The Mayor's one hour 'Hopper' fare

The Mayor’s Hopper fare gives you unlimited journeys on Transport for London (TfL) bus and tram services for £1.75, made within one hour of touching in using contactless or Oyster pay as you go. The Hopper fare also applies to discounted rate travel.

Touch in using the same card or device on all journeys and the Hopper fare applies automatically.

If you travel on Tube, DLR, London Overground, Elizabeth line, IFS Cloud Cable Car or River Bus services in between Hopper journeys, you'll be charged a standard fare. The Hopper fare will still apply to any further bus and tram journeys made within one hour of first touching in.

If your Oyster card has a negative balance after your first journey, the Hopper fare won't apply. You'll need to top up your card within one hour of touching in to be eligible.

How the Hopper works

• The Hopper fare applies automatically if you’re using contactless or Oyster pay as you go.
• You can make unlimited bus and tram journeys within one hour.
• You can switch between buses and trams in any combination.

For more information visit the Transport for London website.

Savings for passengers

Thanks to the Hopper fare, buses are London’s most affordable and most used form of public transport. At just £1.75, the Hopper fare is cheaper than the Government’s £2 bus fare cap, saving millions of passengers money on bus and tram travel every year. It's a particular benefit to Londoners on low incomes, who are more likely to rely on London's bus network.

Buses are also London’s most available and accessible mode of transport, with 96 per cent of Londoners living within 400 metres of the network and 95 per cent of stops are wheelchair accessible.

A healthier environment for Londoners

The Hopper fare makes using public transport cheaper and easier. This encourages more visitors and Londoners to use public transport instead of cars, which helps reduce congestion and air pollution.

The Mayor and TfL are working to make the TfL bus fleet cleaner and greener. Thanks to the Mayor’s ambitious air quality programme, the entire TfL bus fleet meets or exceeds Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) standards. TfL’s fleet of over 1,300 electric buses is the largest zero-emission bus fleet in western Europe.

TfL plans to convert its entire bus fleet of around 9,000 buses to be zero-emission no later than 2034, but could accelerate to 2030 with additional government funding.