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Smartcards, Oyster and Plusbus

Say goodbye to paper tickets: find out about using payment cards, passes and smartcards for train travel with Southern.

Save time and hassle

Say goodbye to the queues with our Key Smartcard for train travel, Oyster pay-as-you go and PlusBus combined bus and train tickets.

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Our Key Smartcard is a great option to minimise social contact. Buy or renew season tickets online with the Key Smartcard, and quickly load your tickets to your Smartcard with our app

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Tap into the capital: Oyster card

Travelling to London?

You can use an Oyster card on any of our trains in the London Travelcard area. Oyster is a smartcard for train travel which can hold pay as you go credit, Travelcard and season tickets, saving you the hassle of buying a ticket every time you travel.
 
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Going contactless: payment cards in London

Are you travelling around London?

If you have a contactless debit or credit card you can pay for buses, tubes, trams and most trains in London.

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Bus pass with your train ticket: PlusBus

Explore the local area by bus

PlusBus is a bus pass which you can buy with your train ticket for unlimited bus and tram travel in selected town and cities.

Buying tickets

You can buy tickets online and collect them from the ticket machine before you travel. You can also buy them at the station from a ticket machine or staffed ticket office.

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