On Nov 8, 6:11*pm, zzzz wrote:
Apologies if this has already been answered elsewhere.... * but if I
were to use a PAYG Oyster card between Balham and Victoria, or Balham
and Shepherds Bush, how much would I be charged? * And would it be
cheaper for me to buy an ordinary National Rail return fare if I was
doing a return? (seeing NR turn-up-and-go returns are approx the same
as a single).

Thx
Phil

Balham - Victoria on Oyster PAYG single is £2.60, £2 off peak.

Anytime day return would be £5.30, off-peak return £4.10.

The single fares charged on Oyster can be found on the TfL "single
fare finder" page at http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/tickets/fa...t/Default.aspx

~cj

cj wrote in
:

On Nov 8, 6:11*pm, zzzz wrote:
Apologies if this has already been answered elsewhere.... * but if I
were to use a PAYG Oyster card between Balham and Victoria, or Balham
and Shepherds Bush, how much would I be charged? * And would it be
cheaper for me to buy an ordinary National Rail return fare if I was
doing a return? (seeing NR turn-up-and-go returns are approx the same
as a single).

Thx
Phil

Balham - Victoria on Oyster PAYG single is £2.60, £2 off peak.

Anytime day return would be £5.30, off-peak return £4.10.

The single fares charged on Oyster can be found on the TfL "single
fare finder" page at
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/tickets/fa...der/current/De
fault.aspx

~cj

Note that the PAYG definition of "peak" is different from the Southern one,
so if you are starting your journey after 09.30 but coming back in the
evening peak (16.30-19.30) a paper ticket will be cheaper than PAYG.

In message
s.com of Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:33:18 in uk.transport.london, cj
writes
On Nov 8, 6:11*pm, zzzz wrote:
Apologies if this has already been answered elsewhere.... * but if I
were to use a PAYG Oyster card between Balham and Victoria, or Balham
and Shepherds Bush, how much would I be charged? * And would it be
cheaper for me to buy an ordinary National Rail return fare if I was
doing a return? (seeing NR turn-up-and-go returns are approx the same
as a single).

Thx
Phil

Balham - Victoria on Oyster PAYG single is £2.60, £2 off peak.

That is curious; the corresponding LU fares are £2.70 & £2.20.

Oyster's helpline only explained "National Rail sets its own fares".
I trust an unholy row will start in January.

Both define peak hours as: "Monday to Friday from 0630 to 0930 and from
1600 to 1900."


Anytime day return would be £5.30, off-peak return £4.10.

The single fares charged on Oyster can be found on the TfL "single
fare finder" page at http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/tickets/faresandtickets/
farefinder/current/Default.aspx

~cj

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Walter Briscoe

Walter Briscoe wrote in news:00Nf1
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Balham - Victoria on Oyster PAYG single is £2.60, £2 off peak.

That is curious; the corresponding LU fares are £2.70 & £2.20.

Oyster's helpline only explained "National Rail sets its own fares".
I trust an unholy row will start in January.


If you think that is bad, try Balham to Sloane Square

Balham (London Underground) to Sloane Square

Cash £4.00
Oyster Peak £ 2.70
Oyster Off-Peak £2.20


Balham (National Rail) to Sloane Square

Oyster Peak £ 3.70
Oyster Off-Peak £3.10

(the latter being the PAYG variant of the National Rail Z3-U1 fare)

It's called "integrated transport"....

David

On 9 Nov, 18:59, David Jackman pleasereplytogroup wrote:
Walter Briscoe wrote in news:00Nf1
:



Balham - Victoria on Oyster PAYG single is £2.60, £2 off peak.

That is curious; the corresponding LU fares are £2.70 & £2.20.

Oyster's helpline only explained "National Rail sets its own fares".
I trust an unholy row will start in January.

If you think that is bad, try Balham to Sloane Square

Balham (London Underground) to Sloane Square

Cash *£4.00
Oyster Peak *£ 2.70
Oyster Off-Peak *£2.20

Balham (National Rail) to Sloane Square

Oyster Peak *£ 3.70
Oyster Off-Peak *£3.10

(the latter being the PAYG variant of the National Rail Z3-U1 fare)

It's called "integrated transport"....

But is the NR cash fare going up?