olboydave Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Hi all, wondered if anyone can help me out. My girlfriend is going to be doing a 10 week work placement in London in the new year. She is going to be travelling from "Peckham Rye" to "Manor Park Rail station" (or around this area), on Monday to Fridays for ten weeks. What is the cheapest way for her to travel? Would it be to just get an Oyster card and keep topping it up or would a monthly travelcard be better? Obviously, she will also need to get around at weekends but this will probably all be in Zones 1-3. Can anyone offer any advice? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted December 15, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted December 15, 2011 Oyster is the way forward but there's a couple of ways of doing it. If it's just one on and off each way, a pay as you go oyster will probably be cheaper. If it's multiple changes each way, a monthly travelcard oyster will be cheaper and will allow for unlimited trips. Obviously, that'll only work for the first 8 weeks or so and she might need to get a pay-as-you-go for the last couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 The monthly oyster will probably be cheaper. You could do a run on pay as you go and see how much it costs then work out how much that would cost to do that for a month and see which is cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olboydave Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 I think the quickest route is bus it to Liverpool Street and then train (not tube) to Manor Park. What do you reckon? And what does the monthly Oyster give you? Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted December 15, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted December 15, 2011 You basically pay a monthly for whichever zones you want. When I was traveling in to London for work, I used one train (zone 4 to 1) and then a bus (within zone 1) each way. Monthly travelcard on an oyster worked out a tonne cheaper and I had the bonus that anything over and above my normal commute cost me no more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Chiltern Line into Marylebone Book ahead and you'll get a return for £10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdabush Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Chiltern Line into Marylebone Book ahead and you'll get a return for £10 Always helps if you read the original post first :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Always happy to help Them Black cabs are quite good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 MORNINGTON CRESCENT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted December 15, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted December 15, 2011 The_Rev wins again :notworthy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 "Peckham Rye"... Can anyone offer any advice? Don't leave the house after dark. Seriously though - CCTV really improved Peckham Rye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I think the quickest route is bus it to Liverpool Street and then train (not tube) to Manor Park. What do you reckon? And what does the monthly Oyster give you? Thanks again. I reckon you're right. 78 to Liverpool street and then the train. Alternatively during peak times when traffic in London is, well, traffic in London, you could get a train to London Bridge then the Jubilee line (grey) to Stratford and then train to Manor Park. It sounds fairly complicated to a newbie but I regularly make two/three changes on a journey just to avoid the traffic. Without question you want a monthly travel card. I'm not sure whether Manor Park is in zone 3 or 4. You might need to check. I *think* it's in both, so you might get away with a zone 1-3 which is.... wait for it.... about £130 a month. If you travel on pay as you go you'll be paying nearly £200 at a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olboydave Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 Ok nice one, thanks for the info. I'm hoping the traffic won't be too bad for her as its half 6ish starts.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Should be ok then. Traffic is none existent up until about 7.15, after that its gridlock until 8 at night, Liverpool street to peckham rye would be the pits, even at mid day. Id get bus\train in then underground\train out. Honestly. How come she's in Peckham? Need a chaperone? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 16, 2011 VT Supporter Share Posted December 16, 2011 MORNINGTON CRESCENT!Ah, reminds me of the excellent MC thread we had on here a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastEndVillan Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 The oracle that is the TFL journey planner suggests either 78 bus to Liv St, then overland to manor house; or Overland to London Bridge, Jubilee line to Stratford, and then overland to Manor Park. Personally I'd avoid the bus, as the traffic is so bad, but it really does depend at what time she's traveling. A zone 1-3 monthly travel card will be £131, a 1-3 single using oyster card is either 3.10 or 2.60 (depending on if its Peak or Off-peak). So it depends on what time she's travelling, and how much she'll be travelling at weekends to make a judgement about whether is cheeper to PAYG or a monthly travel card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b23avfc Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Chiltern Line into Marylebone Book ahead and you'll get a return for £10 Always helps if you read the original post first :winkold: By way of solidarity I read the title wrong too. But I managed to read the posts first because I wasn't so helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 The oracle that is the TFL journey planner suggests either 78 bus to Liv St, then overland to manor house; or Overland to London Bridge, Jubilee line to Stratford, and then overland to Manor Park. Personally I'd avoid the bus, as the traffic is so bad, but it really does depend at what time she's traveling. A zone 1-3 monthly travel card will be £131, a 1-3 single using oyster card is either 3.10 or 2.60 (depending on if its Peak or Off-peak). So it depends on what time she's travelling, and how much she'll be travelling at weekends to make a judgement about whether is cheeper to PAYG or a monthly travel card. So, um, what I said ;-) If she's making 2-3 changes twice a day, you will be looking at £40 a week minimum no matter where you go in London. Trust me, I've already tested all this gumpf for you ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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