Hey guys, as per my other post about me heading off to London, How does this oyster card thing work and is it worth it ?

I get the general idea of it, sort of pre pay card for travel, but what sort of amount of cash should i put on it for one day for me and the missus, i want to cram a lot in by the way.

 

For an adult it is £5.80 for a day travelcard that means you can travel on the buses and the tube for as long as you like all day. Note that this is off-peak hours though and is only valid from 9.30am onwards. Travelling before 9.30am you pay a peak rate of about £8-9. Newsagents usually know their stuff mate so you can ask them too.

 

what do you want to do and when are you going?

get a travelcard for the weekend if you want to just stay there for a day

the oyster card will cost you £3 for starters and then you will have to decide how to put money on it

you can put a bit of money onto it that will be used each and every time you mke a journey upto the cut off point, after which everythign is free

or you can put a time limit on it, either a one day travel card for the whole of the london area or a week's bus pass for a certain amount of zones etc

so it all depends on when and where, just don't buy tickets per journey as this will cost you SHIT loads of money

 

Everytime I go to London for a week (i.e. work sending me out for training), I always get the 1 week pass - this will cover Zone 1 and Zone 2 which is good enogh for me. Costs me £25 and you can use it as many as you like including bus! So works out cheap...

 

so roughly what will i need for a tourist pass on a Saturday,zones and cost wise??

bye the way cheers for ALL the help you guys have given me so far,much appreciated.

 

Where are you going to be staying, and what/where will you be visiting? I think the one day travelcard will be your best option. £5.80 travel as much as you like all day (after 9.30am or £8.60 I think if you need to travel before 9.30am).

 

Just a 1 day trip for me and the missus, should think we would be going alll over London i guess.

The travel card you have in mind is still an oyster card i take it ?