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We will be arriving in London from Paris on the Eurostar. Are Eurostar tickets included in the National Rail 2 for 1 voucher offers? If so, are the vouchers only valid on our arrival day?

Thanks so much.

jamikins

no because they are not national rail tickets, they are eurostar tickets - they are two different companies.

You can buy a national rail ticket at the national rail station at Kings Cross - not the underground ticket hall. Follow the national rail signs (it looks like two red arrows) The tickets that are valid are orange paper tickets that have the same national rail symbol on them

jamikins

The symbol you are looking for is like the one at the top left of this website only red lines and arrows: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

jamikins

Here is a reference guide: http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/faq.aspx#1

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Thank you jamikins. So I should buy a Travelcard from the National Rail station for our daily transportation when we arrive at St.Pancras/Kings Cross in order to take advantage of the 2 for 1 offers. This will be better than the Oyster Card.

Our granddaughter will be traveling with us. She's 10 yrs. old for part of our trip and then will have her 11th birthday while on this trip. How do 10 yr. olds travel for free on the tube? I notice under 11 yrs. their travel on the tube and buses is free.

jamikins

Hi there. How long are you in London for? And how often do you plan to use the 2for1 offers?

Yes you can buy your 1 day or 1 week transit passes at the national rail offices at St Pancras/Kings Cross. Whether its better than an oyster depends on my questions above. For ease I just always get my guests a 1 week paper national rail ticket as it gives them unlimited bus/tube/train rides in London. I think alot of people overthink it and I just cant be bothered to make a spreadsheet to figure what is best, pay as you go or a pass. The pass is the same on an oyster pass just it can be used on 2for1s and its paper, not on a card.

At the stations you are likely to be using there will be someone to let you through with you granddaughter = just show your pass and they will open the gate for you. If not, look for a larger turnstile that people use when they have luggage and she can just walk through with you.

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Thanks for your help. We're arriving on a Wednesday and leaving on Sunday. We'll probably buy the 1 week Travelcard.
We'll be there during the big wedding, which is now a national holiday. Does this mean the museums will be closed on Friday, April 29th?

jamikins

I highly doubt the museums will be closed. You can check their websites, but most museums stay open for holidays with the exception of christmas and maybe new years day.

janisj

They will be open -- and you don't need vouchers for most museums since they are free

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Thanks so very much. I was worried the museums would be closed. I don't want to waste that day, although our granddaughter is very excited about the wedding!

alanRow

Westminster Abbey is closed on the 29th as someone has already booked it. But it may also mean that it's closed for several days before and afterwards.

I'd also check if various sights on the route of the wedding procession will be open