Museum/travel pass in london
 

Does anyone have advice about the museum <BR>and travel passes on London? <BR>Thanks!

Anne, <BR>Took my kids to Paris and London two summers ago. The Paris pass was well worth it, but the London Pass really wasn't. Get the subway pass it is a must. Hope this helps. <BR>Gail

Anne, <BR> <BR>Museum Pass: search this bulletin board for the London White Pass. That's the major museum pass for London (it also has an option for a transport pass too). If you are going to London later this summer, please be aware that many national museums will begin offering free admission soon. <BR> <BR>On the subject of transportation passes, you can pre-purchase a London Transport Visitors Travelcard that provides unlimited use of bus and subway in London. The passes come in various lengths (days) and coverage levels (transport zones in London). Most tourist sights are within the central zones 1-2. <BR> <BR>If you can get this card from a travel agent without a service fee, you may want to purchase one. If you have to pay a fee, it probably is not worth it. You can also purchase daily and weekend passes from a tube station once you get to London. <BR> <BR>For info on all the pass combinations: <BR> <BR>http://www.transportforlondon.gov.uk...vlt_home.shtml <BR> <BR>Hope this is helpful. <BR> <BR>David White <BR>http://www.KidsToLondon.com <BR>[email protected]

I would suggest buying your travelcards for the tube at the tube station itself. I just came back and saved money this way. The workers at the tube station were very helpful and helped us to find exactly what we needed for the cheapest price. <BR>

The Travelcards (used by Londoners, it's not aimed at tourists) are a real savings, but they can't be used before 9:30am; you can buy one-day cards and weekend cards &lt;-these are real money savers. There are *Period* travelcards for 7 days, a month, a year - no time restrictions but you do have to have a photocard. A two-zone 7day card is about $30 - considering that each single ticket is about $2.50, this is a reaaallly big savings. <BR> <BR>As for the museum pass, I don't think you'll get your money's worth. Most of the big museums are free; it costs nothing to see the Changing of the Guard or walk by Buckingham Palace; the only place with lines is the Tower of London, and you can buy those tickets in the underground stations. <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>The **Visitor's** Travelcard can only be bought outside the U.K. For 7 days, it's $30 or so, but no photo required. You undoubtedly will have to pay some sort of service fee and/or postage, as you purchase it through a travel agent or RailEurope or other travel service. Be sure to DEMAND the 2-zone card, because they'll try to sell you the 7 zone for sixty bucks and tell you that's all that's available. Scoff at them.

Slightly off topic but if, like me, you find tube maps too tiny for comfort, ask Underground station ticket clerks if they have a tube map for the visually impaired. They have them, but they don't advertise them or put them out for people to take. <BR> <BR>If you can't find them in a tube station, they are definitely available at the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden. Ask at the main desk.