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Can I buy a ticket from a LU station (Leyton) through to Gatwickairport?
I'm flying out of Gatwick tonight at 6pm, and am wary that if I turn
up at London Bridge this evening at about 4pm, I might find that there's a queue a mile long at London Bridge ticket office - can I buy a ticket from my originating tube station that will take me all the way through? Or am I stuck with having to queue up at London Bridge? Are there any alternatives? |
Can I buy a ticket from a LU station (Leyton) through to Gatwick airport?
Martin Petrov wrote
I'm flying out of Gatwick tonight at 6pm, and am wary that if I turn up at London Bridge this evening at about 4pm, I might find that there's a queue a mile long at London Bridge ticket office - can I buy a ticket from my originating tube station that will take me all the way through? Or am I stuck with having to queue up at London Bridge? Are there any alternatives? Lots. You can buy rail tickets from many travel agents or from most NR stations. or over the internet for collection from a ticket machine at London Bridge. In these circumstance I usually bought in the morning or the night before. -- Mike D |
Can I buy a ticket from a LU station (Leyton) through to Gatwickairport?
Michael R N Dolbear wrote:
Martin Petrov wrote I'm flying out of Gatwick tonight at 6pm, and am wary that if I turn up at London Bridge this evening at about 4pm, I might find that there's a queue a mile long at London Bridge ticket office - can I buy a ticket from my originating tube station that will take me all the way through? Or am I stuck with having to queue up at London Bridge? Are there any alternatives? Lots. You can buy rail tickets from many travel agents or from most NR stations. or over the internet for collection from a ticket machine at London Bridge. In these circumstance I usually bought in the morning or the night before. It's probably a bit late, but he could just buy from his tube station, could he not? |
Can I buy a ticket from a LU station (Leyton) through to Gatwick airport?
"Martin Petrov" wrote in message
... I'm flying out of Gatwick tonight at 6pm, and am wary that if I turn up at London Bridge this evening at about 4pm, I might find that there's a queue a mile long at London Bridge ticket office - can I buy a ticket from my originating tube station that will take me all the way through? Or am I stuck with having to queue up at London Bridge? Are there any alternatives? This too late, but I'll answer anyway. Yes, your local tube station can sell you a ticket. You may find it's faster (and more comfortable) to travel via Victoria, but you need make sure your ticket is valid for your intended route/operator. D A Stocks |
Can I buy a ticket from a LU station (Leyton) through to Gatwickairport?
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Can I buy a ticket from a LU station (Leyton) through to Gatwickairport?
On 28 Sep, 17:40, "David A Stocks" wrote:
"Martin Petrov" wrote in message ... I'm flying out of Gatwick tonight at 6pm, and am wary that if I turn up at London Bridge this evening at about 4pm, I might find that there's a queue a mile long at London Bridge ticket office - can I buy a ticket from my originating tube station that will take me all the way through? Or am I stuck with having to queue up at London Bridge? Are there any alternatives? This too late, but I'll answer anyway. Yes, your local tube station can sell you a ticket. You may find it's faster (and more comfortable) to travel via Victoria, but you need make sure your ticket is valid for your intended route/operator. D A Stocks Cheers all - and yes, I know you're probably all DYING to know how I got on, and yes, I did easily buy a ticket at Leyton, for the through trip to Gatwick via London Bridge.... |
Can I buy a ticket from a LU station (Leyton) through to Gatwick airport?
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Can I buy a ticket from a LU station (Leyton) through to Gatwick airport?
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 11:54:35PM +0100, David A Stocks wrote:
You can combine a travelcard with a boundary zone ticket (with a choice of routing options that include 'any permitted'). This should even work with a day travelcard without the requirement for the train to call at a boundary zone station (e.g. Gatwock Express) because boundary zone tix are considered to be zonal tix. The Gatwick and Heathrow expresses are exceptions to this rule. -- David Cantrell | Bourgeois reactionary pig "Cynical" is a word used by the naive to describe the experienced. George Hills, in uknot |
Can I buy a ticket from a LU station (Leyton) through to Gatwickairport?
On Sep 28, 5:40*pm, "David A Stocks" wrote:
"Martin Petrov" wrote in message ... I'm flying out of Gatwick tonight at 6pm, and am wary that if I turn up at London Bridge this evening at about 4pm, I might find that there's a queue a mile long at London Bridge ticket office - can I buy a ticket from my originating tube station that will take me all the way through? Or am I stuck with having to queue up at London Bridge? Are there any alternatives? This too late, but I'll answer anyway. Yes, your local tube station can sell you a ticket. You may find it's faster (and more comfortable) to travel via Victoria, but you need make sure your ticket is valid for your intended route/operator. More generally, what kind of National Rail tickets is it possible to buy from a tube ticket office? Only tickets to destinations in the NSE area? Further afield? Can I use a railcard? What are the chances of finding someone in a ticket office who'll know how to sell me one? :) |
Can I buy a ticket from a LU station (Leyton) through to Gatwick airport?
"David Cantrell" wrote in message k... On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 11:54:35PM +0100, David A Stocks wrote: You can combine a travelcard with a boundary zone ticket (with a choice of routing options that include 'any permitted'). This should even work with a day travelcard without the requirement for the train to call at a boundary zone station (e.g. Gatwock Express) because boundary zone tix are considered to be zonal tix. The Gatwick and Heathrow expresses are exceptions to this rule. This is wrong. There are two separate tickets from Boundary Zone 6 to Gatwick Airport, one rte NOT GATWICK EXP and one rte ANY PERMITTED. As long as you buy the any permitted ticket you can use it on the Gatwick Express with a Travelcard. Peter Smyth |
Can I buy a ticket from a LU station (Leyton) through to Gatwick airport?
On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 09:43:04 -0700 (PDT), martin wrote:
More generally, what kind of National Rail tickets is it possible to buy from a tube ticket office? Only tickets to destinations in the NSE area? Further afield? Can I use a railcard? You can buy tickets to any station in the NSE area (but not beyond, AFAIK). Only singles, day returns, and season tickets are available. At LU-run NR stations, you can use a Railcard when buying an NR-only ticket (e.g. Amersham to Aylesbury, Greenford to Ealing Broadway via South Greenford). Otherwise, you can't use a Railcard, except to buy all-zones one-day Travelcards. Also, I doubt you can buy tickets with an origin station other than the one where you're buying the ticket, though I've never tried. I also doubt that offers like GroupSave are available. |
Can I buy a ticket from a LU station (Leyton) through to Gatwick airport?
On Thu, Oct 01, 2009 at 06:33:13PM +0100, Peter Smyth wrote:
"David Cantrell" wrote in message k... On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 11:54:35PM +0100, David A Stocks wrote: You can combine a travelcard with a boundary zone ticket (with a choice of routing options that include 'any permitted'). This should even work with a day travelcard without the requirement for the train to call at a boundary zone station (e.g. Gatwock Express) because boundary zone tix are considered to be zonal tix. The Gatwick and Heathrow expresses are exceptions to this rule. This is wrong. There are two separate tickets from Boundary Zone 6 to Gatwick Airport, one rte NOT GATWICK EXP and one rte ANY PERMITTED. As long as you buy the any permitted ticket you can use it on the Gatwick Express with a Travelcard. Interesting, thanks. I wonder when it changed then, cos last time I tried to buy such a ticket, I couldn't. Oh, wait, I wanted boundary zone *4* to Gatwick, is it only available from 6? -- David Cantrell | Official London Perl Mongers Bad Influence Irregular English: ladies glow; gentlemen perspire; brutes, oafs and athletes sweat |
Can I buy a ticket from a LU station (Leyton) through to Gatwick airport?
"David Cantrell" wrote in message k... On Thu, Oct 01, 2009 at 06:33:13PM +0100, Peter Smyth wrote: "David Cantrell" wrote in message k... On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 11:54:35PM +0100, David A Stocks wrote: You can combine a travelcard with a boundary zone ticket (with a choice of routing options that include 'any permitted'). This should even work with a day travelcard without the requirement for the train to call at a boundary zone station (e.g. Gatwock Express) because boundary zone tix are considered to be zonal tix. The Gatwick and Heathrow expresses are exceptions to this rule. This is wrong. There are two separate tickets from Boundary Zone 6 to Gatwick Airport, one rte NOT GATWICK EXP and one rte ANY PERMITTED. As long as you buy the any permitted ticket you can use it on the Gatwick Express with a Travelcard. Interesting, thanks. I wonder when it changed then, cos last time I tried to buy such a ticket, I couldn't. Oh, wait, I wanted boundary zone *4* to Gatwick, is it only available from 6? The fares listed in The Manual from boundary zones to Gatwick are BOUNDARY ZONE 2 or 3 CDR 10.00 NOT GATWICK EXP, 18.60 ANY PERMITTED SDR 13.60 NOT GATWICK EXP, 26.20 ANY PERMITTED BOUNDARY ZONE 4 or 5 CDR 7.50 ANY PERMITTED SDR 11.20 ANY PERMITTED BOUNDARY ZONE 6 CDR 6.90 NOT GATWICK EXP, 6.80 ANY PERMITTED SDR 9.50 NOT GATWICK EXP, 9.30 ANY PERMITTED The fares for zone 2/3 are about what I would expect but something seems to have gone wrong with the fares for zones 4-6. So I am not sure whether it is actually possible to buy a 6.80 Any Permitted CDR from BZ6 to Gatwick or not. Peter Smyth |
Can I buy a ticket from a LU station (Leyton) through to Gatwick airport?
"Peter Smyth" wrote in message
... "David Cantrell" wrote in message k... On Thu, Oct 01, 2009 at 06:33:13PM +0100, Peter Smyth wrote: "David Cantrell" wrote in message k... On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 11:54:35PM +0100, David A Stocks wrote: You can combine a travelcard with a boundary zone ticket (with a choice of routing options that include 'any permitted'). This should even work with a day travelcard without the requirement for the train to call at a boundary zone station (e.g. Gatwock Express) because boundary zone tix are considered to be zonal tix. The Gatwick and Heathrow expresses are exceptions to this rule. This is wrong. There are two separate tickets from Boundary Zone 6 to Gatwick Airport, one rte NOT GATWICK EXP and one rte ANY PERMITTED. As long as you buy the any permitted ticket you can use it on the Gatwick Express with a Travelcard. Interesting, thanks. I wonder when it changed then, cos last time I tried to buy such a ticket, I couldn't. Oh, wait, I wanted boundary zone *4* to Gatwick, is it only available from 6? The fares listed in The Manual from boundary zones to Gatwick are BOUNDARY ZONE 2 or 3 CDR 10.00 NOT GATWICK EXP, 18.60 ANY PERMITTED SDR 13.60 NOT GATWICK EXP, 26.20 ANY PERMITTED BOUNDARY ZONE 4 or 5 CDR 7.50 ANY PERMITTED SDR 11.20 ANY PERMITTED BOUNDARY ZONE 6 CDR 6.90 NOT GATWICK EXP, 6.80 ANY PERMITTED SDR 9.50 NOT GATWICK EXP, 9.30 ANY PERMITTED The fares for zone 2/3 are about what I would expect but something seems to have gone wrong with the fares for zones 4-6. Why? They are in the same ball-park as the equivalent fares from East Croydon (zone 5) to Gatwick. DAS |
Can I buy a ticket from a LU station (Leyton) through to Gatwick airport?
"David A Stocks" wrote in message ... "Peter Smyth" wrote in message ... "David Cantrell" wrote in message k... On Thu, Oct 01, 2009 at 06:33:13PM +0100, Peter Smyth wrote: "David Cantrell" wrote in message k... On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 11:54:35PM +0100, David A Stocks wrote: You can combine a travelcard with a boundary zone ticket (with a choice of routing options that include 'any permitted'). This should even work with a day travelcard without the requirement for the train to call at a boundary zone station (e.g. Gatwock Express) because boundary zone tix are considered to be zonal tix. The Gatwick and Heathrow expresses are exceptions to this rule. This is wrong. There are two separate tickets from Boundary Zone 6 to Gatwick Airport, one rte NOT GATWICK EXP and one rte ANY PERMITTED. As long as you buy the any permitted ticket you can use it on the Gatwick Express with a Travelcard. Interesting, thanks. I wonder when it changed then, cos last time I tried to buy such a ticket, I couldn't. Oh, wait, I wanted boundary zone *4* to Gatwick, is it only available from 6? The fares listed in The Manual from boundary zones to Gatwick are BOUNDARY ZONE 2 or 3 CDR 10.00 NOT GATWICK EXP, 18.60 ANY PERMITTED SDR 13.60 NOT GATWICK EXP, 26.20 ANY PERMITTED BOUNDARY ZONE 4 or 5 CDR 7.50 ANY PERMITTED SDR 11.20 ANY PERMITTED BOUNDARY ZONE 6 CDR 6.90 NOT GATWICK EXP, 6.80 ANY PERMITTED SDR 9.50 NOT GATWICK EXP, 9.30 ANY PERMITTED The fares for zone 2/3 are about what I would expect but something seems to have gone wrong with the fares for zones 4-6. Why? They are in the same ball-park as the equivalent fares from East Croydon (zone 5) to Gatwick. The strange bit is that the Any Permitted fare (valid on GatEx) is actually cheaper than the Not Gatwick Exp fare. Peter Smyth |
Can I buy a ticket from a LU station (Leyton) through to Gatwick airport?
"Peter Smyth" wrote in message
... "David A Stocks" wrote in message ... "Peter Smyth" wrote in message ... "David Cantrell" wrote in message k... On Thu, Oct 01, 2009 at 06:33:13PM +0100, Peter Smyth wrote: "David Cantrell" wrote in message k... On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 11:54:35PM +0100, David A Stocks wrote: You can combine a travelcard with a boundary zone ticket (with a choice of routing options that include 'any permitted'). This should even work with a day travelcard without the requirement for the train to call at a boundary zone station (e.g. Gatwock Express) because boundary zone tix are considered to be zonal tix. The Gatwick and Heathrow expresses are exceptions to this rule. This is wrong. There are two separate tickets from Boundary Zone 6 to Gatwick Airport, one rte NOT GATWICK EXP and one rte ANY PERMITTED. As long as you buy the any permitted ticket you can use it on the Gatwick Express with a Travelcard. Interesting, thanks. I wonder when it changed then, cos last time I tried to buy such a ticket, I couldn't. Oh, wait, I wanted boundary zone *4* to Gatwick, is it only available from 6? The fares listed in The Manual from boundary zones to Gatwick are BOUNDARY ZONE 2 or 3 CDR 10.00 NOT GATWICK EXP, 18.60 ANY PERMITTED SDR 13.60 NOT GATWICK EXP, 26.20 ANY PERMITTED BOUNDARY ZONE 4 or 5 CDR 7.50 ANY PERMITTED SDR 11.20 ANY PERMITTED BOUNDARY ZONE 6 CDR 6.90 NOT GATWICK EXP, 6.80 ANY PERMITTED SDR 9.50 NOT GATWICK EXP, 9.30 ANY PERMITTED The fares for zone 2/3 are about what I would expect but something seems to have gone wrong with the fares for zones 4-6. Why? They are in the same ball-park as the equivalent fares from East Croydon (zone 5) to Gatwick. The strange bit is that the Any Permitted fare (valid on GatEx) is actually cheaper than the Not Gatwick Exp fare. Peter Smyth It might be because the only routing option available for Boundary Zone tickets to Three Bridges is Any Permitted, and this effectively caps the Any Permitted fare to Gatwick?? DAS |
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