On Jun 18, 11:47*am, Ben Birkner wrote:
Returning back to London next month for a short visit I wonder how I
can check the balance of my Oyster card without queuing at a ticket
office. I had topped-up last time 20 or 30 £ and would like to know
what's left. Thanks for any advise.


You can check your balance at any touchscreen ticket machine at any
Underground station - simply hold up your card to the yellow reader on
the ticket machine and your balance will be displayed on-screen.

You can also check your balance at shops that top-up Oyster cards
(these are branded "Oyster Ticket Stops") - though the shopkeeper
would obviously prefer you to buy something whilst you're there! There
are loads of these shops around London, but not many in central
London.

Also, when you finish a journey on the Underground then both the fare
paid for that journey and your remaining balance flashes up on the
display of the gate - though how easy this is to see really depends on
whether the gate is an older or newer model, and anyway you do need to
know what to look for. Also when boarding a bus the display shows the
remaining balance - but again you need to know what to look for, and
you've got to be quick.

Is your card registered? If so then you can check your balance online
using the "Oyster online" service he
https://oyster.tfl.gov.uk/