Railcard and oyster card in the UK
Jul 7th, 2015, 04:45 PM
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Railcard and oyster card in the UK
We're going to the UK at the end of July. It can save a lot to travel by train or metro with railcard and oyster card. I'm wondering whether I can purchase railcard and oyster card online or I can only purchase them at the station when we arrive in London. Looking forward to the responses!
Jul 8th, 2015, 07:55 AM
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Oh boy. Let's see what we're dealing with.
Is your daughter 12+? If so, then the Oyster card may be less useful than doing this:
(1) Go to www.daysoutguide.co.uk and print off every voucher of interest to you.
(2) Get passport size headshots of you and daughter before you go to London.
(3) Go to London and purchase a 7-day travelcard for you and her at any national rail station (Victoria, Paddington, etc). No, you can't get it at Heathrow.
(4) Show the travelcard and voucher at appropriate sites - this saves a TON of money at the Tower, Hampton Court, War Rooms, Bletchley, others. The travelcard costs the same as max-ing out your Oyster card for four days.
Is your daughter 12+? If so, then the Oyster card may be less useful than doing this:
(1) Go to www.daysoutguide.co.uk and print off every voucher of interest to you.
(2) Get passport size headshots of you and daughter before you go to London.
(3) Go to London and purchase a 7-day travelcard for you and her at any national rail station (Victoria, Paddington, etc). No, you can't get it at Heathrow.
(4) Show the travelcard and voucher at appropriate sites - this saves a TON of money at the Tower, Hampton Court, War Rooms, Bletchley, others. The travelcard costs the same as max-ing out your Oyster card for four days.
