On Jul 17, 2:11*pm, wrote:
In article op.uw7ncmbcm4iaeb@dell, (Fig) wrote:
On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:41:17 +0100, David A Stocks
*wrote:

"Fig" wrote in message
newsp.uw7k8eaom4iaeb@dell...
Hi Group,

I have to meet Mrs Fig at Gatwick (North) this evening.
This is not a common journey for me so, seeing as I've got a bit of
time, I thought I'd try and figure out my cheapest option. Wish I'd
never started!

The details:

From: Ruislip Gardens
To: Gatwick (North)
Flight arrives: 8pm
I need 1 return journey and 1 single.
We both have HMF railcards.
Neither of us have any season tickets but do have railcards loaded on
to Oyster for discounted caps.
I can buy an off-peak z1-6 day travelcard for £5 (if the ticket
office is open!)

What would be the cheapest option?

NR website is saying £11.20 for rtn from London Bridge, £14.50 for
return from Victoria and £19.00 for return Gatwick Exp.
I've got no idea about boundary zone 6 to Gatwick prices, but coupled
with a £5 travelcard that must be an option?
This looks like what you need - I reckon a CDR costs £6.50 as an
ANY PERMITTED fare (the NOT GATWICK EXP costs £6.90 more, go
figure). At *that price I would just buy two of them, assuming
you can also buy two *z1-6 travelcards. If you're buying tix at
Gatwick I would get them **before* meeting the missus.

Thanks David. Just to be sure, ANY PERMITTED includes Gatwick Express?
Have just discovered that Mrs Fig is on expenses so will just by
her a *single with the greatest availability.

Surely a Boundary Zone 6 ticket is meaningless on Gatwick Express? Does it
stop anywhere near the boundary?


It doesn't need to, as the Boundary Zone X tickets are only supposed
to be available with season tickets and the rules say that when using
a combination of two tickets, when one is a season, the train doesn't
need to stop at the changeover point. Even if this were not the case,
there is an argument that a ticket with Boundary Zone X on it would
count as a Zonal ticket (two of these can be used in combination), as
it is potential valid by more than one route.

I've used the Gatwick Express several times when I had a Zone 1 and 2
annual travelcard. It was amazing the amount that it saved on the
return fare compared to a ticket from Victoria.