Contactless vs Oyster Card EXPLAINED: Which card to choose, London Travel
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- Oyster Card or Contactless Payment- which one should you choose, use, get when travelling in London? This video explains it. Here we compare both options and in the Travel Playlist we made you will get all the information you need- how to buy an Oyster Card, how to use an Oyster Card, How to travel in the London Underground, what is Capping and much more. Definitely check that out. The link is just few lines below..
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Thank you for making this video! It helped a lot! There is one last question I have, Pavel. I will be staying in Croydon for 2 weeks and travelling into London almost daily to sight-see. If that's the case, which one would you recommend for me? Thank you. :) And Happy New Year!!!
Hi Kylie, happy new year:))
as you said "almost daily" I would recommend to use PAYG (Pay as you go). Just top up some amount on your Oyster Card or directly go Contactless if you have a UK bank card. The difference in the price will come if you buy for a longer period like a month.
There is another option: there are railcards that are only for the Railways. I tried to look for prices but could not find anything specific. Ask the staff at any station and make a basic math. The good thing about Croydon is that you will have trains from there going to Victoria & London Bridge. With a change you can get to Waterloo and Camden Town. If the math is in your favour to take only a railcard, then travel to the city and then walk around. If the distance is too long sometimes, then take a bus. It is only £1.50 and if you take a second bus within 1 hour from the first journey, the second trip is for free. Just use the same card;)
Drop me a message @curiouspavel on Instagram or Facebook and let me know what interests you have. I can make you a personal plan for a better experience:)
Really good video Pavel. I am sure for most of the tourists this video will help a lot.
+Office? No thanks! I really hope so. Thanks for stopping by once more 😁😊
Thanks for another financial saver for my trip to London some day. You really help out alot!!! Thanks Curious Pavle! 😊😃🖒
+Lego Starwars Headquarters hey! Good to see you are still around. I'm thinking of making you a surprise but don't know when yet :-)
Super explanation, thanks.
Thanks, Nazmul:) If you have any questions do let me know let directly check this playlist explaining about travelling in London 👉 🇬🇧 czcams.com/play/PLf8kHS7wm8wLKW3Jxxi0C9L7t3KS2C59G.html
Excellent
Thank You Curious Pavel.. after watching this Video..we fix to use Oyster card instead for our London trip Feb18😀..greeting from Indonesia and keep it up a good work..coz your video its really helpful!
+SRI SULASTRI oh, you are from Indonesia? I went to Bali last September. It was great!:) I have tons of footage which will go to 5-7-8 videos. Where are you from exactly?:)
Curious Pavel wow..Bali ?cool..it is one of best islands in my country..well I live in Jakarta, Indonesia..
+SRI SULASTRI all I saw from Jakarta was the airport. Quite nice though 😁 is your city affected by the volcano? 🙁
Curious Pavel well my city not affected but it affected my business.. I m in travel Business phew...many clients cancel and refund their tickets and hotels..coz Bali is still the major tourist attraction even 4 local tourist as well..
+SRI SULASTRI sorry to hear that. I'm hoping things settle soon. Last erruption had consequences for about a year :o
What about the contactless Revolut Card ?
Not a problem. Go for it 🙂
Curious Pavel Направо на български да попитам дали знаеш за revolut дали взима такса , ако я използвам като плащане на метрото ?
Не, няма такси:) ако сте с британска банкова сметка просто свържете банковия акаунт с revolut картата и сте готови.
Hi could you please assist me how to buy weekly travel card on contacless my contaclees is attached with tfl website
Hi Shah,
Last time I checked you can't purchase a travel card from the website with a contactless method.
Either use contactless to travel or buy a card from the machines at the stations.
Or if you mean toping up your oyster, you can do that even by using the oyster card app.
Have a look at the videos
🇬🇧 How to Travel in London 🚇: czcams.com/play/PLf8kHS7wm8wLKW3Jxxi0C9L7t3KS2C59G.html
You'll find a lot of information here. Let me know if you still have any questions.
Hey curious Pavel
Good video. I travel via bus and then take jubilee line. The travel in the jubilee line is from zone 2 to zone 2? And I will be undertaking this journey for a long time.
In this case, what should be the best option for me?
Thank you in advance!
Hi Bothra. Thanks for the question.
If you don't want to be bothered with topping up your Ouster Card then just go contactless. It's gonna be the same for weekly travels. However, if you buy a monthly Oyster, then you'll save instead of buying every week. Also, if you buy a yearly card, you'll also save (a month or even more of paying).
Hope this helps :)
Curious Pavel thank you😊
Any time :)
Here's a whole playlist about travelling in London in case you need something else 👉 🇬🇧 How to Travel in London 🚇: czcams.com/play/PLf8kHS7wm8wLKW3Jxxi0C9L7t3KS2C59G.html
At first I thank you to make the video.However if I use the oyster card one day as pay as you go and next day stop it and after next day I do like to use it as pay as you go mode then can I get daily cap as usual ? Thank you
Yes, still good for the capping 🤙
And I'm happy you found this helpful. I've created a whole playlist around this subject in case you need more info
@@CuriousPavel thank you
@@CuriousPavel thank you
I use the bus a lot and get a monthly bus pass. I rarely use the tube but when I do I top up my oyster. Would you advise me to use my contactless card instead?
Hi Rishi,
if it is rarely that you use the tube, I believe using your contactless card would be enough. You will get the same charges. If you still want to keep using your Oyster, I can recommend to use the App to top up. It is much, muuuch more easier rather than going to any stations to top up there. Here is a video explanation of the app --> czcams.com/video/Hf9Hg-UCgtA/video.html
Hit me up if you have more questions:)
Curious Pavel
Thanks buddy. Great video.
Hey thanks for the video it's very helpful however I have one question. I'm going to London for 7 days from a Sunday to the next Sunday and every day I only plan to travel in zones 1-2 except the second last day on the Saturday where I'm going to Tottenham stadium which will be beyond those zones. Does this mean it will ruin the weekly cap for that one journey and I will be charged way more if I went over it? I was just going to use my contactless but I wonder if I should get an oyster card and then just use my contactless for that one journey so it doesn't mess up the weekly cap? I'm in the UK so I don't get charged extra on contactless. And is a 7 day travelcard worth it? I saw it's a paper thing and works a bit differently because I pay in advance and get unlimited travel. I hope you understand what I mean about the zones and the weekly cap because of that journey, thanks.
Hi
Thank you:)
Yes, that would mean you would mess up the weekly cap.
Oyster is better than paper tickets.
Or just use another contactless.
Hope that helps:)
I'm sorry I didn't quite understand the last part of your video you said for daily or weekly we should buy the contactless but for monthly or yearly we should also use contactless. Did you mean oyster for monthly/yearly?
Yes, I meant the Oyster at the end.
Apologies for the confusion, Chris. I haven't even noticed it till now.
Hey hoping you can help me! I'm going to London for 5 days. My hotel is in zone 2 and we're probably just going to stay in zone 1 and 2. We are also going to travel to the hotel from gatwick airport and want to go to Stonehenge. I'm confused with what I should get. A travel card or Oyster card? And then can I add more money just for the airport trips and Stonehenge trip?
sure thing!
Lets start with the transport from the airport. You will not need neither a travel card or an Oyster card. You will need to buy a ticket either from there or online before that. Don't bother online to be honest. Trains may get you to central London slightly faster but they are much more expensive than the buses. All the transport options will bring you to the major places in the city like Victoria coach Station or Liverpool street. From there you can get the public transport. AVOID TRAVEL CARDS. Get an Oyster card and you will get better rates. You can order your Oyster Card online from this website -> goo.gl/LWBZyj and it can be delivered to your home address or for a cheaper delivery order it to your hostel or friends you stay with. It was 2 pounds delivery in UK if I remember correctly.
To Stonehenge you wont be able to travel with the Oyster Card. Similar as with the airport transfer, you will need to buy a train ticket(s). Ask the staff at the underground while you are travelling in the city. They are usually very friendly.
You can always add money to your Oyster card. When you go through the barriers you will see your balance displayed. You can also check it at the machines.
Here's a playlist we put together that covers all about the travelling about London -> czcams.com/video/sMWcIl-bx1w/video.html
Five days is not much for a big city like London. I might be able to help you out with that. I am offering a free walking tour in central London. We will see the main things and you will get to know something about them. Here's more about the tour: curiouspavel.com/?page_id=1131
Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions :)
Thanks so much, this definitely helps!
hey curious pavel. if you remember Lego star wars headquarters. well that's me. you see long story short I ain't using that channel anymore so yep it's me that comments on all you vids. -Lego Star wars Headquarters
+Hayden Wilson awesome! Nice to meet you, Hayden;)
Curious Pavel Well I'm happy to be back on board with the curious crew
+Hayden Wilson love it ♡
Great travel advice, here. Travel in London is so expensive and can be really confusing as far as tickets etc goes. I think many travellers from overseas would avoid buying an Oyster as they think "oh, I'm only here for a short time", not realising they will more than get their money back on the savings from the capping, and also that their deposit is refundable. My Mum went to London last year, and I lent her my Oyster card and topped it up online for her, so she was ready to go when she got there!
Another really positive point, from a tourist's point of view, is that your journey history is online so when you get home to your humdrum existence again, after the dizzying sights, sounds and smells of London, you can look at your journey history and marvel about where you've been: "Oh, that was when we visited the Victoria & Albert Museum, etc ("South Kensington to Paddington")"
Another lovely day in your office. Thanks, guys. Cheers, Michael.
+Michael Gask yes, indeed. Many people don't bother with the Oyster because of their "short stay". And the fact that you can see your journeys is a great tip indeed. I didn't think to point that out but really it might be a point of interest to some.
Thanks, Mike:)
I have a question. Does the capping mean eg I am in one day in 10 busses and in 10 tubes. Then the cap will count bus+underground ? So 4+8 pound for eg Zone 1/2. that means it will cost for this day 12 pound ?
@@gunesyldz8553 Yes. That’s right. As long as you use your card, it keeps track of your bus/tube/tram/DLR journeys and when you have reached the cost of the daily cap, everything after is free (as long as it is in the same fare zones)
@@gunesyldz8553 currently the daily cap for Zones 1 and 2 is £7.70 so you can travel all day in Zones 1 and 2 and after you reach £7.70 all trips (in Zone 1 and 2) will be free. In March, the price goes up to £8.10
It's so good to have London experts around 😍😘
I have used an oyster for 3 of my trips to London. Now we have contactless cards in the USA and ours has no foreign transaction fees. We use Visa from Bank of America and use it contactless at home all the time. Will these cards work for TFL? Do I need to register the cards with TFL before using them?
Contactless card works on the tfl. The only thing you'll have is the exchange rate and I don't know what that would be.
You cans till register your contactless with TFL if you wish. That way you can track your travels
Hope that helps
Here's more information on Travelling in London
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@@CuriousPavel thanks and Aloha!
Anytime. I'm here if you ever have any other questions
Fix your audio brother haha
Thanks ;)