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#Bus and tram - Transport for London

You can travel on buses and trams using an Oyster or contactless payment card with pay as you go credit, or you can add a Travelcard or Bus & Tram pass to your Oyster card.

Buses

You can use an Oyster or contactless payment card to pay as you go on all London buses that display the sign above. The pay as you go fare is 1.50.

Only touch your Oyster or contactless payment card on the yellow card reader when you board the bus.

You can't use cash to pay for your bus fare.

If you have a:

• Travelcard or Bus Tram Pass on your Oyster card
• Paper Day Travelcard
• One Day Bus Tram Pass

you can use it to travel on all buses in London that display the sign above.

Trams

You can use an Oyster or contactless payment card to pay as you go on all trams in London. The single pay as you go fare is 1.50. Cash single tickets are available from all ticket machines at tram stops and cost 2.50.

Both pay as you go and cash single tickets cover one transfer made between trams and/or connecting bus routes T31, T32, T33, 130 or 134 (made within 70 minutes of touching in to pay as you go at the start of your journey, or within 90 minutes of buying a cash single ticket).

If you have a Travelcard on your Oyster card or a paper Day Travelcard that includes either Zone 3, 4, 5 or 6, you can use it to travel on all trams.

If you have a Bus Tram Pass on your Oyster card or a One Day Bus Tram Pass, you can use it to travel on all trams.

Only touch your Oyster or contactless payment card on the yellow card reader on the platform at the start of your journey before boarding a tram. Do not touch out at the end of your journey, except at Wimbledon where you must touch out at the ticket gates when leaving the station.