London Underground fares could be cheaper on Fridays under new plans

The plans are being considered by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan and are said to help encourage the return of pre-pandemic traveller numbers. 

It comes after the latest data shows a dramatic drop in passengers on the Tube on Mondays and Fridays, with suggested plans meaning that Friday tickets would become off-peak, creating chapter prices for the end of the work week reports the I paper.

Figures find that on average Friday travel sees 28 per cent fewer customers in the morning rush on the London Underground compared to Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

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Speaking to the i paper, Michael Roberts of London TravelWatch said: “The cost-of-living crisis and new travel patterns post-Covid are two good reasons why transport operators should be looking at how to improve value for money for hard-pressed passengers.

“Replacing peak fares with cheaper off-peak fares, making hopper fares valid for longer on London buses and lowering the price of flexi-season tickets for rail commuters are just some of the options which could all help give the travelling public a better deal.”

Responding to the reports a TfL spokesperson said that there were currently no plans to change the timing of off-peak tickets. 

However, the Department of Transport has been running trials to get rid of return fares in a bid to cut the cost of singles whilst removing the existing discount of buying a return.