Can I get Oyster cards at Gatwick airport in the evening?
Is there a place to buy Oyster cards at Gatwick airport?
I can not find the information anywhere and since I will be travelling zone 1-4 during my stay I think it is the best option.
uk trains london lgw oyster-card
edited Jul 31 '16 at 18:58
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Is there a place to buy Oyster cards at Gatwick airport?
I can not find the information anywhere and since I will be travelling zone 1-4 during my stay I think it is the best option.
uk trains london lgw oyster-card
edited Jul 31 '16 at 18:58
Willeke♦
31.1k1087163
asked Jul 31 '16 at 18:01
StinaStina
6113
1
Maybe useful: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/72981/… And maybe wait till you are in London before you buy the card: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/71101/gatwick-to-london/…
– Willeke♦
Jul 31 '16 at 18:15
2
Feel compelled to mention that if you have a contactless credit/debit card you can get around just as fine, the fare will still be capped as usual, depending on whether you travel peak or off-peak, the only benefit to an Oyster card right now is if you're entitled to some kind of discount (such as a student one) or you want to put on a season ticket.
– Nobilis
Aug 1 '16 at 7:17
@paj28 - not true. Since Jan 2015 you have been able to travel to/from Gatwick by Oyster: tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/news-articles/…
– abligh
Aug 1 '16 at 8:04
2
@Nobilis It's not true that those are the only benefits. If your contactless card is connected to a non-UK bank account, you'll probably have to pay transaction and/or exchange fees each time you use it in the UK. Because of that, it can be better to make a few relatively large transactions (e.g., buying an Oyster card and topping it up) than many small transactions whose total is the same amount (e.g., paying contactless every time you use the tube).
– David Richerby
Aug 1 '16 at 9:24
@abligh - thanks for the correction - and good to know they fixed it
– paj28
Aug 1 '16 at 9:29
|
show 2 more comments
Is there a place to buy Oyster cards at Gatwick airport?
I can not find the information anywhere and since I will be travelling zone 1-4 during my stay I think it is the best option.
uk trains london lgw oyster-card
edited Jul 31 '16 at 18:58
Willeke♦
31.1k1087163
asked Jul 31 '16 at 18:01
StinaStina
6113
Is there a place to buy Oyster cards at Gatwick airport?
I can not find the information anywhere and since I will be travelling zone 1-4 during my stay I think it is the best option.
uk trains london lgw oyster-card
uk trains london lgw oyster-card
edited Jul 31 '16 at 18:58
Willeke♦
31.1k1087163
asked Jul 31 '16 at 18:01
StinaStina
6113
edited Jul 31 '16 at 18:58
Willeke♦
31.1k1087163
asked Jul 31 '16 at 18:01
StinaStina
6113
edited Jul 31 '16 at 18:58
Willeke♦
31.1k1087163
edited Jul 31 '16 at 18:58
Willeke♦
31.1k1087163
edited Jul 31 '16 at 18:58
Willeke♦
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31.1k1087163
asked Jul 31 '16 at 18:01
StinaStina
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asked Jul 31 '16 at 18:01
StinaStina
6113
asked Jul 31 '16 at 18:01
StinaStina
6113
6113
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Maybe useful: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/72981/… And maybe wait till you are in London before you buy the card: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/71101/gatwick-to-london/…
– Willeke♦
Jul 31 '16 at 18:15
2
Feel compelled to mention that if you have a contactless credit/debit card you can get around just as fine, the fare will still be capped as usual, depending on whether you travel peak or off-peak, the only benefit to an Oyster card right now is if you're entitled to some kind of discount (such as a student one) or you want to put on a season ticket.
– Nobilis
Aug 1 '16 at 7:17
@paj28 - not true. Since Jan 2015 you have been able to travel to/from Gatwick by Oyster: tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/news-articles/…
– abligh
Aug 1 '16 at 8:04
2
@Nobilis It's not true that those are the only benefits. If your contactless card is connected to a non-UK bank account, you'll probably have to pay transaction and/or exchange fees each time you use it in the UK. Because of that, it can be better to make a few relatively large transactions (e.g., buying an Oyster card and topping it up) than many small transactions whose total is the same amount (e.g., paying contactless every time you use the tube).
– David Richerby
Aug 1 '16 at 9:24
@abligh - thanks for the correction - and good to know they fixed it
– paj28
Aug 1 '16 at 9:29
|
show 2 more comments
1
Maybe useful: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/72981/… And maybe wait till you are in London before you buy the card: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/71101/gatwick-to-london/…
– Willeke♦
Jul 31 '16 at 18:15
2
Feel compelled to mention that if you have a contactless credit/debit card you can get around just as fine, the fare will still be capped as usual, depending on whether you travel peak or off-peak, the only benefit to an Oyster card right now is if you're entitled to some kind of discount (such as a student one) or you want to put on a season ticket.
– Nobilis
Aug 1 '16 at 7:17
@paj28 - not true. Since Jan 2015 you have been able to travel to/from Gatwick by Oyster: tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/news-articles/…
– abligh
Aug 1 '16 at 8:04
2
@Nobilis It's not true that those are the only benefits. If your contactless card is connected to a non-UK bank account, you'll probably have to pay transaction and/or exchange fees each time you use it in the UK. Because of that, it can be better to make a few relatively large transactions (e.g., buying an Oyster card and topping it up) than many small transactions whose total is the same amount (e.g., paying contactless every time you use the tube).
– David Richerby
Aug 1 '16 at 9:24
@abligh - thanks for the correction - and good to know they fixed it
– paj28
Aug 1 '16 at 9:29
1
1
Maybe useful: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/72981/… And maybe wait till you are in London before you buy the card: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/71101/gatwick-to-london/…
– Willeke♦
Jul 31 '16 at 18:15
Maybe useful: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/72981/… And maybe wait till you are in London before you buy the card: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/71101/gatwick-to-london/…
– Willeke♦
Jul 31 '16 at 18:15
2
2
Feel compelled to mention that if you have a contactless credit/debit card you can get around just as fine, the fare will still be capped as usual, depending on whether you travel peak or off-peak, the only benefit to an Oyster card right now is if you're entitled to some kind of discount (such as a student one) or you want to put on a season ticket.
– Nobilis
Aug 1 '16 at 7:17
Feel compelled to mention that if you have a contactless credit/debit card you can get around just as fine, the fare will still be capped as usual, depending on whether you travel peak or off-peak, the only benefit to an Oyster card right now is if you're entitled to some kind of discount (such as a student one) or you want to put on a season ticket.
– Nobilis
Aug 1 '16 at 7:17
@paj28 - not true. Since Jan 2015 you have been able to travel to/from Gatwick by Oyster: tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/news-articles/…
– abligh
Aug 1 '16 at 8:04
@paj28 - not true. Since Jan 2015 you have been able to travel to/from Gatwick by Oyster: tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/news-articles/…
– abligh
Aug 1 '16 at 8:04
2
2
@Nobilis It's not true that those are the only benefits. If your contactless card is connected to a non-UK bank account, you'll probably have to pay transaction and/or exchange fees each time you use it in the UK. Because of that, it can be better to make a few relatively large transactions (e.g., buying an Oyster card and topping it up) than many small transactions whose total is the same amount (e.g., paying contactless every time you use the tube).
– David Richerby
Aug 1 '16 at 9:24
@Nobilis It's not true that those are the only benefits. If your contactless card is connected to a non-UK bank account, you'll probably have to pay transaction and/or exchange fees each time you use it in the UK. Because of that, it can be better to make a few relatively large transactions (e.g., buying an Oyster card and topping it up) than many small transactions whose total is the same amount (e.g., paying contactless every time you use the tube).
– David Richerby
Aug 1 '16 at 9:24
@abligh - thanks for the correction - and good to know they fixed it
– paj28
Aug 1 '16 at 9:29
@abligh - thanks for the correction - and good to know they fixed it
– paj28
Aug 1 '16 at 9:29
|
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This site says that you can buy Visitor OysterCards at the GatwickExpress ticket office, and also pre-order them and have them delivered. The Gatwick Express site says that the ticket office at Gatwick is open 24 x 7.
You may not need an Oyster Card at all if your debit card does contactless payments.
Gatwick trains now accept contactless payments
This includes Gatwick Express.
You can also use contactless cards as an alternative to Oyster Cards on TFL, so your total fares are capped. That site has information about whether your contactless card will work.
answered Jul 31 '16 at 18:57
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According to this Tripadvisor post:
London Airports: Heathrow Underground station and Gatwick Express
station sell Oyster
Also stated on Gatwick Express's site:
You can purchase a Visitor Oyster Card online or you can simply visit
the ticket window when you arrive at Gatwick Airport Train Station.
Also from visitlondon:
You can also buy an Oyster Card at the Skybreak Service Centre in both
terminals and at the Gatwick Airport train station.
All that's lacking is an actual confirmation that someone actually has bought an Oyster there...
answered Jul 31 '16 at 18:52
BerwynBerwyn
26.3k658133
@pnuts It would be good to find a confirmation anecdote somewhere
– Berwyn
Jul 31 '16 at 19:03
2
I bought an oyster card at the Gatwick express desk right outside of international arrivals a little over a week ago. I don't know if the table is manned late at night, but they do sell them there.
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Jul 31 '16 at 19:18
1
@RoddyoftheFrozenPeas Sounds good. Must be available whenever Gatwick Express is open then surely
– Berwyn
Jul 31 '16 at 19:24
4
@pnuts: LGW isn't in London :-)
– Nate Eldredge
Jul 31 '16 at 20:33
add a comment |
The Visitor Centres at Gatwick Airport close at 16:00 daily, so if you arrive in the evening, you won't be able to buy an Oyster card at one of Gatwick's Visitor Centres. Additionally, there are no Oyster Ticket Stops, shops authorised to sell and top up Oyster cards, at Gatwick.
You may be able to buy a Visitor Oyster card in your home country and thereby already have it when you arrive in the UK.
That said, you don't necessarily need to have an Oyster card on arrival in Gatwick. You can pay for rail tickets with some other method, and buy an Oyster card when you reach central London. In fact, you might not need an Oyster card at all; see my other answer for all the places you can legitimately buy an Oyster card and alternative ways to pay for Underground travel.
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This site says that you can buy Visitor OysterCards at the GatwickExpress ticket office, and also pre-order them and have them delivered. The Gatwick Express site says that the ticket office at Gatwick is open 24 x 7.
You may not need an Oyster Card at all if your debit card does contactless payments.
Gatwick trains now accept contactless payments
This includes Gatwick Express.
You can also use contactless cards as an alternative to Oyster Cards on TFL, so your total fares are capped. That site has information about whether your contactless card will work.
answered Jul 31 '16 at 18:57
djnadjna
3,0951424
add a comment |
This site says that you can buy Visitor OysterCards at the GatwickExpress ticket office, and also pre-order them and have them delivered. The Gatwick Express site says that the ticket office at Gatwick is open 24 x 7.
You may not need an Oyster Card at all if your debit card does contactless payments.
Gatwick trains now accept contactless payments
This includes Gatwick Express.
You can also use contactless cards as an alternative to Oyster Cards on TFL, so your total fares are capped. That site has information about whether your contactless card will work.
answered Jul 31 '16 at 18:57
djnadjna
3,0951424
add a comment |
This site says that you can buy Visitor OysterCards at the GatwickExpress ticket office, and also pre-order them and have them delivered. The Gatwick Express site says that the ticket office at Gatwick is open 24 x 7.
You may not need an Oyster Card at all if your debit card does contactless payments.
Gatwick trains now accept contactless payments
This includes Gatwick Express.
You can also use contactless cards as an alternative to Oyster Cards on TFL, so your total fares are capped. That site has information about whether your contactless card will work.
answered Jul 31 '16 at 18:57
djnadjna
3,0951424
This site says that you can buy Visitor OysterCards at the GatwickExpress ticket office, and also pre-order them and have them delivered. The Gatwick Express site says that the ticket office at Gatwick is open 24 x 7.
You may not need an Oyster Card at all if your debit card does contactless payments.
Gatwick trains now accept contactless payments
This includes Gatwick Express.
You can also use contactless cards as an alternative to Oyster Cards on TFL, so your total fares are capped. That site has information about whether your contactless card will work.
answered Jul 31 '16 at 18:57
djnadjna
3,0951424
answered Jul 31 '16 at 18:57
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answered Jul 31 '16 at 18:57
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According to this Tripadvisor post:
London Airports: Heathrow Underground station and Gatwick Express
station sell Oyster
Also stated on Gatwick Express's site:
You can purchase a Visitor Oyster Card online or you can simply visit
the ticket window when you arrive at Gatwick Airport Train Station.
Also from visitlondon:
You can also buy an Oyster Card at the Skybreak Service Centre in both
terminals and at the Gatwick Airport train station.
All that's lacking is an actual confirmation that someone actually has bought an Oyster there...
answered Jul 31 '16 at 18:52
BerwynBerwyn
26.3k658133
@pnuts It would be good to find a confirmation anecdote somewhere
– Berwyn
Jul 31 '16 at 19:03
2
I bought an oyster card at the Gatwick express desk right outside of international arrivals a little over a week ago. I don't know if the table is manned late at night, but they do sell them there.
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Jul 31 '16 at 19:18
1
@RoddyoftheFrozenPeas Sounds good. Must be available whenever Gatwick Express is open then surely
– Berwyn
Jul 31 '16 at 19:24
4
@pnuts: LGW isn't in London :-)
– Nate Eldredge
Jul 31 '16 at 20:33
add a comment |
According to this Tripadvisor post:
London Airports: Heathrow Underground station and Gatwick Express
station sell Oyster
Also stated on Gatwick Express's site:
You can purchase a Visitor Oyster Card online or you can simply visit
the ticket window when you arrive at Gatwick Airport Train Station.
Also from visitlondon:
You can also buy an Oyster Card at the Skybreak Service Centre in both
terminals and at the Gatwick Airport train station.
All that's lacking is an actual confirmation that someone actually has bought an Oyster there...
answered Jul 31 '16 at 18:52
BerwynBerwyn
26.3k658133
@pnuts It would be good to find a confirmation anecdote somewhere
– Berwyn
Jul 31 '16 at 19:03
2
I bought an oyster card at the Gatwick express desk right outside of international arrivals a little over a week ago. I don't know if the table is manned late at night, but they do sell them there.
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Jul 31 '16 at 19:18
1
@RoddyoftheFrozenPeas Sounds good. Must be available whenever Gatwick Express is open then surely
– Berwyn
Jul 31 '16 at 19:24
4
@pnuts: LGW isn't in London :-)
– Nate Eldredge
Jul 31 '16 at 20:33
add a comment |
According to this Tripadvisor post:
London Airports: Heathrow Underground station and Gatwick Express
station sell Oyster
Also stated on Gatwick Express's site:
You can purchase a Visitor Oyster Card online or you can simply visit
the ticket window when you arrive at Gatwick Airport Train Station.
Also from visitlondon:
You can also buy an Oyster Card at the Skybreak Service Centre in both
terminals and at the Gatwick Airport train station.
All that's lacking is an actual confirmation that someone actually has bought an Oyster there...
answered Jul 31 '16 at 18:52
BerwynBerwyn
26.3k658133
According to this Tripadvisor post:
London Airports: Heathrow Underground station and Gatwick Express
station sell Oyster
Also stated on Gatwick Express's site:
You can purchase a Visitor Oyster Card online or you can simply visit
the ticket window when you arrive at Gatwick Airport Train Station.
Also from visitlondon:
You can also buy an Oyster Card at the Skybreak Service Centre in both
terminals and at the Gatwick Airport train station.
All that's lacking is an actual confirmation that someone actually has bought an Oyster there...
answered Jul 31 '16 at 18:52
BerwynBerwyn
26.3k658133
edited Jul 31 '16 at 19:08
answered Jul 31 '16 at 18:52
BerwynBerwyn
26.3k658133
answered Jul 31 '16 at 18:52
BerwynBerwyn
26.3k658133
answered Jul 31 '16 at 18:52
BerwynBerwyn
26.3k658133
26.3k658133
@pnuts It would be good to find a confirmation anecdote somewhere
– Berwyn
Jul 31 '16 at 19:03
2
I bought an oyster card at the Gatwick express desk right outside of international arrivals a little over a week ago. I don't know if the table is manned late at night, but they do sell them there.
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Jul 31 '16 at 19:18
1
@RoddyoftheFrozenPeas Sounds good. Must be available whenever Gatwick Express is open then surely
– Berwyn
Jul 31 '16 at 19:24
4
@pnuts: LGW isn't in London :-)
– Nate Eldredge
Jul 31 '16 at 20:33
add a comment |
@pnuts It would be good to find a confirmation anecdote somewhere
– Berwyn
Jul 31 '16 at 19:03
2
I bought an oyster card at the Gatwick express desk right outside of international arrivals a little over a week ago. I don't know if the table is manned late at night, but they do sell them there.
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Jul 31 '16 at 19:18
1
@RoddyoftheFrozenPeas Sounds good. Must be available whenever Gatwick Express is open then surely
– Berwyn
Jul 31 '16 at 19:24
4
@pnuts: LGW isn't in London :-)
– Nate Eldredge
Jul 31 '16 at 20:33
@pnuts It would be good to find a confirmation anecdote somewhere
– Berwyn
Jul 31 '16 at 19:03
@pnuts It would be good to find a confirmation anecdote somewhere
– Berwyn
Jul 31 '16 at 19:03
2
2
I bought an oyster card at the Gatwick express desk right outside of international arrivals a little over a week ago. I don't know if the table is manned late at night, but they do sell them there.
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Jul 31 '16 at 19:18
I bought an oyster card at the Gatwick express desk right outside of international arrivals a little over a week ago. I don't know if the table is manned late at night, but they do sell them there.
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Jul 31 '16 at 19:18
1
1
@RoddyoftheFrozenPeas Sounds good. Must be available whenever Gatwick Express is open then surely
– Berwyn
Jul 31 '16 at 19:24
@RoddyoftheFrozenPeas Sounds good. Must be available whenever Gatwick Express is open then surely
– Berwyn
Jul 31 '16 at 19:24
4
4
@pnuts: LGW isn't in London :-)
– Nate Eldredge
Jul 31 '16 at 20:33
@pnuts: LGW isn't in London :-)
– Nate Eldredge
Jul 31 '16 at 20:33
add a comment |
The Visitor Centres at Gatwick Airport close at 16:00 daily, so if you arrive in the evening, you won't be able to buy an Oyster card at one of Gatwick's Visitor Centres. Additionally, there are no Oyster Ticket Stops, shops authorised to sell and top up Oyster cards, at Gatwick.
You may be able to buy a Visitor Oyster card in your home country and thereby already have it when you arrive in the UK.
That said, you don't necessarily need to have an Oyster card on arrival in Gatwick. You can pay for rail tickets with some other method, and buy an Oyster card when you reach central London. In fact, you might not need an Oyster card at all; see my other answer for all the places you can legitimately buy an Oyster card and alternative ways to pay for Underground travel.
answered Jul 31 '16 at 18:10
Michael HamptonMichael Hampton
36.6k282165
add a comment |
The Visitor Centres at Gatwick Airport close at 16:00 daily, so if you arrive in the evening, you won't be able to buy an Oyster card at one of Gatwick's Visitor Centres. Additionally, there are no Oyster Ticket Stops, shops authorised to sell and top up Oyster cards, at Gatwick.
You may be able to buy a Visitor Oyster card in your home country and thereby already have it when you arrive in the UK.
That said, you don't necessarily need to have an Oyster card on arrival in Gatwick. You can pay for rail tickets with some other method, and buy an Oyster card when you reach central London. In fact, you might not need an Oyster card at all; see my other answer for all the places you can legitimately buy an Oyster card and alternative ways to pay for Underground travel.
answered Jul 31 '16 at 18:10
Michael HamptonMichael Hampton
36.6k282165
add a comment |
The Visitor Centres at Gatwick Airport close at 16:00 daily, so if you arrive in the evening, you won't be able to buy an Oyster card at one of Gatwick's Visitor Centres. Additionally, there are no Oyster Ticket Stops, shops authorised to sell and top up Oyster cards, at Gatwick.
You may be able to buy a Visitor Oyster card in your home country and thereby already have it when you arrive in the UK.
That said, you don't necessarily need to have an Oyster card on arrival in Gatwick. You can pay for rail tickets with some other method, and buy an Oyster card when you reach central London. In fact, you might not need an Oyster card at all; see my other answer for all the places you can legitimately buy an Oyster card and alternative ways to pay for Underground travel.
answered Jul 31 '16 at 18:10
Michael HamptonMichael Hampton
36.6k282165
The Visitor Centres at Gatwick Airport close at 16:00 daily, so if you arrive in the evening, you won't be able to buy an Oyster card at one of Gatwick's Visitor Centres. Additionally, there are no Oyster Ticket Stops, shops authorised to sell and top up Oyster cards, at Gatwick.
You may be able to buy a Visitor Oyster card in your home country and thereby already have it when you arrive in the UK.
That said, you don't necessarily need to have an Oyster card on arrival in Gatwick. You can pay for rail tickets with some other method, and buy an Oyster card when you reach central London. In fact, you might not need an Oyster card at all; see my other answer for all the places you can legitimately buy an Oyster card and alternative ways to pay for Underground travel.
answered Jul 31 '16 at 18:10
Michael HamptonMichael Hampton
36.6k282165
edited May 3 '18 at 2:40
answered Jul 31 '16 at 18:10
Michael HamptonMichael Hampton
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answered Jul 31 '16 at 18:10
Michael HamptonMichael Hampton
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Maybe useful: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/72981/… And maybe wait till you are in London before you buy the card: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/71101/gatwick-to-london/…
– Willeke♦
Jul 31 '16 at 18:15
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Feel compelled to mention that if you have a contactless credit/debit card you can get around just as fine, the fare will still be capped as usual, depending on whether you travel peak or off-peak, the only benefit to an Oyster card right now is if you're entitled to some kind of discount (such as a student one) or you want to put on a season ticket.
– Nobilis
Aug 1 '16 at 7:17
@paj28 - not true. Since Jan 2015 you have been able to travel to/from Gatwick by Oyster: tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/news-articles/…
– abligh
Aug 1 '16 at 8:04
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@Nobilis It's not true that those are the only benefits. If your contactless card is connected to a non-UK bank account, you'll probably have to pay transaction and/or exchange fees each time you use it in the UK. Because of that, it can be better to make a few relatively large transactions (e.g., buying an Oyster card and topping it up) than many small transactions whose total is the same amount (e.g., paying contactless every time you use the tube).
– David Richerby
Aug 1 '16 at 9:24
@abligh - thanks for the correction - and good to know they fixed it
– paj28
Aug 1 '16 at 9:29