Hi,

I have a Z1-4 yearly travel card but had to visit High Barnet recently
and so bought an extension at West Finchley. But when I was in High
Barnet I found that the busses are classed as being in Zone 4 so I was
able to continue my journey to Barnet Hospital with no further charge.

Is there some odd historical reason why it's in Z5 for the tube but Z4
for the bus?

Thanks
Andy

Bus zones only went from 1-4 so you would also find the same situation at
Edgware. Now there is no such thing as zones on buses.

(Andy Coleman)typed


Hi,

I have a Z1-4 yearly travel card but had to visit High Barnet recently
and so bought an extension at West Finchley. But when I was in High
Barnet I found that the busses are classed as being in Zone 4 so I was
able to continue my journey to Barnet Hospital with no further charge.

Is there some odd historical reason why it's in Z5 for the tube but Z4
for the bus?

Thanks
Andy

There is no zone 6 for buses. Bus stops have Zone 4 (5,6) on their posts.

There are, in any case, no zones now for buses anyway (since 4 January).

High Barnet is still in Zone 5 for the Tube though.

Any Travelcard can be used on any bus.

--
Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.

In article , (Helen Deborah Vecht) wrote:

There are, in any case, no zones now for buses anyway (since 4
January).

High Barnet is still in Zone 5 for the Tube though.

Any Travelcard can be used on any bus.

Does that mean e.g. on the 84 out to St Albans, or is it just within the former GLC area?

--
Peter Beale

In message , Peter
Beale writes

In article ,
(Helen Deborah Vecht) wrote:

Any Travelcard can be used on any bus.

Does that mean e.g. on the 84 out to St Albans, or is it just within
the former GLC area?

It is valid on a number of services well beyond the former GLC area,
including certain routes to Epsom, Westerham, Debden and even Dorking.
Details are in the "Beyond the Fringes" leaflet:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/downloads/...he-fringes.pdf

On the 84, travelcards, bus passes, saver tickets etc can be used out as
far as Potters Bar, but not as far as St Albans.

--
Paul Terry

"Peter Beale" wrote in message
o.uk...
In article ,
(Helen Deborah Vecht) wrote:

There are, in any case, no zones now for buses anyway (since 4
January).

High Barnet is still in Zone 5 for the Tube though.

Any Travelcard can be used on any bus.

Does that mean e.g. on the 84 out to St Albans, or is it just within the
former GLC area?

--
Peter Beale

Some buses accept travelcards outside the Greater London boundary, others do
not.

The 84 accepts travelcards as far as Potters Bar (Cranborne Road), but not
to St. Albans.

There is a leaflet available which describes which buses do & don't accept
travelcards - I'm sure someone here will advise how to get one / what it is
called. If you download the bus map PDF's from the TFL Bus website (NOT the
spider maps) they also show the extent of the travelcard validity.

Colin

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 14:14:21 GMT Helen Deborah Vecht
said...

There is no zone 6 for buses. Bus stops have Zone 4 (5,6) on their posts.

There are, in any case, no zones now for buses anyway (since 4 January).

So I wonder if (over time) the zone numbers will disappear on bus stops
as effectively they are now obsolete?

--
Phil Richards
London, N4

"Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message
...
(Andy Coleman)typed


Hi,

I have a Z1-4 yearly travel card but had to visit High Barnet recently
and so bought an extension at West Finchley. But when I was in High
Barnet I found that the busses are classed as being in Zone 4 so I was
able to continue my journey to Barnet Hospital with no further charge.

Is there some odd historical reason why it's in Z5 for the tube but Z4
for the bus?

Thanks
Andy

There is no zone 6 for buses. Bus stops have Zone 4 (5,6) on their posts.

There are, in any case, no zones now for buses anyway (since 4 January).

High Barnet is still in Zone 5 for the Tube though.

Any Travelcard can be used on any bus.


This has been the case for the last 2 years.
--
Lawrence Myers



--
Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.

In article , (Paul Terry) wrote:

It is valid on a number of services well beyond the former GLC area,
including certain routes to Epsom, Westerham, Debden and even
Dorking. Details are in the "Beyond the Fringes" leaflet:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/downloads/...yond-the-fring
es.pdf

On the 84, travelcards, bus passes, saver tickets etc can be used out
as far as Potters Bar, but not as far as St Albans.

Many thanks, very helpful.

--
Peter Beale