Following on from yesterday's post, once you've sorted out your accommodation, today's post discusses ways of travelling around London for less.
Cheap travel in London
The simplest way to save money on travel around London is to walk whenever possible. Not only will this save you money, but you will see a lot more of the real London and get experience its different atmospheres.
However, London is clearly a very big city and so there will probably come a time when you need to use public transport of some kind. In order to get the cheapest fares on the buses and tubes (underground trains), the best thing to do is to buy an Oyster card. These are available from all tube stations and many newsagents. With an Oyster card you don't have to worry about buying the cheapest ticket, you just top up your card with some money and swipe your card in and out each time you use a tube or bus. At the end of the day, the Oyster card then calculates the cheapest fare for you depending on how many journeys you have made and which zones you've travelled in.
Alternatively, if you can limit your journeys to just using buses, then a bus pass can be an even cheaper way to go. What's more, buses are generally a lot more pleasant than the tube and you get to see a lot more of London as you travel around. For longer journeys, buses can be slightly slower than the tube, but this can be a great opportunity to rest your feet for a while and sit back and relax as London just passes you by.
Cheap travel in London
The simplest way to save money on travel around London is to walk whenever possible. Not only will this save you money, but you will see a lot more of the real London and get experience its different atmospheres.
However, London is clearly a very big city and so there will probably come a time when you need to use public transport of some kind. In order to get the cheapest fares on the buses and tubes (underground trains), the best thing to do is to buy an Oyster card. These are available from all tube stations and many newsagents. With an Oyster card you don't have to worry about buying the cheapest ticket, you just top up your card with some money and swipe your card in and out each time you use a tube or bus. At the end of the day, the Oyster card then calculates the cheapest fare for you depending on how many journeys you have made and which zones you've travelled in.
Alternatively, if you can limit your journeys to just using buses, then a bus pass can be an even cheaper way to go. What's more, buses are generally a lot more pleasant than the tube and you get to see a lot more of London as you travel around. For longer journeys, buses can be slightly slower than the tube, but this can be a great opportunity to rest your feet for a while and sit back and relax as London just passes you by.
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