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Paul Scott · February 16th 08, 01:13 PM posted to uk.transport.london

wrote:
I just done a search on the TFL "Fare Finder" page for Ruislip
(London Underground) to Hackney Central ( London Overground ). It
came out with the following results :

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Ruislip - Hackney Central

Oyster single fare
£1.80 Monday to Friday from 0700 and before 1900*
£1.00 At all other times including public holidays.
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Cash single fare
£3.00 At any time.
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So in theory a return journey can cost you as little as £2.00 outside
the hours of 0700 - 1900.

The fare pricing suggests that the route to be used cannot traverse
through Zone 1.
The obvious route is if you go via Finchley Rd Tube and then change at
Finchley Rd + Frognal but you will have to touch out at Finchley Road
and touch in at Finchley Rd + Frognal and hence will be charged for
two journeys and the total fare will be more than the £1.00 / £1.80
listed above.

That isn't how PAYG works though. Touching out and back in within an
unspecified 'short time' (which I reckon is about 15 mins) continues the
original journey.

Paul S