This is an article with information about Oyster card which will prove useful for everyone travelling to London.
What is Oyster?
With an Oyster card you can:
- Store credit to pay as you go
- Add Travelcards if they’re for longer than a day
- Add Bus & Tram Passes
- Add adult discounts
- Add National Railcards or Gold Card discounts
- Get child discounts with an Oyster photocard
- Add your card to a contactless and Oyster account, so that if it’s lost or stolen no one else can use it, and you can get a refund if you’re eligible for one
Reusable and flexible
You can top up with pay as you go credit or renew your Travelcard or Bus & Tram Pass on the same Oyster card when you need to.
If you keep both pay as you go credit and a Travelcard or Bus & Tram Pass on your Oyster card at the same time, it works out which one to use to make sure you never pay more than you need.
When you get a new Oyster card, you’ll need to pay a £5 deposit. If you decide you don’t need it anymore, return your Oyster card to us and we’ll refund your deposit.
No longer need your Oyster card?
Unused pay as you go credit stays on your Oyster card until you want to use it. If you don’t need your Oyster card anymore, you can get a refund of any remaining pay as you go and your deposit.
Sourse: https://tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments/oyster/what-is-oyster