London’s tram and bus fares are to be frozen in 2025, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced.
Pay point: tram hopper fares have been frozen six times since 2016
It is the sixth fares freeze for bus and tram passengers since 2016, with passengers continuing to be able to make unlimited journeys within an hour for £1.75.
Tube and rail fares in London will rise by an average of 4.6%.
The increase in Tube and rail fare rises will come into effect from March 2, with daily caps increasing by between 40p and 70p, depending on what zones are travelled through.
Mayor Khan said the money raised would be reinvested in Transport for London services.
“Following the government’s Budget, ministers made clear that to secure national funding for key transport projects in the future, TfL Tube and rail fares would need to increase in line with national rail fares,” Mayor Khan said.
“Vital national government funding will allow us to progress exciting future projects, such as Superloop 2 and more upgrades to the Tube network.”
Under the fare increases, a single pay-as-you-go fare in Zone 1 will increase by 10p, to £2.90. The 40p rise in the daily cap for someone travelling only in Zones 1 and 2 will take the price to £8.90 per day.
Someone travelling between Zones 1 and 3 will pay a maximum of £10.50 daily, a rise of 50p.
TfL said concessions, including Zip photocards, the 18+ student photocard, the 18-25 Carer leavers pass and the 60+ London photocard will remain unchanged.
National rail network fares are set to rise by 4.6% across the country in March.
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