£1.75 flat fares for London buses that cross into the Home Counties

nottsphil

I can't find anything about this on the tfl site. I want to go from Zone 3 to the most northwesterly part of Borehamwood (Rossington Avenue), which is maybe a mile inside Hertfordshire. As I'll be tapping on via debit card, I can't see how the system would know you've crossed the boundary as you don't tap off. But what about the return journey, which will be on a different day and at peak time, if that's relevant? Will I be charge a provincial £2 fare to the boundary then another £1.75 for the rest of the journey?

amanda1024

It depends whether it’s just one bus or if you’re changing. If it’s just one bus then it should just be £1.75 in each direction, assuming it’s a TfL bus.

nottsphil

amanda1024 said:

It depends whether it’s just one bus or if you’re changing. If it’s just one bus then it should just be £1.75 in each direction, assuming it’s a TfL bus.

Actually the number of changes is pretty much irrelevant - the fare is entirely dependent on the time gap between touching on in your first and last buses. At least it is for journeys wholly within London.

amanda1024

nottsphil said:

amanda1024 said:

It depends whether it’s just one bus or if you’re changing. If it’s just one bus then it should just be £1.75 in each direction, assuming it’s a TfL bus.

Actually the number of changes is pretty much irrelevant - the fare is entirely dependent on the time gap between touching on in your first and last buses. At least it is for journeys wholly within London.

I thought the question was about going out of London into the Home Counties? In which case, if one if the buses wasn’t TfL the hopper fare wouldn’t apply.

MSE_James

TfL buses all operate on the standard TfL fares system for the full length of their routes, regardless of whether or not they cross the Greater London boundary.

DullGreyGuy

292 is a TFL bus service so will be £1.75... you wouldn't pay anything on your second bus if you tap in within an hour of tapping into the 292 (likewise any subsequent)