On 2011-03-21, martin wrote:
This is probably a rather simple question, but I thought I'd come to
u.t.l to see how many answers you lot could come up with

My work has booked me on a 5-day training course. It's in Slough, so
I've got the joys of a commute via Paddington to look forward to.

As I usually rely on Oyster PAYG, season tickets are a bit of a
mystery to me. Am I right in thinking that the ticket I'm after is a 7
day Slough to London R1256 at £69.70?
This will presumably also let me use buses and tubes in London without
having done the leg on the train first. Will it likely get eaten by
the ticket barrier in Slough on the last day of its validity?

thanks,
- martin

Isn't this one of the routes on which season tickets are more
expensive than 5 daily tickets?

I only have NFM92 to hand, so prices will have gone up in the
intervening years, but the relative differences would still be the
same:

London Terminals to Slough:
SDR £7.40
7D £46.20

but there is a saving in the other direction:

Slough to London Terminals:
SDR £11.50
7D £46.20

It may be worth checking the current NFM CD, which I don't have
available. A season ticket is not the best choice when it is priced
for the busiest direction of travel, and you want to travel against
the flow.

Regards,

MJA