Old style double decker

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Cost of travelling on buses

You must buy a ticket before boarding the buses in London. There are ticket machines at most bus stops

Ticket machine in the foreground

The bus adult single cash fare is £2 for any journey.

The One Day Bus Pass is £3.50 and the 7-day Bus Pass is £14.00
(Prices last updated December 2008)

The cheapest option is to buy the Oyster card Pre Pay. The fare is £1.00. Oyster users also never pay more than £3 regardless of how many trips they make each day.
(Prices last updated December 2008)

Avoid travelling in the rush hours between about 08:00-09:30 and 16:30-18:30.

Click here for a bus map with key tourist attractions

Boarding buses

Bus stops are found along all roads in London.

The buses are boarded from the front.

Bus routes are identified by numbers and sometimes letters, for example the 73 runs between Seven Sisters and Victoria.

Buses display their route number in large digits at the front, side, and rear of the bus.

Sightseeing buses

One way of seeing London's major sights is on an open-top double-decker bus. Tickets are valid for 24 hours and allow unlimited 'hop on / hop off' travel.

Make a London bus out of paper

London Transport

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