Travelling in London with teens

[Theblackdogagain]

I'm taking my 14 year old teens through London to the 02. We have a wheelchair user so it's a particular route.
Normally I just use contact less for me. I haven't organised photo passes for the teens as this is a one off. Can I still buy paper children's travel cards from the station? We are going zone 9 to zone 3 through Central London so a considerable journey.

Anyone?

Bumping for you...

I've no experience myself, this seems to be the relevant page on TFL site but it does sound complicated so I'm hoping someone will be along soon with better advice!
tfl.gov.uk/fares/free-and-discounted-travel/11-15-zip-oyster-photocard?intcmp=55575#on-this-page-1

Young Visitor discount
If you don't live in London and you're visiting with children who don't have an 11-15 Zip Oyster photocard, they can get discounted travel for up to 14 days with the Young Visitor discount.

Add the Young Visitor discount to an Oyster card to get:

50% off adult-rate pay as you go fares and daily caps on bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground, Elizabeth line and most National Rail services
The discount can be added to a standard Oyster card or Visitor Oyster card by a member of staff at:

Any Tube or London Overground station
Some Elizabeth line stations
Visitor Centres
The children must be with you when you ask for the Young Visitor discount.

You're probably better off buying a family travel card - children under 16 travel for £1 but it means you using a paper ticket as well instead of contactless (should work out cheaper).

Recently had this with my 13 year old. Was such a faff trying to work out the Oyster card system (and you have to pay for an Oyster card too!) I ended up just buying him a regular travel card.

This is probably our only trip on a train this year and it's only tube travel, is getting a travel card or young persons card the only way to get child tickets? It does seem over complicated

Thanks for the answers, I haven't used a oyster card for years and you have to pay for each one. I might just get them to go contact less on their debit cards and pay them back.

If you have more than one bank account that you can use for contactless then you use one card, she use the other. It does mean she is paying adult fare but as it's basically 2 journeys (there and back) it's a lot less faff than getting an Oyster card or paper ticket.
Edit : just seen they have their own debit cards. Just get them to use those. Again they will pay adult price but it's seriously much easier.

So I'm on the train. I could buy 2 teen paper travel cards for 16 pounds ish all together without buying an adult tickets. Not much cheaper then contact less adult but saves having to worry about multiple cards being used.