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On Jun 30, 3:21 pm, Mizter T wrote:
On Jun 30, 7:21 pm, Mizter T wrote:

On Jun 30, 4:45 pm, "

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I want to go in july 2011. i have an oyster card with no value bought
in dec 2008 . Can I use this card to get to tilbury ?

Afraid not. [rest of advice snipped]

Just seen that you're thinking about a trip in July 2011, a year ahead
- that's advanced planning!

If you were thinking of staying in Tilbury and then making several
trips into London then you might possibly find buying a weekly season
ticket suits you - a 7-day season from Tilbury into London is
currently GBP45.40, whilst a 7-day Travelcard from Tilbury to London
(with inclusive travel in zones 1-6) is GBP67.20.

You'd need to work out of that worked out better for you than buying
tickets on each day you wanted to travel. An Off-peak Return from
Tilbury to London is GBP8.50, whilst an inclusive Off-peak Day
Travelcard from Tilbury to zones 1-6 is GBP9.30 - both are only valid
from the 09:26 train onwards (i.e. not earlier peak trains) - whilst a
season ticket or Travelcard is valid at any time (so you could travel
in with the commuters). Not sure what the price of an Anytime Day
Travelcard is from Tilbury (i.e. valid in the morning peak), but an
Anytime Day Return is GBP9.30.

To get a season ticket you'd need a photocard - if you were to want to
do this the way I'd recommend approaching it is obtaining the
photocard and buying the season ticket/ Travelcard at Fenchurch Street
station together (so bring a passport sized photo along!).

i'm planning to take a flight from jfk to heathrow arriving 20:30
sleep near LHR then take tube to upminster then take c2c to tilbury
riverside then board ship

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In which case take the bus (285?) to Feltham and stay in the Travelodge (can
be as cheap as GBP9 if you get on their mailing list). It's not beautiful
but it is good value (in my view). Feltham station is adjacent so next day
take the SWT train to Waterloo, Jubilee to West Ham and C2C to Tilbury.
That part of the Jubilee is built with lifts at all stations which should
make interchange easier.

http://www.travelodge.co.uk/

On Jun 30, 10:52*pm, "Graham Harrison"
wrote:

wrote:

i'm planning to take a flight from jfk to heathrow arriving 20:30
sleep near LHR *then take tube to upminster then take c2c to tilbury
riverside then board ship

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In which case take the bus (285?) to Feltham and stay in the Travelodge (can
be as cheap as GBP9 if you get on their mailing list). * It's not beautiful
but it is good value (in my view). * Feltham station is adjacent so next day
take the SWT train to Waterloo, Jubilee to West Ham and C2C to Tilbury.
That part of the Jubilee is built with lifts at all stations which should
make interchange easier.

285 bus from Heathrow central to Feltham, yes.

FWIW, at the current fares it would then be 1.20 for the bus, then the
next day either:

(a) 4.30 off-peak PAYG fare (as per the NR/TfL through journey
farescale) to either West Ham or Upminster (travelling on either
District line or c2c from West Ham to Upminster);
then 4.90 from West Ham to Tilbury, or (as upthread) 3.00 from
Upminster to Tilbury
(so a total of either 7.30 or 9.20).

(b) 11.30 Off-peak Day Single paper ticket for the whole through
journey - this would be valid on the Tube between Waterloo and West
Ham (or Upminster, if that's what one wanted to do).

Will bear in mind the Feltham YOI, er sorry I mean Travelodge, it
might come in handy (not really for myself but rather for others). It
can really be as cheap as GBP9? (Obviously a special offer, but still.)

(b) 11.30 Off-peak Day Single paper ticket for the whole through
journey - this would be valid on the Tube between Waterloo and West
Ham (or Upminster, if that's what one wanted to do).

Will bear in mind the Feltham YOI, er sorry I mean Travelodge, it
might come in handy (not really for myself but rather for others). It
can really be as cheap as GBP9? (Obviously a special offer, but still.)

Might also be worth staying on the south side of the river - get a
train from Waterloo East to Gravesend then cross over on the Gravesend
Tilbury ferry, which drops you of near the Cruise terminal. Probably
quicker than getting to Tilbury Town, which is a way from the Cruise
terminal anyway.

http://www.thurrock.gov.uk/travel/tr...ferry_services