2 FOR 1 London days out loophole

wealdroam

p1tse wrote: »

but you need to travel with tickets with national rail symbol, so underground tubes or octopus holders won't have it?

Exactly right. Everything you say is true.

Are you now planning to go from Richmond to London Zoo by train/tube?

If so get oneday travelcards at any National Rail station.

If you are still intent on driving to Regents Park, buy an Anytime Single from Vauxhall to Waterloo at £2 for each person.
These tickets can also be bought at any National Rail station.

P.s. what's an Octopus holder?

alanrowell

p1tse wrote: »

but you need to travel with tickets with national rail symbol, so underground tubes or octopus holders won't have it?

You can buy a Travelcard at a train station and it can be used on the Tube, trains within the zones it's eligibl for and for buses & trams throughout London. It also gets you the 2-4-1 offers on daysoutguide.com

Octopus is a scheme in Hong Kong that initially was similar to Oystercard but has expanded into becoming a general payment card

wealdroam

alanrowell wrote: »

Octopus is a scheme in Hong Kong that initially was similar to Oystercard but has expanded into becoming a general payment card

Ahh... ok, thanks.

Then to answer P1tse...
No, Octopus holders cannot take advantage of the 2 for 1 promotion.

p1tse

thanks. got myself confused Oystercard is what I meant

but we went on the train and used the vouchers which was great.

thanks

jamesnotjamie

Hi everyone,


Just a quick question that I couldn't find the answer to...

I have subscribed for the 2for1 to London Zoo and a restaurant, and I want to book the Zoo online now, ahead of time. How do I go about using the voucher for this purpose?

Would I book one ticket and claim the free one on the day with the voucher?


Thanks,
James

wealdroam

jamesnotjamie wrote: »

Hi everyone,


Just a quick question that I couldn't find the answer to...

I have subscribed for the 2for1 to London Zoo and a restaurant, and I want to book the Zoo online now, ahead of time. How do I go about using the voucher for this purpose?

Would I book one ticket and claim the free one on the day with the voucher?


Thanks,
James

I do not think you can buy in advance when using this offer.

The terms and conditions say...

11.Tickets purchased in conjunction with 2for1entry/daysoutguide.co.uk vouchers must be used on the day of purchase and this offer is not valid with any pre-booked tickets.

jamesnotjamie

wealdroam wrote: »

I do not think you can buy in advance when using this offer.

Thanks for pointing this out wealdroam, that makes it very clear

I'm booking for Jan 8th, it's a Saturday, do you think I'm pretty safe to buy tickets on the day? I mean, do Zoos sell out?!

James

Buttercup

Hi

I would like to use some of the 2-4-1 daysout vouchers, I am travelling to London via car to meet a friend, please can anyone tell me what the best cheap train ticket to buy so that I will qualify for the vouchers, also I am visiting the attractions Friday and Saturday, will one lot of train tickets cover the 2 days - thanks

susancs

You will probably need a travelcard to travel to the various attractions when in London, so I would just buy an off peak daily travel pass from a train station rather than a tube station, it will be fine to use for the 2 for 1 offers and allow unlimited travel on tubes and buses within the zones you want e.g. 1-2 off peak (purchase it after 9.30am) is £6.30 if you are doing attractions in only those zones. You will need a travelcard for each day.
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/14416.aspx

wealdroam

Buttercup wrote: »

Hi

I would like to use some of the 2-4-1 daysout vouchers, I am travelling to London via car to meet a friend, please can anyone tell me what the best cheap train ticket to buy so that I will qualify for the vouchers, also I am visiting the attractions Friday and Saturday, will one lot of train tickets cover the 2 days - thanks

You just need a train ticket terminating at a London station.
An Anytime Single from Vauxhall to Waterloo at £2.20 will do for any of the participating London attractions.
You will need a ticket for each person visiting the attraction, and you will need a ticket valid on the day of visiting the attraction.
Buy the train ticket(s) at any station... before you leave home if you like.