Holders of a Rail Staff Leisure Card are able to travel at a reduced rate on the Elizabeth Line, London Overground and other National Rail train companies that operate services in London in the pay-as-you-go area.

This can be done in three ways:

Firstly, by purchasing tickets through an RST Online account 

If your journey starts or ends between Abbey Wood and Paddington you will need to use an Oyster card to benefit from priv rate – paper or barcode tickets are not available on this section.

• It can be used for free leisure travel on Tramlink services by showing staff your Rail Staff Leisure Card.
• It cannot be used for any free or discounted travel on London Underground, DLR or bus services.

However, if you have bought a priv rate ticket that means you have to travel between two rail stations in London and this is included in your ticket.  You will know this as the ticket will have a Cross London marker (+) printed on it. However, you may not exit the Underground system at any station in between those terminals. You may not exit the Underground system at any station in between those terminals.

Secondly, by getting the 'NR only' priv discount set on a registered Oyster Card at selected London Underground stations only. (The London Underground stations capable of this are shown on the XX19 application form)

You will need to apply to RST using the TfL Privilege Oyster Application XX19 so an approval form can be issued to you.

The 'NR only' priv discount expiry date set on your Oyster Card will match your Rail Staff Leisure Card. 

When you get a new Rail Staff Leisure Card you will need to update the 'NR only' priv discount on your Oyster card.

Thirdly, by getting the 'NR only' priv discount set on a registered Oyster card at selected Elizabeth line stations (subject to specific hours of availability).

Unlike the first option above, an approval form is not required if getting the discount set at an Elizabeth Line station.

The Elizabeth Line stations which can set the discount for your are listed below.

At stations marked with a * (Custom House, Woolwich, Canary Wharf and Paddington) you will need to ask to speak to a manager so they can set the discount.

If the Staff Travel Card has Endorsement 11 on the front of the card, then you are not eligible for any Free or Privilege rate travel on LU/DLR services. 

Privilege rate leisure travel

Holders of a Staff Travel Card (unless it  has endorsement code '11') are able to travel at a reduced rate on London Underground and DLR services, as follows:

Privilege rate leisure travel on all London Underground and DLR services. This can be done in two ways:

1. by getting the ‘Priv All Rail’ discount set on a registered Oyster card. The discount expiry date will match your Staff Travel Card. When you get a new Staff Travel Card you will need to update the discount on your Oyster card. Just take your new Staff Travel Card to a London Underground station and ask staff to update the ‘Priv All Rail’ discount. You do not need to contact Rail Staff Travel each year. If you don’t update the discount each year, once the discount expires, you will be charged the full pay as you go fare instead of the Privilege rate fare. If this happens  you would need to apply again to RST using the TfL Privilege Oyster Application form XX19.

2. Buying priv rate singles or returns from a National Rail ticket office. You will need to ask for a London Terminals to Zone U12* London ticket as an example if you’re travelling in zones 1 and 2.

Free leisure travel

Free leisure travel on London Tramlink by showing staff your Staff Travel Card (no need to date a box)

Free leisure travel on inter-available London Underground routes only by dating a box. You will need to show the dated staff travel card at the London Underground gate lines to be let through to the platforms. 

Maps of the Inter-available routes

Products are valid on lines in unfaded colours on the map and to/from any stations in black and not crossed out.
Lines and station names faded out are not valid for use.
Stations that are crossed out in red are valid to travel through or via (including for interchange purposes where appropriate) but are not valid for entry or exit, i.e. journeys cannot be started or finished here.
The maps are strictly for personal use only by staff travel facilities holders and may not be published in any form, including images of them uploaded to internet and social media sites.

Staff Travel Card Map - London Area including London Underground inter-available routes (Version 3 - updated June 2024)

Textual description of the inter-available routes

How to get a Privilege Rate Season Ticket on your Oyster card

Active employee who have a Staff Travel Card are eligible for a priv rate season ticket on TfL services.

Before you can buy a Privilege rate season ticket, you will need to get the ‘Priv All Rail’ discount set on your Oyster card. You must then submit a Season Ticket application form. Once approved, RST will send you the authorised Privilege Season Ticket form. You will then be able to buy your zonal Privilege Season Ticket from ticket machines at London Underground stations.

For you to be able to buy the Privilege Season ticket yourself, the expiry date of the ‘Priv All Rail’  discount must be after the expiry date of your Privilege Season ticket.

If it’s not and the Privilege Season ticket expires after the ‘Priv All Rail’ discount expires, then you will need a member of LU staff to extend the expiry date of your ‘Priv All Rail’ discount before you can buy the Privilege rate season ticket.

The RST Online Leisure Card does not permit staff discounted (priv-rate) or free travel on any TfL services, including London Overground, Elizabeth Line, London Underground, Docklands Light Railway and London Tramlink services.

The only exception is if you have bought a staff discounted (priv-rate) ticket that means you have to travel on London Underground between two rail stations in London and this is included in your ticket.  You will know this as the ticket will have a Cross London marker (+) printed on it. However, you may not exit the Underground system at any station in between those terminals.