On Jun 13, 1:54 am, asdf wrote:
On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:19:22 +0100, Mystery Flyer wrote:
Zones 2-5 you'll take the more frequent trains to Clapham Junction and
then change to the frequent trains to Wimbledon.

Precisely. Why go to the Zone 6 backwater when the lovely fast SWT
trains to CLJ connect pretty well with the considerably more grotty SWT
Wimbledon trains.

Also do you *need* a travelcard? My journey to Richmond has a non
travelcard "Not London" fare and season ticket price considerably
cheaper.. I'd consider buying the odd buss pass/bag of saver tickets
when I need them and save a few quid.

Unfortunately there is no point-to-point NR season available for this
journey.

However, after a bit of digging, there's one available from Kew
Gardens to Wimbledon at £60.70 for a monthly. Valid routes for this
are Kew Gardens - Richmond - Twickenham - Hounslow - Brentford -
Clapham Junction - Wimbledon (which covers the Twickenham-Richmond
part), and Kew Gardens - Richmond - Mortlake - Clapham Junction -
Wimbledon (which covers the rest).

Technically, it doesn't appear to be valid via Kingston, although a
ticket inspector (who is unlikely to know this) would probably give
you the benefit of the doubt, as it's a fairly 'obvious' route
(because it involves the least number of changes).

Twickenham is gated. So not too sure if a Kew Gardens bought ticket
will open the gates.

Kew Gardens being on the NLL will be joining the zonal fare system
anyway.
So you might find that ticket is not available anymore.

A.

On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:36:44 -0700, Londoncityslicker wrote:

Unfortunately there is no point-to-point NR season available for this
journey.

However, after a bit of digging, there's one available from Kew
Gardens to Wimbledon at £60.70 for a monthly.

Twickenham is gated. So not too sure if a Kew Gardens bought ticket
will open the gates.

In that case the staff should let the holder through. Refusal would be
a legitimate cause for complaint, although if there's constant hassle
it might not be worth it depending on how keen one is to save a few
quid.

Kew Gardens being on the NLL will be joining the zonal fare system
anyway.
So you might find that ticket is not available anymore.

In that case the fallback option would be a Twickenham to South Merton
season, which is a fair bit pricier at £76.10, but still saves £13.00
on a Z2-5 or Z3-6 Travelcard (and is definitely valid via both
Kingston and Clapham Junction).