London bus and tram fares frozen until November as £1.75 Hopper fare continues
Bus and tram passengers in London will continue paying £1.75 for a single journey after the Mayor of London and TfL confirmed that fares will remain frozen until 1 November 2026.
The extension adds another four months to the previous bus and tram fare freeze, which began on 1 March 2026 and had been due to end on 5 July 2026. The measure was introduced as an emergency cost-of-living response aimed at supporting Londoners on the lowest incomes.
The decision means passengers can continue using the Mayor’s Hopper fare, allowing unlimited bus and tram journeys within one hour for a single £1.75 fare until November.
According to TfL, this is the seventh bus and tram fare freeze introduced over the past ten years. Single fares have remained at £1.75 since March 2023.
TfL says that if bus fares had increased in line with inflation since 2016, a single journey would now cost £2.35. Instead, passengers continue paying 60p less per trip than they would have without the previous fare freezes.
The extended freeze will also cover the Mayor’s Weekend Hopper scheme during the summer holidays.
From 25 July until the end of August, including the Bank Holiday Monday during Notting Hill Carnival’s 60th anniversary, passengers travelling on Saturdays and Sundays will be able to make unlimited bus and tram journeys throughout the day after paying a single fare.
TfL says the offer is designed to make it easier for both Londoners and visitors to travel around the capital during one of the city’s busiest periods.
After the freeze ends on 1 November 2026, the standard adult single bus and tram fare is expected to increase by 10p to £1.85. Eligible concession card holders are expected to see a 5p increase, while the daily bus and tram cap is expected to rise by 30p to £5.55.
TfL says these planned increases would match the Tube fare changes introduced in March 2026. Even with the increase, a single bus and tram fare would be only 35p higher than it was ten years ago.
The transport authority also says London’s bus fares would remain among the lowest in the UK and would still be 17 per cent lower than they would have been if they had increased in line with inflation throughout the past decade.
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