"Despite a freeze on rail fares across other parts of the country, tube and TfL rail fares are being hiked by an average of 5.8 percent, though some cheaper ticket types will be going up as much as 10 percent. Travel within Zone 1 will rise from £2.90 to £3.10 while Zone 1-2 will go up from £3.50 to £3.60. No single pay-as-you-go fare on the tube will go up by more than 20p."
"That increase is down to an official order from the government that told TfL it should increase prices by the RPI rate of inflation plus one percent every year until 2030 in order to receive £2bn of funding. In a bit of better news, the price of London Travelcards will be frozen until March 2027 and their weekly and daily caps won't change. All that will be different is that holders will hit the cap sooner."
TfL will raise fares on the London Underground, Overground, Elizabeth line and DLR from Sunday 1 March 2026 by an average of 5.8 percent, with some cheaper ticket types increasing up to 10 percent. No single pay-as-you-go tube fare will rise by more than 20p. The change follows a government instruction to increase fares by the RPI rate plus one percent annually through 2030 to secure £2bn in funding. London Travelcards, weekly and daily caps, and discounts such as Zip and 18+ Student photocards will be frozen until March 2027. Bus fares remain unchanged and some bus routes will be free temporarily.
Read at Time Out London
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