I currently use my Oyster card only for the bus. If I wanted to travel from
East Croydon to the National Science Museum by train and tube (it's near
Marble Arch, I believe) and back via the same route (pay as you go), would I
get charged less than for a one day travel card? I've not yet learnt how to
put cards/tickets onto my Oyster card.

Demiurge.

Demiurge wrote:

I'd say get an all-zones paper one-day travelcard from NR at East
Croydon, and remember not to use pay as you go on any buses that day.

Oyster would only be valid on the train part if it had a period
travelcard on it.

"Demiurge" me.com> wrote in message news:4520fee8@212.67.96.135...

If you mean the Science Museum http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/ it's
nearest tube station is South Kensington. You can go from East Croydon to
Victoria by train and then the two stops to South Kensington on the
Underground's District Line.

I agree with MIG's advice re. travelcards.

Ian

Demiurge wrote:

MIG's advice is sound - basically Oyster Pay-as-you-go / Pre-pay isn't
valid for use on most National Rail routes so if you're just travelling
on one day (rather than commuting) get a Day Travelcard.

There are a few exceptions - see this TfL webpage for full details:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/fares-tickets/2006/single/rail.shtml

The above page includes a link to a new map showing which National Rail
routes accept Oyster Pay-as-you-go:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/fares-tickets/2006/downloads/Pay-as-you-go-map.pdf

Oyster Pay-as-you-go will be rolled out on National Rail in London but
not until 2008 at the earliest:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/press-centre/press-releases/press-releases-content.asp...

Bob Wood wrote:

On Mon, 2 Oct 2006 12:59:46 +0100, "Demiurge" me.com> wrote:

Alternatively take the tram to Wimbledon and take the District Line
direct to South Kensington.

You will need to validate your Oyster card at Wimbledon as you
interchange between the tram and the Underground. Here is the official
explanation from "Ask Oyster".

"When you travel by tram to Wimbledon you must touch your Oyster card on
the reader on the tram platform before boarding the Tram.

If you complete your journey at Wimbledon, you must touch your card on a
yellow reader on the ticket gates as you exit the station, to ensure you
are charged the correct fare. Do not touch your card on any other reader
at Wimbledon station or you may be charged an additional fare.

Paul Corfield wrote:

[snip]

Just out of interest: when did the price cap become "Travelcard less
50p"? I'm fairly sure it was just capped at the Travelcard price when I
was using Oyster last year.

Then again, I find it hard to keep up with what I've spent on Oyster
anyway. I can't track PAYG on the Oyster website, and I can't always
find a free LUL ticket machine to interrogate either.

Joyce Whitchurch wrote:

This is one of the (few) disadvantages of using smartcards instead of a
paper system - I can look at my Dutch Strippenkaart and see that I have
10 strips left, and know that that's 3 singles to Den Haag from here
and one strip spare. I can't look at my Oyster and see what's left on
that.

I'm fairly sure the technology exists to produce a small key-fob type
device with an LCD readout for a few quid that would show an Oystercard
balance when touched against one. Perhaps TfL could have a load
produced and sell them at ticket offices. I'd buy one.

(Yes, I know, auto top-up, but for a few reasons I've not been bothered
to set it up and most likely won't).

Neil

Tom Anderson wrote:

You've missed Essex Road, also on the Great Northern/ Northern City
line out of Moorgate.

Dave Arquati wrote: