"As of Sunday 14 December, travellers can tap in and out at Stansted Airport station with their credit and debit cards as they would on a regular TFL journey. In removing the current necessity of pre-booking train travel or buying physical tickets at Liverpool Street train station, it's possible that more of the 20-million-plus travellers who pass through the airport each year will leave their cars at home and start their escape by rail."
"Tap-in tap-out ticketing allows passengers to use a bank card or contactless-enabled device to enter any train station, instead of manually buying individual or return tickets. The government has already rolled out this technology at 53 additional stations across the south-east, with 5.6 million journeys taken since June 2024, and more stations to follow next year."
"Rail ticketing is far too complicated and long overdue for an upgrade to bring it into the 21st century. Through the expansion of tap-in tap-out technology and shortly through GBR, we're doing just that and making buying tickets more convenient, more accessible and more flexible - and ensuring passengers can get the best fares..."
Contactless tap-in tap-out pay-as-you-go will be available at Stansted Airport station from 14 December, enabling travellers to use credit and debit cards like a regular TfL journey. The change removes the need to pre-book train travel or buy physical tickets at Liverpool Street, which could encourage more of the airport's 20-million-plus annual travellers to choose rail over driving. The government aims to make rail fares and tickets more convenient and flexible following digital pay-as-you-go trials across several cities. Fifty additional stations, including Luton, Reigate, Leatherhead and Chelmsford, will join the tap-in tap-out network. Oyster cards remain limited for Stansted Express journeys.
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