"Adrian" wrote in message
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Would a Z1-2-3 travelcard cover bus to Z4?

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Well, I never.. Live and learn.

I think it changed in 2003 when Oyster came out. Before then you did need
all the zones you travelled through. TfL do not go out of their way to make this
fact clear, possibly because of the potential for lost revenue from those who
do not know and continue to buy zones they don't need.

This means that a single zone travelcard is also a bus pass for *all zones* despite
being only marginally more expensive than a bus pass. Anyone who uses the
buses regularly and may on occasion use the tube would probably be better off
with the single zone travelcard rather than the bus pass.

From January the single zone travelcard is withdrawn but the difference in price
between a two zone weekly travelcard and the bus pass will still only be 50p.
i.e. 50p extra a week to able to use all tube, DLR and National Rail in zones 2
and 3 (or whatever two adjacent zones you choose other than zone 1)