Oyster Card question
Sep 15th, 2017, 02:19 PM
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Oyster Card question
Good evening
We are in the early stages of planning a trip to U.K.
We are curious about the Oyster Card. We plan on using this to and from Gatwick to our hotel and for a few trips on the tube.
Is it worth getting the visitor card?
Can these be reloaded at a tube station? Just hoping it isn't just a few places these can be reloaded.
Thank you
Kim
We are in the early stages of planning a trip to U.K.
We are curious about the Oyster Card. We plan on using this to and from Gatwick to our hotel and for a few trips on the tube.
Is it worth getting the visitor card?
Can these be reloaded at a tube station? Just hoping it isn't just a few places these can be reloaded.
Thank you
Kim
Sep 15th, 2017, 04:35 PM
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I know you said you found other info . . . but just in case:
>>We are curious about the Oyster Card. We plan on using this to and from Gatwick to our hotel and for a few trips on the tube.<<
The Oyster is for travel around London -- Gatwick is not IN London.
Buy a round trip train ticket from LGW. That will make you eligible for the 2for1 discounts the entire time you are in the city. Then buy Oysters - whether you want PAYG or a travel card loaded on the oyster cards depends on how long you are in London.
https://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/2for1-london
>>We are curious about the Oyster Card. We plan on using this to and from Gatwick to our hotel and for a few trips on the tube.<<
The Oyster is for travel around London -- Gatwick is not IN London.
Buy a round trip train ticket from LGW. That will make you eligible for the 2for1 discounts the entire time you are in the city. Then buy Oysters - whether you want PAYG or a travel card loaded on the oyster cards depends on how long you are in London.
https://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/2for1-london
Sep 16th, 2017, 12:07 AM
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<i>The Oyster is for travel around London -- Gatwick is not IN London.</i>
For several months you have been able to use Oystercard PAYG to get to & from Gatwick.
You can also use contactless debit & credit cards as well as Smartphone apps like Appl Pay.
For several months you have been able to use Oystercard PAYG to get to & from Gatwick.
You can also use contactless debit & credit cards as well as Smartphone apps like Appl Pay.
Sep 16th, 2017, 07:27 AM
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>>For several months you have been able to use Oystercard PAYG to get to & from Gatwick.<<
OK -- good to know -- But unfortunately doing that would not qualify for the 2for1's. Still need a <i>real</i> train ticket for that. So buying a R-T train ticket LGW>London>LGW plus an Oyster would save most visitors a boatload of £££
OK -- good to know -- But unfortunately doing that would not qualify for the 2for1's. Still need a <i>real</i> train ticket for that. So buying a R-T train ticket LGW>London>LGW plus an Oyster would save most visitors a boatload of £££
Sep 18th, 2017, 09:35 AM
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everything you want to know about Gatwick and Oyster is here:
https://tfl.gov.uk/campaign/rail-tra...don-fare-zones
https://tfl.gov.uk/campaign/rail-tra...don-fare-zones
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Sofar, I appreciate your guidance.
So if I'm reading it right, one way peak is 16.50 GBP
and off-peak is 10.30 GBP.
And "Journeys on Gatwick Express do not count towards caps, but those on Thameslink and Southern services do."
Thanks again!
So if I'm reading it right, one way peak is 16.50 GBP
and off-peak is 10.30 GBP.
And "Journeys on Gatwick Express do not count towards caps, but those on Thameslink and Southern services do."
Thanks again!
