TFL hopper fare

bikbikuk93

So you I know the unlimited travel with an hour, but does it apply twice in a day. So I make a hopper journey to destination then few hours later same route back. So would that be two fares(with four buses) or does it stop after first time and just reach the daily ca, because technically it should cost me price of two journeys, if.

TheAble

Yep 2 fares so £3.50 total.

MilesT6060842

bikbikuk93 said:

So you I know the unlimited travel with an hour, but does it apply twice in a day. So I make a hopper journey to destination then few hours later same route back. So would that be two fares(with four buses) or does it stop after first time and just reach the daily ca, because technically it should cost me price of two journeys, if.

Hopper applies as many times in the day as you need, up to the point you hit "bus cap" (3 bus journeys--hopper or standalone). 

You used to be able to do a "outbound and return" within the hour as one fare (great for a quick purchase in a nearby shop) but I am not sure that always works anymore (at least for same bus).

It gets more confusing where you do bus--train/tub/tram-bus within the hour, and also for capping (tube/train/tram raises the cap to zonal level caps combining bus and non-bus spend).

Tapping onto a bus and then leaving immediately or after a little bit is a way to "break" a continuation tube/train fare into two journeys--intended or unintended.