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How to easily compare TfL and TOC fare prices outside London zones?

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I believe some GN/TL stations north of London are about to get TfL-based ticketing options eg:

Potters Bar: Oyster and TfL contactless payg (but station not in a travelcard zone)
Brookmans Park: TfL contactless payg only

Further contactless extensions are likely to follow on that line and there are also similar changes on the TL Bedford line.

Have tried to find a website or app that can offer both sets of pricing options for a particular journey, but it seems that individual passengers will need to look separately at TfL and rail info sources and then compare the outputs.

Realise there are added complications as regards railcard acceptance, capping etc but, for people in those areas trying to decide whether to switch to TfL pricing, it is going to be very confusing.

Is there a useful website or app that I've missed please? Or another relevant thread that I didn't find when searching?
 
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BR Fares will show all the fares once they’re live.

I suspect that someone travelling in the ‘peaks’ will be no worse off using Oyster/Contactless.

Weekend leisure travellers, particularly those using Network Railcards or F&F Railcards will be better is using paper tickets.
 

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BR Fares will show all the fares once they’re live.
Only if they're also added to the National Rail fares database, which isn't a given since Oyster fares from various places to stations on the Gatwick Airport extension are missing. www.ltfares.com is more likely to show the prices once they're available to use, since it uses the TfL API.
 
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