Stupid question about how to use buses in London

[MollyHuaCha]

I often use overground trains and tube in London using Applepay on my phone, but I've never used a bus.

So two questions... firstly, do buses take Applepay?

Secondly, if I use a bus on the same day as using the underground, does the payment get grouped together? Or is it a new separate cost?

Thank you!

They take Apple Pay.

It’s a seierate cost but if you use the tube as well it’ll come under the cap for the day. Which is about ten pounds I think. As it’s all TFL travel.

Also if you take two buses in the space of an hour, you’re only charged for one journey.

Use Citymapper to get around London - it's good at telling you which bus stop you need.

And use the Bus Times app to see when the next bus is due to arrive at your stop.

Thanks for the replies. That's really useful.