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| Need info on travel cards for the London Underground - what is our best option? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
satie37 Pat Post Count: 5 Msg: #1 73 weeks ago, July 19th 2008 | Our family - 2 adults, 1 student and 1 child will be spending 5 days in London in August. Last time we were there we were there for two weeks and purchased a travel card which allowed for unlimited travel in zone 1. I went on line to check out our options and it seems that travel cards are no longer available but have been replaced with 'Oyster' cards which are pre-paid cards (like money wallets) but you have to apply for them and they take awhile to arrive? | Does anyone know if there is something like a travel card still available for tourists in London or what are my best options? Thanks! Ces Cecille Manangan Post Count: 10 Msg: #2 73 weeks ago, July 22nd 2008 | Hi, satie37! I haven't been to London yet, as my first London trip will still be in September. But, I have been studying the London Tube Map, and I found it very helpful in planning for my trip. Maybe you can use it, too. | satie37 Pat Post Count: 5 Msg: #3 72 weeks ago, July 23rd 2008 | Thanks... I always use the tube when in London but it seems they have changed the fare options so that is what I was enquiring about. Since my post I have found out that the Travel Cards still exist but sold as 7 day passes for 24GBP for zone 1 and zone 2 travel. Children travel free and there is a youth fare for students. The Oyster card is like a money wallet which gives you half price fare on the tube (and any transit). So, in our case the break even point was 12 trips (2X12=24gbp) so we decided to go ahead and purchase the 7 day travel card even though we will only be in London for 5 days. | Ces... check out London Walks www.walks.com for some really fun, inexpensive walking tours of London. We take them every time we visit!!! Have fun in London! MY314 M.Y. Post Count: 1 Msg: #4 68 weeks ago, August 22nd 2008 | For some general tips & suggestions on using public transit with kids, might want to check out: | www.parentzing.net There is a post called "Free Ride: Public Transportation with Babies & Kids"  pilnikjezerobota Zeibura S. Kathau Post Count: 49 Msg: #5 68 weeks ago, August 23rd 2008 | You can still buy travelcards as paper tickets. TfL are just trying to make it sound like you can't because they don't want people using them anymore. I don't think you can buy weekly paper travelcards from underground stations, but you can from national rail stations - you'll be able to get a weekly (paper) travelcard from somewhere like Victoria station. | Also, you don't have to apply for oyster cards, you can just ask for them at tube stations. There are two ways you can use oyster cards - either use them like a pre-pay card like you say, where you only spend a certain amount per day before it stops charging you (i think about £5 within zones 1 and 2) or like a weekly travelcard, where you pay £25 or something and the oyster card works like a travelcard for the next week. Using oyster does usually work out cheaper, but be careful if you're using pay-as-you-go, because you have to remember to swipe your card every time you enter or leave a station (even if there are no ticket barriers) otherwise it will charge you big time. Using paper travelcards is probably a safer option. biszumbitterenende Paddy Post Count: 5 Msg: #6 37 weeks ago, March 30th 2009 | My girlfriend is studying abroad in London in May (she'll be there about a month). What would be her best option? I imagine she'll use the tube. Is there a student plan for monthly travel? | pilnikjezerobota Zeibura S. Kathau Post Count: 49 Msg: #7 37 weeks ago, March 30th 2009 | There is a "student oyster photocard" with which you can get cheaper season tickets, but you have to get it sent for through your educational institution (i.e. not through TfL), and if it's a foreign institution they most likely won't have the forms and such to send off for it. | If she'll be travelling every day on the tube (or most days a week) then a monthly season ticket on an oyster card, student discount or not, will definitely work out cheaper than using pay as you go. biszumbitterenende Paddy Post Count: 5 Msg: #8 37 weeks ago, March 31st 2009 | Actually I just got off the phone with her a few moments ago. She told me she has a monthly pass for the tube. It was included in her overall cost for the trip. |  nemesiss PERSEUS - Post Count: 41 Msg: #9 36 weeks ago, April 4th 2009 | In September, I will visit London for a day. What is the best solution for a faster trip would cost and how a card (ticket) for metro or bus valid for one day? London will follow after 2-3 days in Scotland - Edinburgh. Can I get advice? |  BCRose Samantha Hernandez Post Count: 33 Msg: #10 36 weeks ago, April 7th 2009 | It looks like there's a travelcard you can buy for a few days time http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/faresandtickets/oneand3daytickets/2911.aspx But not sure, let me know if it helps! | Number of Users: 7 | Number of Posts: 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
