Hopefully not between Covent Garden and Leicester Square.
Hopefully not between Covent Garden and Leicester Square.
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
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.
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
Oh and the *blisters* from winding all those handles in the Science Museum ...
Afraid so! Minimum fare I understand.
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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;= )
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!
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.
Of course. But not everyone is a pensioner!
Some tickets have exclusions in the other direction...Grays, Chafford Hundred, etc.
Yes, I know. It was a jocular reference to the fact that CG and LS are the closest stations on the Tube.
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.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.
London residents get a 100% discount, visitors get nothing.
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.
They use Oyster cards
Jonathan
Free in London. Freedom pass. Originally issued at age 60 but is slowly creeping up to 65.
The idea of the Freedom pass is free local travel. And in London it is much used by many pensioners.
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)HomeOwnersHub website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.