This weekend will see the introduction of the Mayor of London’s Weekend Hopper offer, which will allow anyone travelling on buses and trams on a Saturday or a Sunday during the summer holidays to pay one single fare for unlimited journeys across London that entire day.
The offer will run over weekends from 25 July to 31 August, including the upcoming bank holiday Monday.
One example given by Transport for London (TfL) includes travel costs for a a family of two adults and two under-16s, who could utilise unlimited bus travel on a Saturday or Sunday for 3.50 GBP – enabling savings of up to 7 GBP per day or 14 GBP across both weekend days when making three or more bus journeys.
During this time, the Mayor’s Hopper fare, which throughout the week and allows unlimited journeys within an hour of the first journey on a bus or tram, will continue to operate both through this offer and after it ends.
To commemorate the new fare’s introduction; buses operating on both the 94 and 295 routes have been wrapped as frogs as they travel throughout the capital this summer.
TfL recently announced the freezing of fares on both buses and trams across London for another four months – with price increases ceased until 1 November 2026.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said:As I know how expensive the summer holidays can be for families, my new Weekend Hopper will make it cheaper and easier for Londoners and visitors to enjoy all that our great city has to offer.
During 10 years as Mayor, I've been committed to keeping public transport as affordable as possible - including a record seven freezes on bus and tram fares, which I recently extended until November to further support Londoners with the cost-of-living crisis. Buses and trams are a lifeline for many Londoners, and I'm determined to keep them the most accessible and affordable mode of transport in the capital.
I'm pleased that my Hopper fare has enabled millions of people to enjoy cheaper bus travel over the past decade, and this new Weekend Hopper will help open up our great city even more, as we continue building a fairer and better London for everyone.
