National Rail pay as you go fares, caps and Travelcards beyond Zone 9

Paying for travel on National Rail services beyond Zone 9. Prices are for stations where TfL services run or Oyster is accepted.

How to pay for travel on National Rail

You can use pay as you go with contactless and Oyster on some National Rail services outside London.

Some National Rail services only accept contactless payment. Before you travel, check which National Rail stations accept contactless pay as you go.

You can also use paper (single, returns and season) tickets on National Rail journeys.

You can add a Travelcard season ticket to your Oyster card for travel to and from Broxbourne, Rye House, St Margarets, Ware and Hertford East.

To pay the right pay as you go fare, always touch in on a yellow card reader at the start of your journey and touch out at the end.

How much it costs

Use our single fare finder to check the price of a pay as you go journey between two stations. You can also find the price of National Rail season tickets between two stations.

Daily and weekly caps apply. Always use the same contactless card or device so that all your fares can be capped.

For information about contactless only caps for National Rail stations beyond Zone 9, where Oyster isn't accepted, check the National Rail website.

You can find Oyster and contactless daily and weekly caps in the PDFs below. They also have information about Travelcard prices for National Rail stations beyond Zone 9.

5-10

With a 5-10 Zip Oyster photocard children can travel free on journeys to and from:

  • Broxbourne, Hertford East, Ware, St Margarets and Rye House
  • Ockendon, Chafford Hundred, Purfleet and Grays
  • Shenfield
  • Watford Junction

Without a 5-10 Zip Oyster photocard, up to four under 11s can travel free on journeys to and from:

  • Watford Junction
  • Stations between Iver and Reading

If travelling with an adult using:

Under 5s

Children under 5 travel free if travelling with an adult using:

They can travel free on journeys to and from:

  • Brookmans Park
  • Broxbourne, Hertford East, Ware, St Margarets and Rye House
  • Cuffley, Bayford and Hertford North
  • Epsom
  • Gatwick Airport
  • Merstham, Redhill, Earlswood, Salfords and Horley
  • Ockendon, Chafford Hundred, Purfleet and Grays
  • Radlett and Potters Bar
  • Watford Junction