LHR Hotel Hoppa bus stops moved for Olympics
Jul 26, 2012, 4:24 am
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I think that's just a cultural thing, that you shouldn't expect anything for nothing and should pay a fair price for the product/service consumed regardless of how small.
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Jul 26, 2012, 4:36 am
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[QUOTE=pacer142;19003827]How often will you travel? If every day for a week, yes.
I will be visiting for 10 nights and do plan to travel every day. I amy look at the train option at the end of the trip since the tube may take more time out of my day than I care. Thanks for advice.
Jul 26, 2012, 4:41 am
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I am staying at a hotel near Heathrow for the Olympics. First time visiting London so need some transit help.
Hotel suggested I take public bus to terminal and take tube to downtown. I will staying for at least a week. Would a 7 day travelcard be my best option? I know there is the Heathrow Express, but I am trying to save some money.
Thanks for any help.
Hotel suggested I take public bus to terminal and take tube to downtown. I will staying for at least a week. Would a 7 day travelcard be my best option? I know there is the Heathrow Express, but I am trying to save some money.
Thanks for any help.
How many of you are there? Just you?
Which hotel is it?
What do you plan to do? [Any specific non-london places, etc? London everyday?]
How long is your stay (days) will you be travelling all of them?
Jul 26, 2012, 7:55 am
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Most days I will be traveling after 9:30 am, but there might be a day or two where I attend a morning session and leave prior to that.
Jul 26, 2012, 10:10 am
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How often will you travel? If every day for a week, yes.
You can get some nice 2 for 1 offers if you're not doing Olympic stuff the whole time by buying it from a railway rather than Tube station. You will in either case need a passport-sized photograph for the associated photocard (I'm pretty sure LU reintroduced them, anyway).
Neil
You can get some nice 2 for 1 offers if you're not doing Olympic stuff the whole time by buying it from a railway rather than Tube station. You will in either case need a passport-sized photograph for the associated photocard (I'm pretty sure LU reintroduced them, anyway).
Neil
Jul 26, 2012, 12:15 pm
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Jul 26, 2012, 12:24 pm
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Jul 26, 2012, 1:02 pm
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Well, a tube employee worked the ticket machine for me at the Hammersmith&City entrance at Paddington, he set it up for me to get the ticket, and made no mention about the need for a photocard. There was also no mention of such a requirement on the machine screen.
However, I did load it onto my Oyster, it wasn't a paper ticket.
However, I did load it onto my Oyster, it wasn't a paper ticket.
Jul 27, 2012, 4:57 am
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It is *NOT* valid on Heathrow Express, nor on Heathrow Connect from LHR to Hayes inclusive.
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Jul 27, 2012, 4:57 am
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Jul 27, 2012, 5:22 am
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So as to avoid confusion, a weekly, monthly, annual, or other period adult Travelcard issued on an Oyster card does not require a photocard. Such a Travelcard issued as a paper ticket does. London Underground will only issue such tickets onto an Oyster card, and National Rail will mostly only issue such tickets on paper.