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Old 12-17-2003, 12:51 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: London Public Transit

Originally posted by Richard

    > Hello,


    > I'm going to London soon and from what I can tell on the web, I
    > can get a

    > weekly pass for the tube and buses that will cost 19.60 GBP and
    > allow me to

    > travel in zones 1 & 2.


    > In my city, if I have a pass for zones 1 & 2, then decide that I
    > want to go

    > to zone 3, I can buy a single ticket to be used in conjunction
    > with my pass

    > and travel from zone 1 to zone 3. This "add-on" ticket is less
    > expensive

    > than the ticket required by a person without a pass wanting to go
    > from zone

    > 1 to zone 3. Is there an equivalent ticket in London?


    > I've found conflicting information on the use of photocards.
    > One page at

    > TFL's website (http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/nftt_photocard_intr-
    > o.shtml"]http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/nftt_photocard_intro.shtml[/url-
    > ]) seems

    > to imply that I would not need a photocard to use an adult fare
    > seven-day

    > travelcard for zones one and two. On the other hand,

    > http://tube.tfl.gov.uk/content/tickets/fandtjan2003.pdf"]ht-
    > tp://tube.tfl.gov.uk/content/tickets/fandtjan2003.pdf[/url] does
    > not mention

    > that exception when it discusses photocards (pg 7) or seven-day
    > travelcards

    > (pg 15). Does anyone know whether or not I would need to get a
    > photocard in

    > order to use such a travelcard?


    > Thank you very much!


    > Richard



All the weeklies I have ever bought needed a photocard which is
available for free.

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