That groggy first day back at work of 2011 will be bad enough, but it’ll also include fare rises for London’s commuters. For zone 3 stations such as Charlton, Westcombe Park and Woolwich Dockyard, there’s a mixed picture. Most off-peak fares are frozen, but there’s sharp increases to one-day travelcards. Meanwhile, the abolition of travelcards and Oyster price caps for zones 2-6 opens up the possibility of incredibly steep rises for anyone who doesn’t have to travel into central London. There’s no figures yet for paper tickets, or for monthly/ annual travelcards.
Single Oyster fares from January 2011:
Peak fares apply before 9.30am and between 4pm-6.59pm.
| Off-peak | Old peak | New peak | Peak % rise | |
| Zone 1-3 | £2.00 | £2.60 | £2.80 | +7.7% |
| 1-3 +tube | £3.20* | £3.70 | £4.10 | +10.8% |
| Zone 3 | £1.30 | £1.40 | £1.50 | +7.1% |
| 2-3, 3-4 | £1.50 | £1.80 | £1.90 | +5.5% |
| Zones 3-5 | £1.70 | £2.20 | £2.30 | +4.5% |
| Zones 3-6 | £2.00 | £2.70 | £2.90 | +7.4% |
*this off-peak fare is up by 10p (3.2%)
Weekly travelcards
| Old rate | New rate | % rise | |
| Zones 1-3 | £30.20 | £32.20 | +6.6% |
| 2-3, 3-4 | £19.00 | £20.80 | +9.4% |
| Zones 3-5 | £21.40 | £22.80 | +6.5% |
| Zones 3-6 | £25.60 | £27.40 | +7% |
Peak travelcards/ Oyster fare caps (if you travel before 9.30am)
| Old fare/cap | New fare/cap | % rise | |
| Zone 1-3 | £8.60 | £10.00 | +16.2% |
| Zone 1-4 | £10.00 | £10.00 | – | Zone 1-6 | £14.80 | £15.00 | +1.3% |
| Zone 2-6 | £9* | £10-£15 | +11.1-66.6% |
*zones 2-6 tickets/fare caps withdrawn.
Off-Peak travelcards/ Oyster fare caps (after 9.30am and at weekends)
| Old fare/cap | New fare/cap | % rise | |
| Zone 1-4 | £6.30 | £7.30 | +15.8% | Zone 1-6 | £7.50 | £8.00 | +6.6% |
| Zone 2-6 | £5.10* | £7.30-£8.00 | +43.1-56.8% |
*zones 2-6 tickets/fare caps withdrawn.
Any news on changes to 18 Oyster Travelcards/fares? Am on mobile in middle of Lake District with shoddy phone signal, would like to know how much of a shock I have coming when I return on Sunday…
Not to hand, but when you get back into range it’ll be in this PDF.