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Colin Rosenstiel · October 30th 05, 02:30 PM posted to uk.transport.london

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(Peter Smyth) wrote:

"Colin Rosenstiel" wrote in message
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In article ,
(Roland Perry) wrote:

In message . com,
at 05:07:18 on Sun, 30 Oct 2005, Miss Uk Railway
remarked:
This week, I'm travelling from Rugby to Euston and back with
Virgin every day. I will then need to make a daily return trip
from Euston underground to Westminster underground.

Would it be cheaper to buy 5 x daily zone 1 return tickets or an
Oyster card? I've no idea how Oyster works - can I buy it at
Euston tomorrow morning and do I simply put money onto it, i.e.
pre-pay?

Yes. Allow the normal queuing time plus ten minutes. Will cost you
£3 deposit plus whatever amount of credit you choose to add.

Does this method work out cheaper than buying ordinary
single/returns?

Ten singles on paper tickets is £20, on Oyster £17, so you'll break
even in a week. Next time you are in London you'll be saving the
30p each ticket, and soon saving £1.50 when paper singles go up to
£3, and Oyster falls to £1.50 .

You and "TKD" are wrong of course, for not thinking of combined
National rail and tube tickets. These will always be cheaper.

No you are wrong. A return from Rugby to Zone 1 is exactly £4 more
than a return from Rugby to London Terminals so an Oyster return of
£3.40 will be cheaper.

Not what was said in this thread:

It would be cheapest for you to get a weekly Rugby to London season
ticket that includes an all-zones Travelcard (£132.60) rather than
just a Rugby to Euston one (£130.90). This would cover the Underground
journeys too.

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Colin Rosenstiel

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