Public transport to Thorpe park- a cheaper way?

Amethyst_ice

Myself and my bf have a free sun ticket to Thorpe Park next wednesday. We are going to go over night and have booked a hotel at London Paddington.

However, i am a little taken back that it seems a return to Thorpe park is going to cost around £20 each?!!! Thats more than what our trains from our home to london is!

Does anyone know the cheapest way to go..im a little off put now!

And for those who say i got the tickets free..well yes i did (minus newspaper costs) but the point of going was a cheap day out!

x

susancs

If you go from Waterloo to Staines it is £8.20 off peak return,and off peak single with Oyster from Paddington to Waterloo on the tube is £1.80 and the shuttle bus to TP is £3 return per person. £14.80 pp return journey.
http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/
http://www.thorpepark.com/downloads/plan-your-visit/bus-timetable-staines-buses.pdf

wealdroam

Or an offpeak zone 1-6 oyster single at £2.40 will get you to Felpham.
Offpeak day return Felpham to Staines = £4.10.
Then bus, as above = £3 return.

Total return for each person = £11.90.

Exactly the same route as previous post.
Buy Felpham/Staines ticket at Paddington or Waterloo, then no need to get off the train at Felpham.

susancs

You could go to Heathrow terminal 3 on the tube ( from Paddington involves one change at Earls Court), walk a few minutes from there to the bus station and get bus no 441 to Staines bus station and then the shuttle. A zone 1-6 off peak travelcard is £7.50 and would cover you to heathrow 9in zone 6) and buses do not have zones, with the 441 being a london bus route you could use the TC for this. You would then have the £3 return shuttle bus cost to pay so £10.50 pp. If you want a cheap day out remember to take a picnic and drinks with you, plus cheap rain ponchos from somewhere like the £ shop for the water rides.
http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/441.htm

Similar route tube to Hounslow west which is before Heathrow on the tube and London bus 203 from outside there to Staines bus station to pick up the shuttle.
http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/203.htm

Amethyst_ice

Hey guys, just double checkd, i was looking at peak times..so far ive got it down to from waterloo to staines £8.20 then the bus added extra..however i dont have an oyster card- not much point me gettin one as we are just down for 3 days..

any ideas to get from paddington to waterloo..is it really far? xxx

wealdroam

Amethyst_ice wrote: »

Hey guys, just double checkd, i was looking at peak times..so far ive got it down to from waterloo to staines £8.20 then the bus added extra..however i dont have an oyster card- not much point me gettin one as we are just down for 3 days..

any ideas to get from paddington to waterloo..is it really far? xxx

If you don't want to use an Oyster card, then amend my earlier post to...

wealdroam wrote: »

Or an offpeak zone 1-6 travelcard at £7.50 will get you from Paddington to Felpham and back.
Offpeak day return Felpham to Staines = £4.10.
Then bus, as above = £3 return.

Total return for each person = £14.60.

Exactly the same route as previous post.
Buy Felpham/Staines ticket at Paddington or Waterloo, then no need to get off the train at Felpham.

Or have another read of post #4, which is cheaper and doesn't need to use Oyster.

Amethyst_ice

ahhh thanks guys is it £3 return and not a single ...im sure i read it somewhere its £3 each way?

thanks again, the whole london transport system confuses a country girl like me! x

wealdroam

Amethyst_ice wrote: »

ahhh thanks guys is it £3 return and not a single ...im sure i read it somewhere its £3 each way?

Look at the second link in post#2.

You will find all the fares there.

Amethyst_ice

ahh i totally missed that..thanks guys x

susancs

Amethyst_ice wrote: »

Hey guys, just double checkd, i was looking at peak times..so far ive got it down to from waterloo to staines £8.20 then the bus added extra..however i dont have an oyster card- not much point me gettin one as we are just down for 3 days..

any ideas to get from paddington to waterloo..is it really far? xxx

If you are in London for 3 days then you really should get an Oyster, as cash fares are so much more expensive, e.g. a single peak tube journey is £1.80 with Oyster £4 paying cash, plus Oyster caps at the daily travelcard rate. £2 cash bus fare and £1.20 with oyster and a daily cap of £3.90 with Oyster for just bus use. It is £3 deposit which you can usually get with any remaining credit under £10 from the ticket office before you leave. You can just purchase one with credit on it on arrival in London at the station, then top up at the ticket office or tubes as required.
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/14416.aspx
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/14415.aspx

If you go on the www.tfl.gov.uk webiste you can plan your journeys in advance as it shows you the quickest way to get to places. You can get the bakerloo tube line from Paddington to Waterloo and it takes 16 mins approx. Waterloo from Paddington is about a 3.5 to 4 mile distance approx I would say.

Amethyst_ice

I looked at oyster but it still confuses me. Lots of my friends have moved down to london and say its not worth it.

With our plans we are planning on zipping around zone 1 a lot, doesnt oyster deduct for each time its scanned?

Ive tried to understand it but it really confuses me! x

if the off peak cap is £5.60 anyway isnt it going to work the same as me getting a travelcard (that we were planning on getting all our cars when we arrive from a booth and i think i can get 1/3 off with my railcard?)