On Fri, 09 May 2008 08:51:18 +0100, Mystery Flyer
wrote:

I travel from Effingham Junction to Richmond twice a week and to London
Terminals twice a week. I use two buses from London Terminals each way
to work.

Ive been buying daily tickets and using oyster payg for buses each time
but often come perilously close to missing the train.

Richmond and London are different destination zones I know - but is
there some weekly ticket I could buy that provided cover for both plus
buses? I wouldnt mind it being a few quid more. I just want to avoid the
daily queue for tickets.

If you know the days you'll be travelling then simply buy the day
tickets in advance.

There is not a direct price for a 7 day season from Effingham junction
including Travelcard Zones on the SWT or National Rail site but the
prices for Cobham (station before) are £49.10 for rail only to Waterloo
and £60.90 for rail to the zone boundary and then Z1-6 Travelcard. I'd
guess Effingham was a bit more expensive than those rates - a SWT ticket
office should be able to tell you the right prices or else use Waterloo
Travel Centre if you go into Waterloo.

If you travel off peak then I suspect day tickets would be cheaper. I
assume you have compared the prices of your day returns plus the Oyster
fares against the cost of a Peak Day Travelcard from EJ to Z16 as well
as the Off Peak Day Travelcard from EJ to Z16? It really depends on
whether you want the "ride at will" flexibility a Travelcard gives you
compared to "pay as you go" but for only a limited number of trips once
in London. I'd guess that the 4 bus rides you make are capped at £3 for
the day which offers a small saving too.

--
Paul C


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