London weekend in March by tube

Cookiepops

Im off up to London with my sister and 10 year old niece in March. We'll be travelling up first thing on the Saturday (getting dropped off at the end of a tube line) and travelling back late on the Sunday.

We'll be travelling across all zones by tube and possibly DLR - whats the best option for 2 adults and a 10 yr old for tickets?

susancs

The ten year old will travel free on bus, tubes and DLR with you. They just follow you through the manned lugguage and pushchair barriers at tube stations.

The best option for you will depend on what you are planning to do. If you purchase a daily travelcard from a train station (not a tube only station) then it will have the crows foot logo on it as well as the London Transport logo that you can show and use with train vouchers to get 2for 1 entry at several London attractions. A TC purchased from a Tube only station will only have the London Transport Logo on it so not eligable for the 2for 1 offers. Several stations are both train and tube stations such as euston, Victoria, Kings Cross etc.

An oyster card is cheaper for single journeys, but the disadvantage is that you cannot use it for the 2for 1 train offers and you have to pay a refundable deposit which you can get back from the tube office before you leave or via post and you also can get any credit left refunded. Oyster card caps at the daily travelcard rate. So if for example you were planning to visit attractions near each other on one day for example such as the museums in Kensington you might only do a return journey to your hotel so Oyster would be cheaper, however if you were planning to use the buses and tubes on numerous journeys then it would be less hassel just purchasing the Travelcard as you won't have to bother of paying a deposit and getting a refund on oyster. e.g. a single off peak (and weeknds are off peak) journey in zone 1-2 is £2 using Oyster, so it would be £4 return per adult, whereas a zone 1-2 Travelcard is £7 for the day. If you are traveling from the end of the tube line you will need to check what zones you will be travelling in and get a TC to cover all those zones for example if at the end of a tube line you might need a zone1-9 daily TC which costs £11.60.

Details of fares here:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/14416.aspx

Tube map for zones you plan to travel in during your stay.
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/standard-tube-map.pdf

2for 1 British Rail offers
http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/2for1london

Cookiepops

thanks for the response. We're going for a concert so its basically our trip into Central London (perhaps a couple of hours of shopping) and then a return trip by tube on the Sunday afternoon.

susancs

lisajh29 wrote: »

thanks for the response. We're going for a concert so its basically our trip into Central London (perhaps a couple of hours of shopping) and then a return trip by tube on the Sunday afternoon.

If I understand right you are looking for a single trip into central London from the very outer zone, some shopping near where the show will be, nearby hotel? and then a return trip on the Sunday. If that is the case Oyster would be your cheapest option. Cash fare for a single journey in zones 1-9 for eg would cost £7.50 so £15 to get into London on the Sat and out again on the Sunday per adult. Oyster would be £3.70 each journey so £7.40 for the journey in on Sat and out on Sunday, daily travel card zones 1-9 £11.60 per day for Sat and Sunday so for 2 days would cost £23.20 per adult. When you arrive just get an Oyster card from the tube station £5 refundable deposit and top up as required (there are points you can check your credit and it tells you how much is used and left at the ticket barriers after a journey. Just use the auto machines to top up as required)

geordieracer

Crows foot logo? never heard it called that before assuming that you mean the BR double arrow logo on the ticket

susancs

geordieracer wrote: »

Crows foot logo? never heard it called that before assuming that you mean the BR double arrow logo on the ticket

Maybe the "Crows Foot" is a term we use in London for the BR logo but it is a term also used on the actual 2for 1 London daysout site (as well as the "double arrow") copied and pasted below FYI:

What kinds of train tickets are valid for this promotion?
2FOR1 and special offers/admission vouchers are available with almost ANY type of train tickets issued to London (or to the Attraction Destination) on normal 'paper' ticket stock (i.e. not electronic or 'smartcard' but for exceptions see below) and valid on the day you wish to the visit the attraction, theatre, or restaurant, e.g. National Rail issued tickets include Off-Peak, Super Off-Peak, Travelcard, Advance, Anytime, Season Tickets and various promotional travel tickets that may be issued from time to time, etc...
By way of recognition most 'paper' rail travel tickets show the Double-Arrow (or 'crows-foot') National Rail logo, then you're safe to assume it is valid. If you are unsure in any way please ask at your local staffed National Rail station.

http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/faq

geordieracer

susancs wrote: »

Maybe the "Crows Foot" is a term we use in London for the BR logo but it is a term also used on the actual 2for 1 London daysout site (as well as the "double arrow") copied and pasted below FYI:

What kinds of train tickets are valid for this promotion?
2FOR1 and special offers/admission vouchers are available with almost ANY type of train tickets issued to London (or to the Attraction Destination) on normal 'paper' ticket stock (i.e. not electronic or 'smartcard' but for exceptions see below) and valid on the day you wish to the visit the attraction, theatre, or restaurant, e.g. National Rail issued tickets include Off-Peak, Super Off-Peak, Travelcard, Advance, Anytime, Season Tickets and various promotional travel tickets that may be issued from time to time, etc...
By way of recognition most 'paper' rail travel tickets show the Double-Arrow (or 'crows-foot') National Rail logo, then you're safe to assume it is valid. If you are unsure in any way please ask at your local staffed National Rail station.

http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/faq

Funny that. I live in London and also work on the Railway and have never heard of it before as everyone within my industry who I have spoken to calls it the double arrow. HENCE why I said it was the first time I had heard it called that.

bess1234_2

When we went to London we got on top deck of buses and had a guided tour for free. There is a website to help you plan which number bus to get, but we passed downing street, whitehall, houses of parliamnent, buckingham palace, hyde park, harrods, oxford street, tower bridge fleet street, the city, trafalgar square etc, and we just hopped on and off to do stuff. just for the price of a bus ticket

clhs

geordieracer wrote: »

Funny that. I live in London and also work on the Railway and have never heard of it before as everyone within my industry who I have spoken to calls it the double arrow. HENCE why I said it was the first time I had heard it called that.

Someone who works on the railway and has never heard the vernacular "crows' feet"? Embarrassing.

geordieracer

clhs wrote: »

Someone who works on the railway and has never heard the vernacular "crows' feet"? Embarrassing.

Not really. Especially when we always call it the double arrow. And why did you drag up this old thread? Did it have anything to do with the abusive text message you sent me?