For many, an Oyster Card is an essential tool for getting around London and the South of England on services such as Thameslink. However, there can sometimes be confusion about where exactly an Oyster Card can take you on these services. Fret not - this article breaks down clearly where exactly the helpful PAYG card can get you when boarding a Thameslink train.
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Where does an Oyster Card cover on Thameslink services?
Thameslink typically covers a North-South route stretching from Bedford through London to England’s south coast, arriving in Brighton. However, an Oyster Card does not cover all of these destinations and will only be valid for a specific central stretch.
When taking Thameslink services, Oyster Cards are valid between London Zones 1-6. Below, you can find a full list of stations which accept Oyster Cards as a valid form of payment.
Remember to check for both your departing and arriving stations - just because an Oyster Card works at one station does not mean it’ll work at the other. You will have an extension fare charged to your card which will be deducted from your Pay as You Go balance. If this balance becomes negative, you won’t be able to travel again until you top it up.
Thameslink stations that accept Oyster cards
- Abbey Wood
- Beckenham Hill
- Bellingham
- Bickley
- Bromley South
- Carshalton
- Catford
- Charlton
- City Thameslink
- Cricklewood
- Couldson South
- Crofton Park
- Dartford
- Denmark Hill
- Deptford
- Earlswood
- Elephant & Castle
- Elstree & Borehamwood
- Eynsford
- Farringdon
- Finsbury Park
- Gatwick Airport
- Greenwich
- Hackbridge
- Haydons Road
- Hendon
- Herne Hill
- Horley
- Kentish Town
- London Blackfriars
- London Kings Cross
- London St Pancras International
- Loughborough Junction
- Maze Hill
- Merstham
- Mill Hill Broadway
- Mitcham Eastfields
- Mitcham Junction
- Morden South
- New Barnet
- New Southgate
- Norwood Junction
- Nunhead
- Oakleigh Park
- Orpington
- Peckham Rye
- Petts Wood
- Plumstead
- Potters Bar
- Radlett
- Ravensbourne
- Redhill
- Riddlesdown
- Salford
- Sanderstead
- Slade Green
- Shoreham
- Shortlands
- South Croydon
- South Merton
- St Helier
- St Mary Cray
- Streatham
- Sutton
- Sutton Common
- Swanley
- Tooting
- Tulse Hill
- Upper Warlingham
- West Hampstead Thameslink
- West Sutton
- Westcombe Park
- Wimbledon
- Wimbledon Chase
- Woolwich Arsenal
Thameslink stations that don’t accept Oyster Cards
- Angermering
- Arlesey
- Ashford International
- Ashwell & Morden
- Balcombe
- Baldock
- Bat & Ball
- Bearsted
- Bedford
- Biggleswade
- Borough Green & Wrotham
- Brighton
- Burgess Hill
- Cambridge
- Chatham
- Crawley
- Dormans
- Durrington-on-Sea
- East Grinstead
- Eynsford
- Faygate
- Flitwick
- Foxton
- Gillingham
- Goring-by-Sea
- Gravesend
- Greenhithe for Bluewater
- Harlington
- Harpenden
- Hassocks
- Hatfield
- Haywards Heath
- Higham
- Hitchin
- Horsham
- Hove
- Hurst Green
- Hungtingdon
- Ilfield
- Knebworth
- Lancing
- Leagrave
- Letchworth Garden City
- Lingfield
- Littlehampton
- Littlehaven
- Luton
- Luton Airport Parkway
- Maidstone East
- Meldreth
- Northfleet
- Otford
- Oxted
- Peterborough
- Portslade
- Preston Park
- Rainham
- Rochester
- Royston
- Sandy
- Sevenoaks
- Shepreth
- Shoreham
- Shoreham-by-Sea
- St Albans City
- St Neots
- Stevenage
- Stone Crossing
- Strood
- Swanscombe
- Three Bridges
- Welwyn Garden City
- Welwyn North
- West Malling
- West Worthing
- Wivelsfield
- Woldingham
- Worthing