Travelcard or Oyster ?

Question

I am traveling to London at the end of the month, and I'm wondering what I should do for the Tube. I will be there for only one week. And plan on using the Tube to get around.

If I understand this correctly, you can load a Travelcard onto an Oyster Card. But can you use a Travelcard by itself? Does it have to go on the Oyster Card? Or do I have to buy a Travelcard all-together with the Oyster Card?

As you can see, I'm very much confused! Any help would be useful!!

Thanks in advance!!

Answer 1

All you have to do is go up to the ticket booth in a tube station.

They will give you an oystercard in a lil pouch and you give them the money!

Then all you have to is swipe it to enter the gates to the tube and also on exiting the station at your destination.

Its very handy!

Answer 2

A 7 day Travelcard will be cheapest way of using the tube and buses for a week.  You have to have this on an Oyster card.  

Buy the Oyster at a tube station or online:

https://oyster.tfl.gov.uk/oyster/guest/g...

Answer 3

the best idea would be to get an oyster card beacause travel cards are so much hassle an oyster card will get you around in london (buses and tube) so what you do is go to your nearest oyster card top up shop or tube station , load on how much money you want and hey presto you are done . you can continue putting money on it as much as you like

fo more informaition go to :www.tfl.gov.uk

hope this helps :)

Answer 4

your cheapest and easiest way to travel is by using a weekly travelcard loaded onto an oyster, (you will get the oyster card for free) depending on where you are staying. for zones 1 & 2 it will cost £24.20 zones 1 - 3 will cost £28.90 they will cover a huge area of london and you will have unlimited use on tubes and buses, 24/7.

  good luck and welcome to london x