London bus and Tube fares frozen as travelcards and caps increase

Most adult Tube fares have been frozen

London bus and Tube fares have been frozen until 2025.

The fare freeze imposed by the Mayor of London from Sunday will see the price of most adult London Underground pay as you go fares and bus pay as you go fares remain the same until 2025.

But Tube daily and weekly caps, the price of travelcards and River Bus services, will be going up.

The freeze follows an average rise of 5.9% for bus, Tube, rail and tram fares in the capital last year.

The latest announcement by Transport for London (TfL) comes as rail fares in England and Wales are rising by nearly 5%.

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In London the adult pay-as-you-go bus fare will be frozen at £1.75, as well as the daily cap of £5.25.

On the Tube, DLR, London Overground and Elizabeth line, most adult pay-as-you-go fares will be frozen.

But adult travel cards and adult daily and weekly caps will increase by 4.9%.

For example, a Zone 1, 2 and 3 Tube anytime pay-as-you-go cap will increase by 40p to £10. Meanwhile, a Zone 1, 2 and 3 annual travelcard will increase by £92.

Fares on River Bus services, as well as daily, weekly, and longer period travelcards - and cash fares where National Rail fares apply - are also changing.

Adult travel cards and adult daily and weekly caps will increase by 4.9%

It comes as rail fares in England and Wales rise by 4.9% - the UK and Welsh governments set the cap for rises in regulated fares.

Public transport campaigners say passengers are being "punished" and will be angry at the price hikes.

Campaign for Better Transport campaigns manager, Michael Solomon Williams, said: "At a time when we urgently need to encourage people to take the train, the public will rightly be angry to discover that it has just become even more expensive to do so.

"We know that people will decide to drive or fly if the train is too expensive, so this is bad news for our personal finances, the wider economy and the environment."

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