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by **GRAHAM01** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:15 pm

hi all

was wondering if anyone can help? i'm off to london tomorrow and i was wondering am i able to get an oyster card for the tubes when i get there or is it something i should have already got before i left

any help please

by **woof woof !** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:26 pm

You can buy one when you here mate. The oyster card is valid for all tubes and buses, don't know how long you plan to stay , probably best to ask for the pre-pay as opposed to the "weekly" . Pre-pay means you bung as much money as you think you'll need onto the card, bus journeys cost about £1, tubes vary on the length of the journey.

by **andy_g** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:30 pm

how much does the shortest journey, i.e. the cheapest possible fare, on the tube cost these days, out of interest?

by **bigmick** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:30 pm

Graham I haven't lived there for a couple of years but I would think you can buy a day pass, or a week one if that's what you need. So made up are they that somebody actually wants to pay as opposed to vaulting over the barriers in their puffa jackets (they wear these regardles of the temperature) that from what I remember they're always willing to accomodate you. Failing that just get a one day travelcard which covers you for the bus and all that as well. Don't also forget that the tube mab bares no resemblence to the actual scale of London which is quite small in the centre. Print yourself off a couple of maps off the net and you'll find that rather than going up and down escalators and queueing up on platforms, you're often better off just walking. You really can walk from Covent Garden, through Leicester Square and onto Piccadilly circus in about three minutes (I might be slightly stretching it but it's not much longer) and you get to see a whole lot more things that you do on the tube.

by **GRAHAM01** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:31 pm

woof woof ! wrote:You can buy one when you here mate. The oyster card is valid for all tubes and buses, don't know how long you plan to stay , probably best to ask for the pre-pay as opposed to the "weekly" . Pre-pay means you bung as much money as you think you'll need onto the card, bus journeys cost about £1, tubes vary on the length of the journey.

cheers woof

i'm down for the weekend missis bday so taking her to a show,eye and shopping, and what ever else we can fit in.

planned it a little while ago but never thought about the card till today ( muppet )

thanks again woof :bowdown

by **GRAHAM01** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:35 pm

bigmick wrote:Graham I haven't lived there for a couple of years but I would think you can buy a day pass, or a week one if that's what you need. So made up are they that somebody actually wants to pay as opposed to vaulting over the barriers in their puffa jackets (they wear these regardles of the temperature) that from what I remember they're always willing to accomodate you. Failing that just get a one day travelcard which covers you for the bus and all that as well. Don't also forget that the tube mab bares no resemblence to the actual scale of London which is quite small in the centre. Print yourself off a couple of maps off the net and you'll find that rather than going up and down escalators and queueing up on platforms, you're often better off just walking. You really can walk from Covent Garden, through Leicester Square and onto Piccadilly circus in about three minutes (I might be slightly stretching it but it's not much longer) and you get to see a whole lot more things that you do on the tube.

cheers mick

i will be trying to do a lot of walking so that we can see what is around and to keep the misses on her toes

cheers bud

by **bigmick** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:40 pm

You'll have a great time, all the shows are fecking excellent. I've seen a few where I've been dragged along and didn't fancy it at all, and not a single one has been anything other than brilliant. I think my favourite was Oliver with Barry Humphries playing Fagin, fecking unbelieveable.

If you're on one of those city breaks Graham and are staying central, you should definately consider just walking around the city. You can always catch a rickshaw back to the Hotel which is different and nice, and central London is absolutely safe as houses no matter what time of night you wander about. I'm back myself for a couple of weeks on August 7th and can't wait. It's a bit of a sh!thole but a fecking brilliant city IMHO.

by **GRAHAM01** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:59 pm

ya i'm looking forward to it mate, we are going to see dirty dancing which is not one of my fav films but the wife loves it and i have heard from a few people who have been that it is a very good show, we are staying in a hotel in russell square so can't really go wrong

i have the eye booked for friday night and going to take her shopping the sat morning then the show sat afternoon and the night to go out and see what happens

by **woof woof !** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:38 pm

You might find this useful Graham, it's got info on oyster cards.

London transport.

If you're in Russel Square you're about a 5 mins stroll from the British Museum, 15 mins from Covent Garden. I think Dirty Dancing is at the Aldwych Theater just south of Covent Garden, 15-20mins stroll from Russell Square.

how much does the shortest journey, i.e. the cheapest possible fare, on the tube cost these days, out of interest?

About £1.50 with an oyster card Andy, more than double that if you're paying cash.

by **GRAHAM01** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:40 pm

cheers woof i will have a look through

if you want a single fair with an oyster card it would cost £1.50 but for cash it is £4.00 that's mad

by **mistyred** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:48 pm

woof woof ! wrote:You can buy one when you here mate. The oyster card is valid for all tubes and buses, don't know how long you plan to stay , probably best to ask for the pre-pay as opposed to the "weekly" . Pre-pay means you bung as much money as you think you'll need onto the card, bus journeys cost about £1, tubes vary on the length of the journey.

Woof i used to go to southfields in Wandsworth i remember when bus fares were 30 pence in London.

How times change

by **dawson99** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:21 pm

oyster cards are cool, but if u forget it it means a difference of £1 or 2.80 for one stop on a train!!!

use it to go all round london graham, class. and when in kew gardens area visit the artists in the evening and have a pint or two, a gerat night out in KG

by **GRAHAM01** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:31 pm

well i have to say it was a very good w/end i didn't end up getting an oyster card i just needed a day travel one for the zones i needed

it cost me £5.20 each and i could use it any where all day long job done

i thought i would spend loads on the misses but ended up spending more on myself in oxford street

by **bigmick** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:48 pm

Glad you enjoyed it mate. Was the show cool, and the meal?

by **GRAHAM01** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:16 am

i have to say the show was very good again not one of my fav films but this show was good, we went out for a meal both friday and sat night and i was very supprised at the price was more or less the same as aroung here, i did think that would have spent loads but no it was fine

the london eye was good i can't believe they have to check the things every time people get off, they go in with mirrors to look under the seats and above the lights mad or what

but all in all we loved it and i think i will be planning another tip for us very soon more brownie points

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