Fare zones 7–9 are ancillary zones of the Travelcard and Oyster card fares scheme managed by Transport for London, used for calculating fares from some stations outside Greater London that are not in zones 4, 5 and 6. Travelcards are available on Oyster with validity in these zones. Stations in these zones are typically more than from Piccadilly Circus. Additionally, Fare zones A–W (or 10–14) are further unpublicised zones for stations where Oyster card is accepted and fares are set by National Rail, but the full range of zonal ticketing is not available. Compared to the full concentric rings of zones 1–6, these zones form patches that extend into Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Surrey and West Sussex.
Background Fare zones 1, 2, 3a, 3b and 3c—covering all London Underground stations in Greater London—were established on 22 May 1983. Seven stations on the Central line and eight on the Metropolitan line that were outside the boundary were not included in the zones. The zones were reorganised as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 by January 1991. As a precursor to introducing ancillary zones, stations not included in fare zones 1–6 were organised in three groups labelled A, B and C by 1995. Lettered zones A, B, C and D appeared on publicity material by 1999. These were replaced by zones 7, 8 and 9 on 2 January 2008 and expanded to further stations.
Zones 7–9 Fare zones 7–9 extend from the boundary of Greater London. They include stations outside London that are not in zones 4, 5 and 6 where fares are set by Transport for London. They form small patches rather than full concentric rings around London of zones 1–6. Travelcard season tickets for these zones are only sold in limited combinations. Tickets to these stations issued by National Rail are subject to certain restrictions.
Zone 7 Zone Station Local authority Managed by Notes 7 Three Rivers London Overground 7 Three Rivers London Underground 7 Three Rivers London Underground 7 Three Rivers London Underground Also in zone 6 7 Three Rivers London Underground 7 Broxbourne London Overground 7 Broxbourne Greater Anglia 7 Watford London Underground
Zone 8 Zone Station Local authority Managed by Notes 8 Watford London Overground 8 Buckinghamshire London Underground 8 Broxbourne Greater Anglia 8 Dartford Southeastern 8 Sevenoaks Southeastern 8 Watford London Overground
Zone 9 ZoneStationLocal authorityManaged byNotes 9 Buckinghamshire London Underground 9 Brentwood Elizabeth line 9 Buckinghamshire London Underground
Unpublicised zones The Oyster card technology accommodates further zones that have their fares set by National Rail companies. To avoid confusion, the zones are not publicised. This is because the full range of ticketing is not available as in the concentric ring zones 1–6 and fares are not consistent between stations in the same zone. Like zones 7–9, these zones apply to small patches of stations. On London rail maps, these stations appear with the caption "Outside fare zones". They are included in the system for pay-as-go and capping, but special fares apply, and Travelcard season tickets on Oyster card are only available where indicated. Stations in these zones are: Zone Oyster Station Local authority Managed by Notes A 10 Watford London Northwestern Railway 10 Welwyn Hatfield Great Northern 10 Epsom and Ewell Southern G 10 Thurrock c2c Zone A for capping G 10 Thurrock c2c Zone A for capping G 10 Thurrock c2c Zone A for capping G 10 Thurrock c2c Zone A for capping B 11 East Hertfordshire Great Northern B 11 Broxbourne Greater Anglia Oyster Travelcard B 11 East Hertfordshire Greater Anglia Oyster Travelcard B 11 East Hertfordshire Great Northern B 11 Hertsmere Great Northern B 11 Hertsmere Thameslink B 11 Broxbourne Greater Anglia Oyster Travelcard B 11 East Hertfordshire Greater Anglia Oyster Travelcard B 11 East Hertfordshire Greater Anglia Oyster Travelcard C 12 Brentwood Greater Anglia Oyster Travelcard D 13 Reigate and Banstead Southern D 13 Reigate and Banstead Southern D 13 Reigate and Banstead Southern D 13 Reigate and Banstead Southern D 13 Reigate and Banstead Southern E 14 Crawley Gatwick Express
Zone F (or 15) was reserved for Elizabeth line stations out to but is unused.
Changes January 1997: Debden and Theydon Bois moved from zone A to zone 6, Epping moved from zone B to zone 6 and Moor Park moved from zone A to zones 6 and A January 1998: Amersham and Chesham moved from zone C to zone D January 2004: Watford moved from zone B to zone A November 2007: Carpenders Park, Bushey, Watford High Street and Watford Junction added.Tube Map, November 2007 January 2008: Zones A (Croxley, Rickmansworth and Watford) and B (Chorleywood) merged and renamed zone 7, zone C (Chalfont & Latimer) renamed zone 8, zone D (Amersham and Chesham) renamed zone 9, Carpenders Park moved from outside the zones to zone 7, Bushey and Watford High Street moved from outside zones to zone 8 January 2010: Chafford Hundred, Grays, Purfleet and Ockendon added October 2011: Theobalds Grove and Waltham Cross added to zone 7, Cheshunt added to zone 8, Brentwood, Broxbourne and Shenfield added May 2015: Brentwood moved to zone 9 September 2015: Dartford added to zone 8 October 2015: Rye House, St Margarets (Hertfordshire), Ware and Hertford East added January 2016: Merstham, Redhill, Earlswood, Salfords, Horley and Gatwick Airport added March 2016: Swanley added to zone 8 February 2019: Epsom added to zone 9 (unpublicised) April 2019: Cuffley added to zone 9 (unpublicised), Bayford and Hertford North added August 2019: Potters Bar and Radlett added December 2025: Cuffley and Epsom moved from zone 9 to zone 10 (unpublicised)
See also CPAY area, for stations where contactless is accepted beyond zone 14
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External links Transport for London: Fares beyond Zone 9