London Banter - View Single Post - One zone TC instead of Annual Bus Pass

asdf · July 21st 05, 10:00 AM posted to uk.transport.london

On 21 Jul 2005 02:36:53 -0700, wrote:

But because of the 'grouping' of zones (eg Z3+Z4) for
pricing purposes, can I really save any money?

There is no real "grouping" of zones for pricing purposes - the main
thing Z3 and Z4 have in common is that the price of a single to Z1 is
the same. A Z4-Z2 journey costs more than a Z3-Z2, etc.

With a Z4 Travelcard, you would save the following amounts on Tube
journeys compared to having a bus pass:

£1.10 for each journey wholly within Z4
70p for each journey from Z4 to Z2 or Z6 (Mon-Fri 0630-1900)
20p for each journey from Z4 to Z2 or Z6 (all other times)

If that adds up to more than £8 a year, then go for it.

Of course this doesn't take into account capping, which would reduce
and eventually nullify the saving for that day, if you made several
journeys in 1 day. Also, there will be the usual fares revision in
January, which could shake everything up again.