On 24 Jan, 10:13, Albert albert@se-england wrote:
If two of us are coming into London from Sussex to go to the RA in
Piccadilly, what is the best ticket option for getting the 38 from
Victoria and back?

Is it worth bothering with Oyster or best to just pay the full
non-Oyster fare?

We are not likely to come again for many months.


A single cash bus fare is £2 so it's definitely worth thinking about!

Instead of just getting a return fare from your Sussex station to
Victoria you can of course buy a Day Travelcard which won't cost much
more - a Day Travelcard would give you unlimited use of the bus, rail
and underground network. This might sound like overkill but I suspect
it won't £4 (i.e. £2 x 2) more than a Cheap Day Return from your
Sussex station to Victoria.

Alternatively you can buy a Day Bus Pass which costs £3.50. This is
available from either the Underground ticket office or TfL's London
Travel information centre at Victoria, but as these both can be quite
busy you could buy one from the roadside ticket machines at the bus
station outside - you will need the exact change.

Or just get an Oyster card - the bus fare using Oyster Pay-as-you-go
(PAYG) is £1, and there is a daily cap of £3 on bus travel so if you
make three or more bus journeys you'll won't pay more than £3. And
it's very handy to have one, as you will of course then be able to use
it in the future. The credit you put on an Oyster card will not expire
either.

You can either get an Oyster card when you get to London - perhaps best
to head to the London Travel information centre which is on the
concourse of Victoria station. Alternatively get one in advance by
ordering it from the website and it will be posted to you.

Incidentally Oyster cards are either registered or unregistered. I'd
advise you to register it - i.e. associate your details with your card
- so if it's lost or stolen you can have your PAYG credit transferred
to a new card.

More information and order online:
https://sales.oystercard.com/oyster/lul/entry.do