Paul Corfield wrote:
On 28 Aug 2006 08:31:04 -0700, "Dougman"

Hate to reply to my own reply, but...

Right there are two real alternatives to your suggestion.

The first is to simply buy a 7 day Travelcard for Zones 1-3. This
depends on how willing you are to make a slight financial loss compared
to the cost of the individual tickets. Personally this is what I would
do but then I value the avoidance of queuing for tickets and having a
ride at will ticket quite highly - I'd typically do something like this
if I was in a foreign city. You can buy all the day tickets in advance
if you wish but I'd choose a quietish ticket office to do it at -
Victoria Tube Station in the morning is perhaps not that place unless
you find the smaller office near the District Line!

This seems to be my favoured option currently, however:

You could buy the 7 day ticket on an Oyster card (smartcard) at Victoria
- you don't need a photocard either if you buy from a TfL outlet such as
a tube station. You will be asked to pay a £3 deposit for the card if
you buy a 7 day ticket or opt for Pay as you go (see below). You can
keep the card and re-use it on future trips to London.
HTH

Would this 7 day travelcard (on an oyster card) still be valid on
national rail? I'm thinking that my fellow travellers would be less
likely to use a credit card style ticket than a paper one. Also, we're
down in London every so often so I could keep this and reuse as
necessary.

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Paul C

Thanks again.
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