Will my Oyster card work on Farringdon to Brighton Thameslink rail?
I am planning to travel from Farringdon to Brighton using National Rail operated by ThamesLink. Can I use my Oyster card for this journey or do I have to buy a separate ticket?
Best Answer
No, your oyster card is not valid for your journey. Oyster validity in the Brighton direction only goes as far as Gatwick.
If you have a travelcard on your oyster card you can buy a rail ticket from the last station where your travelcard is valid or buy a "boundary zone" rail ticket and travel through on a single train.
Otherwise you would need to either buy a regular rail ticket for your whole journey or leave the train and touch out within the oyster area.
https://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-rail-and-tube-services-map.pdf
Govia Thameslink railway (operators of the "Thameslink", "Southern", "Great Northern" and "Gatwick Express" brands) have their own smartcard system called "the key". This can be used both to hold some pre-purchased rail tickets, and can also be registered for a service called "keygo", which allows pay as you go travel in some areas (including London to Brighton), but for the most part* only on services operated by GTR.
* It is also valid on some bus services operated by brighton and hove busses and metrobus and on a handful or GWR rail services.
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Can I use Oyster at Farringdon?
At Farringdon you can change from Thameslink to the tube without having to exit the station, very easy and step free. But if switching from National Rail paper to Oyster you have to touch in with Oyster (or vice versa if leaving London).Can you use Oyster to Brighton?
1. Re: Oyster Card to Brighton? No, you can't. Brighton is by no stretch of the imagination part of London.Which trains can I use Oyster card on?
Oyster cards You can pay as you go to travel on bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground, most Elizabeth line, Emirates Air Line and Thames Clippers River Bus services. You can also travel on most National Rail services in London and some outside London. You can also add: Travelcard.Is Farringdon London Thameslink?
Farringdon is in the core of the Thameslink network, and is served by Thameslink.How keyGo works - Thameslink
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I assume you mean the Brighton which is on the south coast of England.
If so, no.
You can start the travel on your Oyster Card, but when you reach the end of the validity area you will have to leave the train and buy a new ticket.
It will be easier to buy a ticket from your starting station all the way to Brighton, which will be easier and likely be cheaper.
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