FOI request detail

Oyster card minimum balance need to enter certain stations

Request ID: FOI-0638-2223
Date published: 07 July 2022

You asked

Hi TfL, I would like to know what is the minimum balance that an adult Oyster Card must hold in order to successfully touch in at the following stations: 1) Radlett station 2) Gatwick Airport station 3) Heathrow Airport stations - Heathrow express platforms 4) Heathrow Airport stations - Elizabeth line platforms 5) Paddington station - Heathrow Express platforms 6) Paddington station - Elizabeth line above ground mainline platforms Thank you.

We answered

Our ref: FOI-0638-2223/GH

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 15 June 2022 asking for information about Oyster card balances.

Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy.

I can confirm that we do hold the information you require. Please see the information requested below:
 
  • Radlett Peak £3.40
  • Radlett Off-Peak £3.30
 
  • Gatwick Airport Peak £16.50
  • Gatwick Airport Off-Peak £9.00
 
  • Heathrow Airport (Heathrow Express and Elizabeth line) Peak £0.00
  • Heathrow Airport (Heathrow Express and Elizabeth line) Off-Peak £0.00
 
  • London Paddington (Heathrow Express) Peak £25.00
  • London Paddington (Heathrow Express) Off-Peak £25.00
 
  • London Paddington (Elizabeth line – main line terminus) Peak £2.50
  • London Paddington (Elizabeth line – main line terminus) Off-Peak £2.50


If this is not the information you are looking for, please do not hesitate to contact me.

If you are not satisfied with this response please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

Yours sincerely

Graham Hurt
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

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