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On 13 Mar, 13:31, Davide Trani wrote:
2for1 offers are valid only with rail tickets or paper travelcards
(with rail sign on it)

This isn't true, they are available for use with any travelcard.
However, you do need the record card to prove that you've got a
travelcard on your oystercard. (I don't know what the situation is
with weekly travelcards on Oyster and record cards).

According to the 2for1 website:

http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/faq.aspx

"The 2for1 London Attractions partners DO NOT recognise Oyster Cards as
being valid accompanying rail tickets."

I've never had a problem with my annual travelcard on Oyster, but that
has the associated Gold Card.

I suspect the Gold Card makes a big difference. Just presenting an
Oyster would not be proof that it is valid for the day concerned (unless
the attraction concerned had Oyster readers).

--
Paul Terry

On Mar 13, 10:25*am, wrote:
On 13 Mar, 07:54, MIG wrote:





On Mar 13, 3:54*am, Davide Trani wrote:

I'll arrive to stansted airport and my hotel is near blackwall. I'll
stay in london for a week so i need a 7day travelcard and I'd like to
buy a paper travelcard to use 2for1 vouchers. A friend suggested me to
take national express coach to stansted, then the jubilee line to
canning town and finally dlr to blackwall. In a previous post you said
in Stratford i can only buy oyster travelcard. So where can i buy the
paper travelcard?

Thanks in advance

I think you meant "... coach to Stratford". *I was wondering if there
were any National Rail ticket machines at Stratford that would sell a
seven-day travelcard, but if not (someone will confirm) ...

It depends on the relative prices, how much you are carrying and how
many single fares you are prepared to pay before getting the
travelcard

The quickest option is probably to get a train from Stansted to
Liverpool Street, then get a paper travelcard from the National Rail
ticket office there and then get one of many trains to Stratford from
Liverpool Street (or get the DLR at Bank nearby).

The quickest option is probably to take the train from Stansted
directly to Stratford (they leave at 3 mins past the hour most of the
day, except during the peaks and early morning when you have to change
at Tottenham Hale) and buy your weekly travelcard at Stratford.
Journey time is just over an hour.

The problem is not being able to get a paper travelcard at Stratford,
if that's correct, which comes from a good authority. Given the
frequency and stopping pattern, it's probably usually quicker to get
to Stratford via Liverpool Street anyway. Just not convenient with
luggage.

On 13 Mar, 14:16, Paul Terry wrote:
In message
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writes

On 13 Mar, 13:31, Davide Trani wrote:
2for1 offers are valid only with rail tickets or paper travelcards
(with rail sign on it)
This isn't true, they are available for use with any travelcard.
However, you do need the record card to prove that you've got a
travelcard on your oystercard. (I don't know what the situation is
with weekly travelcards on Oyster and record cards).

According to the 2for1 website:

http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/faq.aspx

"The 2for1 London Attractions partners DO NOT recognise Oyster Cards as
being valid accompanying rail tickets."

I've never had a problem with my annual travelcard on Oyster, but that
has the associated Gold Card.

I suspect the Gold Card makes a big difference. Just presenting an
Oyster would not be proof that it is valid for the day concerned (unless
the attraction concerned had Oyster readers).


Yes, but that is mentioning Oyster used as a rail ticket, not as a
travelcard. That's why I asked about the record card for weekly
tickets, you used to always get one of these when you bought a weekly
on Oyster, but I don't know if they stopped. The site doesn't realise
that Travelcards on oyster ARE a national rail ticket, (unlike PAYG
most of the time). It would strike me as a bit odd if you could buy a
1 day travelcard from a LU ticket on paper and it would be valid, but
a 7 day one from the same spot is invalid because it is on Oyster
(again assuming that there is a record of the travelcard purchase),
after all the prices are same whether bought from LU or National Rail.

On 13 Mar, 14:46, MIG wrote:
On Mar 13, 10:25*am, wrote:





On 13 Mar, 07:54, MIG wrote:

On Mar 13, 3:54*am, Davide Trani wrote:

I'll arrive to stansted airport and my hotel is near blackwall. I'll
stay in london for a week so i need a 7day travelcard and I'd like to
buy a paper travelcard to use 2for1 vouchers. A friend suggested me to
take national express coach to stansted, then the jubilee line to
canning town and finally dlr to blackwall. In a previous post you said
in Stratford i can only buy oyster travelcard. So where can i buy the
paper travelcard?

Thanks in advance

I think you meant "... coach to Stratford". *I was wondering if there
were any National Rail ticket machines at Stratford that would sell a
seven-day travelcard, but if not (someone will confirm) ...

It depends on the relative prices, how much you are carrying and how
many single fares you are prepared to pay before getting the
travelcard

The quickest option is probably to get a train from Stansted to
Liverpool Street, then get a paper travelcard from the National Rail
ticket office there and then get one of many trains to Stratford from
Liverpool Street (or get the DLR at Bank nearby).

The quickest option is probably to take the train from Stansted
directly to Stratford (they leave at 3 mins past the hour most of the
day, except during the peaks and early morning when you have to change
at Tottenham Hale) and buy your weekly travelcard at Stratford.
Journey time is just over an hour.

The problem is not being able to get a paper travelcard at Stratford,
if that's correct, which comes from a good authority. *Given the
frequency and stopping pattern, it's probably usually quicker to get
to Stratford via Liverpool Street anyway. *Just not convenient with
luggage.

There are National Express ticket machines which should (I'm not there
to check) sell paper 7 day travel cards. There used to be a National
Rail ticket office, but with all the works in the past years, I'm not
sure who runs all the facilities at Stratford.

On Mar 13, 3:05*pm, wrote:
On 13 Mar, 14:46, MIG wrote:





On Mar 13, 10:25*am, wrote:

On 13 Mar, 07:54, MIG wrote:

On Mar 13, 3:54*am, Davide Trani wrote:

I'll arrive to stansted airport and my hotel is near blackwall. I'll
stay in london for a week so i need a 7day travelcard and I'd like to
buy a paper travelcard to use 2for1 vouchers. A friend suggested me to
take national express coach to stansted, then the jubilee line to
canning town and finally dlr to blackwall. In a previous post you said
in Stratford i can only buy oyster travelcard. So where can i buy the
paper travelcard?

Thanks in advance

I think you meant "... coach to Stratford". *I was wondering if there
were any National Rail ticket machines at Stratford that would sell a
seven-day travelcard, but if not (someone will confirm) ...

It depends on the relative prices, how much you are carrying and how
many single fares you are prepared to pay before getting the
travelcard

The quickest option is probably to get a train from Stansted to
Liverpool Street, then get a paper travelcard from the National Rail
ticket office there and then get one of many trains to Stratford from
Liverpool Street (or get the DLR at Bank nearby).

The quickest option is probably to take the train from Stansted
directly to Stratford (they leave at 3 mins past the hour most of the
day, except during the peaks and early morning when you have to change
at Tottenham Hale) and buy your weekly travelcard at Stratford.
Journey time is just over an hour.

The problem is not being able to get a paper travelcard at Stratford,
if that's correct, which comes from a good authority. *Given the
frequency and stopping pattern, it's probably usually quicker to get
to Stratford via Liverpool Street anyway. *Just not convenient with
luggage.

There are National Express ticket machines which should (I'm not there
to check) sell paper 7 day travel cards. There used to be a National
Rail ticket office, but with all the works in the past years, I'm not
sure who runs all the facilities at Stratford.

I did wonder about machines, as I hinted in my first answer. I am not
sure when I last checked that any NR ticket machine sold seven-day
tickets. Probably years since I looked.

The staffed ticket offices at Stratford certainly seem to be run by
LU. There used to be no more than a bit of paper in one window to
indicate that you could get NR tickets at all.

In message
, at
07:46:03 on Fri, 13 Mar 2009, MIG
remarked:
Given the frequency and stopping pattern, it's probably usually quicker
to get to Stratford via Liverpool Street anyway. Just not convenient
with luggage.

Liverpool St is all on one level - what's the luggage issue?

Do Liverpool St sell paper travelcards?
--
Roland Perry

On 13 Mar, 15:15, MIG wrote:
On Mar 13, 3:05*pm, wrote:





On 13 Mar, 14:46, MIG wrote:

On Mar 13, 10:25*am, wrote:

On 13 Mar, 07:54, MIG wrote:

On Mar 13, 3:54*am, Davide Trani wrote:

I'll arrive to stansted airport and my hotel is near blackwall. I'll
stay in london for a week so i need a 7day travelcard and I'd like to
buy a paper travelcard to use 2for1 vouchers. A friend suggested me to
take national express coach to stansted, then the jubilee line to
canning town and finally dlr to blackwall. In a previous post you said
in Stratford i can only buy oyster travelcard. So where can i buy the
paper travelcard?

Thanks in advance

I think you meant "... coach to Stratford". *I was wondering if there
were any National Rail ticket machines at Stratford that would sell a
seven-day travelcard, but if not (someone will confirm) ...

It depends on the relative prices, how much you are carrying and how
many single fares you are prepared to pay before getting the
travelcard

The quickest option is probably to get a train from Stansted to
Liverpool Street, then get a paper travelcard from the National Rail
ticket office there and then get one of many trains to Stratford from
Liverpool Street (or get the DLR at Bank nearby).

The quickest option is probably to take the train from Stansted
directly to Stratford (they leave at 3 mins past the hour most of the
day, except during the peaks and early morning when you have to change
at Tottenham Hale) and buy your weekly travelcard at Stratford.
Journey time is just over an hour.

The problem is not being able to get a paper travelcard at Stratford,
if that's correct, which comes from a good authority. *Given the
frequency and stopping pattern, it's probably usually quicker to get
to Stratford via Liverpool Street anyway. *Just not convenient with
luggage.

There are National Express ticket machines which should (I'm not there
to check) sell paper 7 day travel cards. There used to be a National
Rail ticket office, but with all the works in the past years, I'm not
sure who runs all the facilities at Stratford.

I did wonder about machines, as I hinted in my first answer. *I am not
sure when I last checked that any NR ticket machine sold seven-day
tickets. *Probably years since I looked.


The machines at Harrow and Wealdstone do (standard former Network
South East model).

The staffed ticket offices at Stratford certainly seem to be run by
LU. *There used to be no more than a bit of paper in one window to
indicate that you could get NR tickets at all.

On Mar 13, 3:17*pm, Roland Perry wrote:
In message
, at
07:46:03 on Fri, 13 Mar 2009, MIG
remarked:

Given the frequency and stopping pattern, it's probably usually quicker
to get to Stratford via Liverpool Street anyway. *Just not convenient
with luggage.

Liverpool St is all on one level - what's the luggage issue?

Only distance, barriers etc. Maybe "not as convenient".


Do Liverpool St sell paper travelcards?

Well I assume they must. There's a NR ticket office separate from LU,
unlike at Stratford.

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That's why I asked about the record card for weekly
tickets, you used to always get one of these when you bought a weekly
on Oyster, but I don't know if they stopped.

I think the current position is that record cards are only issued for
monthlies (and not even then if they are purchased online or by phone)
and for annuals.

It would strike me as a bit odd if you could buy a
1 day travelcard from a LU ticket on paper and it would be valid, but
a 7 day one from the same spot is invalid because it is on Oyster
(again assuming that there is a record of the travelcard purchase),
after all the prices are same whether bought from LU or National Rail.

I think the difficulty would be getting a record card for a 7 day: I may
be wrong, but I don't think they are available.
--
Paul Terry

MIG wrote:

The staffed ticket offices at Stratford certainly seem to be run by
LU. There used to be no more than a bit of paper in one window to
indicate that you could get NR tickets at all.

Isn't there still a window to the outside right of the main entrance that's
NR run?