London tube Ticket (OT)

Hopefully not between Covent Garden and Leicester Square.

Reply to
Huge
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Nah, you can get them from vending machines and pay cash.

Saying that, I did exactly that when up in London before Christmas and as my wife had my oystercard I decided to get another (handy to both have one).

Bloody vending machine gave me one with Will and Kate on - some poxy royal wedding branded one. SWMBO thinks this amusing, and won't give mine back now.

I guess they use the vending machines to get rid of old tat versions :)

Darren

Reply to
D.M.Chapman

Unfortunately, it is. It's the same price between any pair of Zone 1 or

2 stations. If you're going both ways or taking a bus during the day as well, then you need a one day travelcard for £8.80 with no restrictions or £7.30 off peak only. Or go by bus for £2.40 per trip. (Prices off TfL website.)

TfL *really* don't want you to pay cash.

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John Williamson

I remember our family's first week on holiday in London (actually we stayed in near Epping Forest and tubed it in most days)

The ticket machines of the day were like these

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I remember them as 10p and 20p.

Oh and the *blisters* from winding all those handles in the Science Museum ...

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Andy Burns

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Reply to
Steve Firth

Afraid so! Minimum fare I understand.

Reply to
Bob Eager

=20

Well, Amersham is about as extreme as you can get... Having made the journey there from central London I'd certainly recommend N= OT using the Metropolitan line if you can use the train to/from Marylebone;= )

Reply to
docholliday93

using the Metropolitan line if you can use the train to/from Marylebone;)

Same fare arrangements whether you travel "overground" or "underground"!

And Chalfont and Latimer is pretty darned extreme!

Reply to
polygonum

Do you lot have discounts for pensioners? In Aus NSW pensioners can travel on boats trains and buses all say in the city for a one off ticket of a few dollars.

Reply to
F Murtz

Of course. But not everyone is a pensioner!

Reply to
Bob Eager

Some tickets have exclusions in the other direction...Grays, Chafford Hundred, etc.

Reply to
Bob Eager

Yes, I know. It was a jocular reference to the fact that CG and LS are the closest stations on the Tube.

Reply to
Huge

In message , at

11:45:17 on Mon, 14 Jan 2013, F Murtz remarked:

If you live in London, pensioners[1] get a 100% discount on the tube.

[1] Actually you don't have to be retired, just old (or disabled) enough. It used to be 60yrs+ but they are currently in a period of tapering that up to 66yrs+. I'd have to wait until I'm 63.5yrs old for example.
Reply to
Roland Perry

In message , at 07:53:44 on Mon, 14 Jan 2013, Huge remarked:

You have to be a bit careful because that's the shortest distance by rail between the *platforms* (300m).

On the surface, Embankment to Charing Cross is noticeably shorter at around 260m, than Covent Garden to Leicester Square which is 360m.

Reply to
Roland Perry

London residents get a 100% discount, visitors get nothing.

Reply to
charles

They (me !) get 100% on local buses pretty much anywhere. I went from York to Whitby, which took 2.5 hours, but the the rail ticket to Kings Cross was IIRC £4, and then free again back to Kent. Crazy system.

It's the cheapest vote winner ever because, when it comes to it, most pensioners can't be bothered to go anywhere much.

Reply to
stuart noble

They use Oyster cards

Jonathan

Reply to
Jonathan

Free in London. Freedom pass. Originally issued at age 60 but is slowly creeping up to 65.

Reply to
Dave Plowman (News)

The idea of the Freedom pass is free local travel. And in London it is much used by many pensioners.

Reply to
Dave Plowman (News)

There's one important differnce in that if you swipe in and forget to swipe out (in some stations thats quite possible[1]) then you may be charged more as you have an uncomplteted journey so a sort of maxium fare is applied.

[1] A few stations (usually overgroud, may not have an oyster reader)
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whisky-dave

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