Connexions - Routes Year 9
Travel and Transport

Travel and Transport

This section tells you how to get around London safely and easily using all the different kinds of public transport available – and how to get your Oyster Child photocard for free bus and cheaper tube and train travel.

By now, you’ve probably been on most types of public transport: buses, trams, the Tube, and overland trains, like the Docklands Light Railway, Thameslink and Silverlink.

From 1 September, everyone under 16 has been able to travel free on buses and trams. If you’re 14, you’ll need an Oyster Child photocard – you’ll also need it to pay the child rate on the Tube and some overland trains.