getting around in London

sallysaver

Hi,
Being from the frozen North and already having a mini weekend in London booked for this coming weekend (10/12) could anyone offer information on getting around London using public transport.
We are staying in Fulham but will of course be venturing further afield over the weekend. I've read up on Oyster cards for the tube and being senior citizens we have a bus pass, but any information that anyone could offer would be grately appreciated. Sally

tanith

This Map with all the main attractions might help or go to the tfl website lots of info there..

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/visitor-bus-route-map.pdf

malkie76

How mobile are you? Most of central London can be covered on foot, which at times is quicker than the tube due to the proximity of stations. If you are likely to make several trips per day then buy a zones travelcard which gives unlimited tube, bus and ferry boat travel - you'll save a lot of money!

tanith

malkie76 wrote: »

How mobile are you? Most of central London can be covered on foot, which at times is quicker than the tube due to the proximity of stations. If you are likely to make several trips per day then buy a zones travelcard which gives unlimited tube, bus and ferry boat travel - you'll save a lot of money!

I'd like to see anyone cover most of Central London on foot in 2 days..no way Jose:D you'd have to cover an awful lot of miles...:eek:

trudie1989

Defiantly get an oyster card you'll save loads, there are usually a lot of closures on weekends but the dates you are going look pretty good, i.e no closures inside zone 1. Although I agree it is nice to walk around most of zone 1, if you know where you are going that is, it is quite easy to get to lost so sometimes its easier just to get the tube, then you will defiantly know where you will end up. Buses are also useful in that they announce the stops as the go.

ferf1223

when I first moved here, my husband bought me an overground-underground map...available at many tube stations in a vending machine...it was a big help to me since sometimes you may not realise that you can walk quicker than you can take the tube - it puts the underground into overground perspective...if that makes sense.

I would get an idea what things you want to do during your trip, and see where they are located...group things together geographically if you can...and you can try to get an idea of what your routes are in advance.

Buses can be a good option in some cases, but I would think they may be a bit confusing if you're not used to them. Most at least now have information boards inside the bus that tell you what the next stop is...some even make an audible announcement, which can be handy.

The journey planner tool on tfl.gov.uk 's website is pretty good....if you go into the advanced options, you can select specific modes of transport - so could choose the bus option only and see what sort of travel time might be involved. Using buses may be easier of you've planned ahead and know what bus to look for and what stop it leaves from.

I've lived here for almost 10 years, but if I am going somewhere new, on a route that is at all complicated (i.e. not tube station X to tube station Y) I will usually use the planner to see what my options are, and make a note of bus numbers and stops (getting on and getting off) so I am pretty confident I know where I am going.