Children and the Underground

[alistairstubbs]

I am taking my children ( over 11 years old) to London for a few days later this month. We will be arriving at Euston. We have visitor oyster cards that they can use. Is there a ticket office at Euston where we can get the Oysters changed to children's ones.

 

[najaB]

I am taking my children ( over 11 years old) to London for a few days later this month. We will be arriving at Euston. We have visitor oyster cards that they can use. Is there a ticket office at Euston where we can get the Oysters changed to children's ones.

Yes, there is a TfL ticket office at Euston.

 

[SephenWorceste]

You will probable have quite a queue.

 

[deltic]

I am taking my children ( over 11 years old) to London for a few days later this month. We will be arriving at Euston. We have visitor oyster cards that they can use. Is there a ticket office at Euston where we can get the Oysters changed to children's ones.

I think the answer is no - you cant get a children's oyster card via ticket offices - they have to be applied for either on-line or at a post office and can take 4 weeks to be issued.

 

[Ediswan]

Official answer here. It looks like you are in luck. Visiting children do not need to go through the protracted process of getting an Oyster photocard.

https://tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments/travel-for-under-18s/travelling-with-children
https://tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments/buying-tickets/visitor-and-travel-information-centres

 

[dzug2]

I think the answer is no - you cant get a children's oyster card via ticket offices - they have to be applied for either on-line or at a post office and can take 4 weeks to be issued.

There's two different products:

A child oystercard which has to be applied for in advance and does take a while - also costs £10 (going up to £20??). Lasts until the user's too old for it

A child endorsement on an adult Oyster card - free, on the spot - but only lasts 14 days

 

[6Gman]

You will probable have quite a queue.

In my experience it's quicker and easier to walk to Euston Square to sort out Oyster Cards than to queue, and queue, and queue, and ... at Euston.

 

[alistairstubbs]

Just another quick question, can you get "Young Visitor discount" applied to a Visitor Oyster card. The reason I ask is it says to get "Young Visitor discount" applied to a card that it must be registered to you but you are not able to register visitor Oyster cards

 

[Meadows]

I visit London a few times a year and always get a young visitor discount applied to an oyster for my 14yo. I was wondering how that would work with the ticket offices being closed but I just approached a staff member in kings cross and she did it on the machine for me - can't see that being in any way practical when the station is bush though as the staff member had been at the ticket barrier and I had to go and ask her to come up and help

 

[benk1342]

I visit London a few times a year and always get a young visitor discount applied to an oyster for my 14yo. I was wondering how that would work with the ticket offices being closed but I just approached a staff member in kings cross and she did it on the machine for me - can't see that being in any way practical when the station is bush though as the staff member had been at the ticket barrier and I had to go and ask her to come up and help

When the station is "bush" there will be dedicated staff at the ticket machines. The idea is that everything that could previously be done at the ticket window can now be done by staff on the ticket hall floor via the ticket machines or mobile devices.

 

[Meadows]

When the station is "bush" there will be dedicated staff at the ticket machines. The idea is that everything that could previously be done at the ticket window can now be done by staff on the ticket hall floor via the ticket machines or mobile devices.

Didn't notice the typo

 

[tony_mac]

If you would reach the price cap, and travel only after 9.30, then it would be marginally cheaper to buy paper travelcards (using f&f railcard).
The difference is more substantial if travelling beyond zone 2.