TfL Oyster and contactless app
![Oyster card on a yellow background](/cdn/static/cms/images/oyster-app_rdax_400x250.gif)
Why use the app?
- Top up your pay as you go credit and get notifications when it gets low
- Check your journey history
- See if you have incomplete journeys
- Buy adult rate Travelcards and Bus & Tram Passes valid between seven days and 12 months
- Get notifications before your Travelcard and Bus & Tram Pass expires
- Manage multiple season tickets and cards on the go
We're developing new features:
- Use the app if you get free and discounted travel
Download the app
How to top up
- Top up on the app
- Wait 30 minutes (it's often quicker)
- Touch in on a yellow card reader with your Oyster card to add your top up
![Pound sign pointing to an Oyster card, then 30 minutes on a clock, then the Oyster card touching a yellow card reader](/cdn/static/cms/images/app-top-up.jpg)
First-generation Oyster cards
If you have an older, first-generation Oyster card, you can't use it with the app.
You can replace your old card with a new Oyster card to use the app.
Give us feedback
You can give us feedback on the app.