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Oct 15, 2015, 3:15 pm

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Swiss Tony

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Originally Posted by ajGoes

Speaking of the London Transport Museum, you should prepare yourself for two kinds of sticker shock at London museums: shockingly high and amazingly free. I had an out-of-date guide that listed what I thought was a reasonable admission fee, £8 IIRR. When I arrived at the museum I was stunned to discover that daily entry passes no longer existed. Only annual tickets are available, at £16 a pop. It may have been even higher when I was there in 2013.

I couldn't bring myself to pay US$50 for a couple of hours' browsing for two, so my wife and I proceeded to the free Victoria and Albert Museum.

Two very different museums, though! You can usually get a 2-4-1 deal on the transport museum tickets http://www.daysoutguide.co.uk/london-transport-museum although the snag is you need a rail ticket. The work around is to buy a one day travel card from a mainline station (not underground).

It's a superb museum in my opinion and worth the money.

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