos since then, love them! full of interesting information in a fun way, well filmed and edited is a haven for London lovers like me. Needless to say I subed 😉❤
Thank you for the info! I am heading to London in the summer for the first time 😊
Great sense of humor! Appreciate your advice.
Using an app for cheap tickets. Can share!
I wish I had seen these 10 years ago when I first started traveling to the UK regularly. It took me and my daughter quite a while to figure all of the things you covered.
Educational in an entertaining way. Very good, thank you for this!!
Very informative but funny as hell 😂😂😂. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Excellent recommendation TH-cam! 👏🏼
Transit in London blew my mind. I rode it at rush hour just for the experience. Northern Canada, has very little transport at all. Almost everyone drives where I live. LOL, I talked to everyone while there, it was great.
This was totally helpful. I'm going to London next week and this made things easier. Thank you :)
Well, how was your trip? Did you use an oyster after all?
Great! I've been riding bus number 15 but didnt know the old one are in service also! and all those Oyster card tips with a boat and air line! cheers
Thank you so much. This has really come in handy organising our holiday to Btitain🥰
THANK YOU TONS!!! Very helpful, short video, I enjoyed that, next time in London I'll surely get my Oyster card too!! :)
You're welcome. I have many others too! Have a look!
its criminal how few subs this channel has so well produced!
Oh yes, thanks. Well, I do wonder too when I see some of the stuff out there but I don't think it's anything to do with the quality of the films. It seems that youtube rewards other things like frequency of uploads and how well you do the SEO. It's a real mystery to me too. Maybe it's a generational thing. I think my style is more old school BBC but a lot of younger people like a different style... Who knows! I'm glad you like them though and thanks for the kind words. If you can share the videos and channel and stuff that would be great!
It could just be me, but I had some difficulty subscribing. The button would just sort of fade out when pressed, and it wasn't until I went to your channel to a tab where there wasn't a video playing until I could actually subscribe. Great video though. Thx.
then share it mate
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He deserves zero subs for his thumbnails
Good tips for public transport in London.Thank you.
Love it! Miss London so much! Be there soon! God's willing!
Thanks for the oyster card tips. I travel to london every now & then & just get an underground card for the day. Never knew the oyster was so convenient. 👍👍👍
Does this work in other UK cities too?
@@samahamara8543 No. There may be other similar schemes but not Oyster. Hope this helps.. 👍
I like your videos, especially all the real-world advice, not just some official information! Didn't realised that I have been amateur on the tube for so many years, haha :)
Thanks! Funnily enough I had a drink with none other than Woody Harrelson yesterday and he said a similar thing!
Seriously?! That's amazing! You've got a big star as your fan already!
Hi, I just went to London this summer, but beforehand saw some of your videos, and you have no idea HOW MUCH YOU HELP ME with all those tips!! Thank you very much! :D
Love you videos by the way!
That's a lovely thing to say. Thanks. Do tell anyone in the tourism or tv industry! I need to try and make a living from this somehow!
Great work yet again!
Cheers Jonny.
Thank you for the video 🙂
You're welcome! I'm glad you liked it. Check out my others too!
I never visit London without taking a black cab ride. Its like magic riding through the west end in the evening.
Great videos, so glad to find this channel. Its got me pining for the fjords of Kensington. Thank you.
I really enjoy your videos about London !!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
We’ve recently traveled to UK just last month for HM’s platinum jubilee & had a wonderful time there. I’ve ordered the visitor Oyster Card before our flight so it worked really well for us- & will going back next to visit again 😂
Good time, now sadly enough the queen is dead
The best way is by foot, everywhere you go you’ll find something unique
But I'm legless---most of the time
@@MrDaiseymay 🤣🤣
Well, Joolz, I have been a lurker on your channel for awhile but now I have decided to make a commitment and subscribe, My wife and I travel to London/UK at least twice a year (with the exception of the dreaded 2020) and we've seen you around town more than once. Of course we are both somewhat reserved even though we are Americans so we didn't bother you. We're enjoying your channel very much and we're slowly working our way through your videos. Enjoying it so much that we might even make a donation (a small donation) to keep you going. Thanks for all the info and fun.
Ron in Boston USA
Another great video and you information is always welcome you make us feel like we are right with you
This is great information--thank you! I'm headed to London for the first time next week and will be checking out your other guides as well.
great! thanks!
i miss England..
glad im moving back
Oh! Welcome back. Have a look at some of my other films! (They're better than this one!)
Absolutely wonderful video! Thanks!
Thank you for a very well made and informative video. I'll be visiting London in August and appreciate the information about how to get around, what to see and do. Your channel is by far the best made of any London vlogger I've seen. Thanks again from the US
Thanks James. Yes, I wish I had more subscribers. ANyway, I'm availabe for private tours if you're interested!
Thankyou just returned to London after working in California for a few years
Cheers!
Just a note to newer travelers:
You no longer get a refund for your Oyster card!
And you might not be able to get refunded the remaining balance at the station, if you are only using the card for a few days.
It's not rocket science, you put money on The oyster card, no need for a 5 minute video, The Guy who Made this video is so cheesy and desperate for views
Just got back from London for a week long trip.
Got my remaining balance on my oyster card from a machine, only thing to note is your balance must be less that 10 pounds.
Also the security deposit gets converted into credit a year later, so essentially only 5 pounds are stuck in the system for a year.
That's what happened to me just this week. Leaving London I wanted to get my remaining credit and the deposit for my visitor's card back. No way! The machine says no, the contact person at the airport says no, the gentleman at the airport tube station says: "you have to go back to King's Cross to get your refund". This is how the TfL is ripping off tourists 😠
Would you suggest to just use a contactless credit card? Like visa
Best explanation in the whole web, thank you (I've seen many... really)
I enjoy watching your videos and you go in to detail on each one.😊
OMG! Now I finally know what a 'contactless' card is! LOL #feelsostupid Thanks, Joolz! I'm doing research for that next trip I've got planned. It's been way too long since I've visited (from California): 4 years!!! (Anybody in the UK who wants to switch places with me, please let me know. 😄 I belong in UK, not CA! 😉👍🇬🇧❤️)
Where are you in CA?
Oh, hello Joolz! 😃 I'm situated on the south-eastern side of the San Fran Bay Area. About 15 miles north of the official Silicon Valley. 😄
Oh, hello Joolz! 😃 I'm situated on the south-eastern side of the San Fran Bay Area. About 15 miles north of the official Silicon Valley. 😄
Oh, hello Joolz! 😃 I'm situated on the south-eastern side of the San Fran Bay Area. About 15 miles north of the official Silicon Valley. 😄
Does Apple Pay work as well?
And if you're using the bus, it's cheapest! The 'hopper fair' allows you to ride on as many busses and trams in an hour for the same price as one single journey! A new scheme in London!
Great!
So...if you are on and off busses within an hour...after you used your oyster card...at the first bus you are keep using the card without charging it??
@@MaCreationsZ if you change buses/tram during the 60mins after you first tap in, you wont get charged anything extra, so basically you travel for 1,5£
MaCreationsZ that’s right. You still tap your oyster every time you get on a bus and the system won’t charge you if it’s within an hour
Thanks for the video going to London tomorrow was unsure whether to get oyster card or travel card but now I've seen you use the machine I'll go with oyster
Always great and humorous videos
I'm late for this but the oyster caps at £4.50 for buses (not sure for tubes or train since I'm a bus person) and each bus ride is £1.50 and tubes and trains vary depending on how far you go.
Right, yes. It's cheaper if you only use the bus. I should have said that too.
Coming to London in April your videos are really helpful thank you
You really captured the London spirit of riding the tube!!
I live in London and I enjoy all the videos on this channel....
Thank you. Yes, I recognise your name!
i wanna go to the UK. i love british people so much.
Yes, we aren't so bad once you get to know us!
@@nationalistkommando4151 hahaha why are you watching this video then haha? You are just adorable little guy!
British people are very polite as far as I’m concerned
We’re pretty alright. Notice most of the people that slate us, live in England, and don’t wanna move away ;)
DIE SOVIET DEMOKRATIESE VOLKSREPUBLIEK VAN SILANSIA said by the guy with “DIE SOVIET DEMOKRATIESE VOLKSREPUBLIEK VAN SILANSIA” .... hypocrite much?!
Watching all joolzieeesss videos again. 👍👍👍👍. Love it thanks a lot.
Brilliant . Thanks....so much easier than reading loadsa info
Using the Oyster Card from the airport isn't always the the best way to go. This is how it works.
Heathrow - the tube goes right into the airport so buy a card from the machine and off you go. 50 pounds will be about right for a week.
Stansted - no Oyster available so all you can do is take the express to Liverpool Street and use the Oyster from there. It's a pretty decent ride of almost an hour. Tickets are cheaper if you buy online in advance.
Gatwick - this system was designed by a civil servant so of course it's confusing. You can use an Oyster to get in to London but if you do you will pay full price. You are better off buying in advance online and then using the Oyster once you arrive at Victoria or St Pancras.
your film is nice and helpful. Best regards.
Thank you
Gr8 stuff mate lived on Lambeth walk as a squatter for quite a time across the road from Bligh's house. Cheers. Keep it up.
Thank you Im going to London by July. Thats very helpful.
I love London. Its capital of the World in 21-th century!!! But could be cheaper obviously
Fun fact: In Victorian times you paid your fare with actual oysters, hence the name.
Wow really didn’t know that thanks 😁
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
No
Don't believe everything you read on the internet, some people like to tease tourists
Brilliant video! I've always wanted to go to the UK. Looks like it's all wired up over there. I got to hear some Cockney!
THANK YOU ! I did enjoy that, we are planning a trip from the United States and I can't wait !!! (I did sub you, because I like your sense of humor !)
You forgot to mention, when using your contact-less bank card, if you have more than one bank card, make sure you swipe in & out with the same card
haha i'm happy to see i didn't look like your tourist at all xD I once asked something to a lady on the tube, she was reading the paper or something, she was sitting right next to me so she heard me but she just ignored me completely. I thought old ladies were always kind and helpful. Now I get it. I broke the law xD maybe she was a bit deaf, too. Great video, Julz, really informative!!
Yes, human beings seem to have forgotten how to communicate. In Italy everyone would be talking and discussing things but I think it's something that happens in big cities like New York and Paris. So people from outside London are usually a bit more friendly, but after they've lived in London a while they become like everyone else. I'm just peculiar so I talk to everyone because I've got no friends :(
Hello how are you and were are you from
Thank you so much sir after I watch your episode. Me and my son went to emirates air line and we loved..... we won’t be never seen this part of London but because of you we celebrate Eid day out ones again thank and keep it up
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I also go on the Emirates Airline in my Greenwich video!
This practical video is fantastic. Thanks!
SO PLEASED I HAD REACHED 62, AS AT 60 ACQUIRED TFL 60+ OYSTER CARD WHICH LASTS UNTIL IM 66, THEN GET A PROPER FREEDOM PASS. SO NOW ITS TOTALLY FREE TRAVEL.
4 Qs here. . Thank you 🙏 for helping.
1. Just curious how the public boat system works in London? How are the ride costs determined?
2. What bus no. would you recommend us take to sightseeing London without joining the Private tours? I saw you taking bus no. 15. Is it that one?
3. Which transportation will you recommend save us money and most time efficient to take from central London to Gatwick Airport?
4. Is citymapper a useful app? Many thanks!
Ella Wu Citymapper is very useful
With the exception of buses, the longer the ride the bigger the fare. But as he said, there is a max per day.
For Q3, Gatwick Express is the fastest, but quite expensive. It goes into Victoria, connecting to the Circle and District lines, as well as the Victoria line. You can take a Southern service into Victoria as well, which is slower. Southern also links up to the Jubilee and Northern lines at London Bridge. The final option is Thameslink, that also goes to London Bridge and then goes directly into the City via Blackfriars. Hope this helps, though it's 3 years late.
@@mar07in helped me, I am flying in to Gatwick in the morning, traveling from the US. We'll look for Thameslink trains.
@@GeorgeWhittam Nice, hope you enjoy your stay in my country!
Thank you so Much! This is so helpful and practical.
Very happy with your video it is great, I feel like a very old Britain when I watch your video, very very happy, please keep uploading posts like this, our best wishes to you, thank you.
seriously if you want to know about my old city this is the best videos you can get i just watch this now for remembering that i lived here once and it was my city.
you dont need london books or anything just have Jools videos.
jools thanks for these mate.
I had visited London, England over 12 times!!! I totally fucking miss London!!!!!!
You can keep it. Shame you are not old enough to remember how great and beautiful london was over 30-40 years ago. That was london. Hardly any crime,safe streets and not totally overcrowded like now .
I have never been, but my cousin visited several times and she loved it. I would love to visit buy I don't think that I could take the 8 to 11 hour plane ride.
@@Arsenali28 it's all that diversity! 😣
" Excuse me , i´m going to look down at my phone now " . lol
So look amazing sharing
Beautiful place nice country 👍👍 London
thanks uncle joolz ... your channel is very useful im an student from indonesia so that i need a lot of information how to travel to london for my student exchange next year ..
Damn! I have lived in London my whole life and I never knew you could get a new oyster card from the machine. 😓
Great video!!
I buy them in the off license shop
@@andresin9048 That's the point: I know where to get them from but I had no idea "you could get a new oyster card from the machine."
@@aalphasplatt1153 Me neither until saw your vid. Thanks bro.
“Get out of the bloody way “ 😂 loool
I like your videos ~ they are so informative. ! thanks a lot,
God, you are so nice! I'm laughing sooo much while learning lots with you. I'm moving to London this autumn!
You need to do a “beer drinkers walking tour of London”
a very short one then
4:08 whenever I see Tate Modern, it always makes me think that it's giving me the middle finger. Beautiful.
Does this work in other cities too?
Thanks for the video!
I love London, I love your videos, can’t wait to go back to London.