£66 for couple on a day return to London from Maidstone?!!
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And that's the cheapest?? Who on earth would take the train?? It's obvious we'd much rather, especially to get into Central London but there is no way!
It would only cost us a tenner in petrol both ways! Even if the car park is a tenner for the day we'd be quids in!
Can anyone from that area suggest somewhere to park on the outskirts of C London?
Would Greenwich be feasible?
It would only cost us a tenner in petrol both ways! Even if the car park is a tenner for the day we'd be quids in!
Can anyone from that area suggest somewhere to park on the outskirts of C London?
Would Greenwich be feasible?
Drive to the O2 and jump on the jubilee line into London bridge. 10 minutes.
Don't park in the O2 car park as its stupidly expensive but there is an NCP car park there which is 5-10GBP for the day. Job done.
If it makes you feel any better I commute from Paddock wood and pay near on 4k a year for the privilege.
Don't park in the O2 car park as its stupidly expensive but there is an NCP car park there which is 5-10GBP for the day. Job done.
If it makes you feel any better I commute from Paddock wood and pay near on 4k a year for the privilege.
jonesey said:
Drive to the O2 and jump on the jubilee line into London bridge. 10 minutes.
Don't park in the O2 car park as its stupidly expensive but there is an NCP car park there which is 5-10GBP for the day. Job done.
If it makes you feel any better I commute from Paddock wood and pay near on 4k a year for the privilege.
I do this or go after 9 (not much good for work though). It's much cheaper off peak.Don't park in the O2 car park as its stupidly expensive but there is an NCP car park there which is 5-10GBP for the day. Job done.
If it makes you feel any better I commute from Paddock wood and pay near on 4k a year for the privilege.
Don't forget to add the cost of tube travel to your calculations - around £10 return for the both of you from Greenwich to Central London (for Oyster, more if you're paying cash); you could add a travelcard to a train ticket for much less which would also allow other journeys throughout the day.
I'm not denying peak-time train travel's expensive (it's more like £40 off-peak, less if you've got a railcard), but given the choice between driving to Greenwich, finding somewhere to park, walking to the tube, sitting on the tube for 25 mins, etc. or just getting on a train and arriving an hour later in Central London, many would be happy to pay the extra £15 pp.
I'm not denying peak-time train travel's expensive (it's more like £40 off-peak, less if you've got a railcard), but given the choice between driving to Greenwich, finding somewhere to park, walking to the tube, sitting on the tube for 25 mins, etc. or just getting on a train and arriving an hour later in Central London, many would be happy to pay the extra £15 pp.
LoFiHamster2 said:
Don't forget to add the cost of tube travel to your calculations - around £10 return for the both of you from Greenwich to Central London (for Oyster, more if you're paying cash); you could add a travelcard to a train ticket for much less which would also allow other journeys throughout the day.
I'm not denying peak-time train travel's expensive (it's more like £40 off-peak, less if you've got a railcard), but given the choice between driving to Greenwich, finding somewhere to park, walking to the tube, sitting on the tube for 25 mins, etc. or just getting on a train and arriving an hour later in Central London, many would be happy to pay the extra £15 pp.
Any pointers? Which railcards would make our journeys much cheaper? The £66 I quoted was without a tube travelcard.I'm not denying peak-time train travel's expensive (it's more like £40 off-peak, less if you've got a railcard), but given the choice between driving to Greenwich, finding somewhere to park, walking to the tube, sitting on the tube for 25 mins, etc. or just getting on a train and arriving an hour later in Central London, many would be happy to pay the extra £15 pp.
Like I said, there's not much you can do about fares if you're travelling at peak times.
A Network Railcard gets you 1/3 off pretty much all journeys in the South-East, but you can only use them after 10am (I think). Using that, you could get an Off-Peak travelcard (return to London plus unlimited Tube and Bus travel) for £15.
A Network Railcard gets you 1/3 off pretty much all journeys in the South-East, but you can only use them after 10am (I think). Using that, you could get an Off-Peak travelcard (return to London plus unlimited Tube and Bus travel) for £15.
LoFiHamster2 said:
Like I said, there's not much you can do about fares if you're travelling at peak times.
A Network Railcard gets you 1/3 off pretty much all journeys in the South-East, but you can only use them after 10am (I think). Using that, you could get an Off-Peak travelcard (return to London plus unlimited Tube and Bus travel) for £15.
That's good- for me at least. Does it really include tube travel? It only seems to mention the train to Victoria.A Network Railcard gets you 1/3 off pretty much all journeys in the South-East, but you can only use them after 10am (I think). Using that, you could get an Off-Peak travelcard (return to London plus unlimited Tube and Bus travel) for £15.
Leicesterdave said:
LoFiHamster2 said:
Like I said, there's not much you can do about fares if you're travelling at peak times.
A Network Railcard gets you 1/3 off pretty much all journeys in the South-East, but you can only use them after 10am (I think). Using that, you could get an Off-Peak travelcard (return to London plus unlimited Tube and Bus travel) for £15.
That's good- for me at least. Does it really include tube travel? It only seems to mention the train to Victoria.A Network Railcard gets you 1/3 off pretty much all journeys in the South-East, but you can only use them after 10am (I think). Using that, you could get an Off-Peak travelcard (return to London plus unlimited Tube and Bus travel) for £15.
LoFiHamster2 didn't mention that it costs £28
http://www.railcard.co.uk/network
Puggit said:
Yes, the Network card gets you 1/3 off the entire ticket cost, so ask for a Travelcard at Maidstone station. As above, you need to be leaving after 10am.
LoFiHamster2 didn't mention that it costs £28
http://www.railcard.co.uk/network
So 1/3rd off Maidstone- Victoria and a 1/3 off the £7 Zone 1 travelcard?LoFiHamster2 didn't mention that it costs £28
http://www.railcard.co.uk/network
So.. IF you want unlimited travel within London.. an off-peak Travelcard from Maidstone 'All Stations' will cost £22.70 each. (Peak, i.e. arriving in London before 10am, the cost is £38.70)
If not, and you just want to arrive at a terminus (probably Victoria) then a "super offpeak day return" will cost you £16.50. (Peak, £33.30)
If you have Oyster cards then single tube journeys are £2 and single bus journeys £1.35 so if you are just going "somewhere" and back again a Travelcard probably isn't worth getting.
A network railcard will cost £28 and save you 1/3rd so you'd have to do a few trips for it to pay for itself.
If you can take along a third person, you can get a groupsave ticket and save about a third too.
If not, and you just want to arrive at a terminus (probably Victoria) then a "super offpeak day return" will cost you £16.50. (Peak, £33.30)
If you have Oyster cards then single tube journeys are £2 and single bus journeys £1.35 so if you are just going "somewhere" and back again a Travelcard probably isn't worth getting.
A network railcard will cost £28 and save you 1/3rd so you'd have to do a few trips for it to pay for itself.
If you can take along a third person, you can get a groupsave ticket and save about a third too.
Edited by essayer on Friday 28th September 11:54
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