Travelcard (London)

lawrence281 · 15 Mar 2016 at 19:40

So, just a question on how the system works.
I live in bethnyl green(zone 2) and I need to travel to ealing broadway(zone 3).
If i got the travelcard..would it work?

The underground goes straight to ealing broadway but has to go through all the zone 1 stations. Would I need to put cash to pay the difference, or how much exactly would it cost one way with the travelcard on it.

Zone 2-3

drs101 · 15 Mar 2016 at 19:44

Yes if you go through zone 1 you will have to pay extra, put so,me pay as you go n it and it will deduct it automatically, should be about £1.20 extra.

POB · 15 Mar 2016 at 19:55

Contactless Credit/Debit card will charge you the cost or the price of a travel card which every is least.

Just tap in and out with it, done.

DJMK4 · 15 Mar 2016 at 20:51

Contactless could save you money for day pass, I used to pay £12 for a day pass when visiting, i think if you use your contactless you have a limit on the tubes of £7 per day I heard to travel throughout the day, or have I been hearing rumours? Capping?

lawrence281 · 15 Mar 2016 at 21:59

POB said:
Contactless Credit/Debit card will charge you the cost or the price of a travel card which every is least.

Just tap in and out with it, done.

I travel ,3-4 times a week to uni, and possibly other places during the week. So just wondering really, if itll be worth getting moneys worth, with a weekly travelcard, contactless only does daily?

Kol · 15 Mar 2016 at 22:33

Contactless does weekly and monthly capping too.

Maccy · 15 Mar 2016 at 22:42

There is daily caps yes, depending on which zone(s) you use. For example I know that only using zone 1 will be capped at £6.50 per day.

EGuitarStar · 15 Mar 2016 at 23:15

lawrence281 said:
I live in bethnyl green(zone 2)

No you don't, you live in Bethnal Green!

Bunka · 16 Mar 2016 at 00:24

Just use a contactless card, a travel card wont save you money unless you're using the tube 7 days a week.

Peño · 16 Mar 2016 at 00:52

lawrence281 said:
I travel ,3-4 times a week to uni, and possibly other places during the week. So just wondering really, if itll be worth getting moneys worth, with a weekly travelcard, contactless only does daily?

Even if you use Pay As You Go (Oyster or Contactless), you will get capped at the same price as a 7 Day Travelcard for Zones 1-3 (£38).

If you have an 18+ Student Oyster card you can save 30%.

https://tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments/fares?intcmp=1648

Scam · 16 Mar 2016 at 10:40

Bunka said:
Just use a contactless card, a travel card wont save you money unless you're using the tube 7 days a week.

Not true. He could buy a monthly or annual ticket and that would save him money.

eg. Zone 1-3 weekly cap (or 5 days contactless usage) is £38
4 weeks in a month, 38x4 = £152
But the monthly ticket is £146

If he does that x12 months then that's £1,824, but the annual travelcard is only £1,520.

If you're working 5 days a week and know you're going to be doing it for a year it's still (just) worth getting an annual ticket or possibly even a monthly one. You also get a network rail Gold Card which is very useful for money off rail travel (and 30% off PAYG Oyster travel outside your zones, off peak)