ctom_s
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Hi All,
Currently I have a friend who regularly stays over with her partner in Tooting, she's also a food blogger and is regularly travelling around central London. As such a very frequent journey for her is Tooting Bec or Balham, lots of short journeys in central London. Followed by a trip from Central London to St Albans. She has a 25-30 railcard. I would say for the purposes of the trip she would not be travelling in the morning peak, but may be making journeys in the evening peak (it would be good to know options including and excluding this).
Currently what she does is:
Contactless whilst in central London, presumably incurring the maximum £9 daily cap for Z1-3 (correct me if I'm wrong on this).
Contactless from Central London (let's say St Pancras for arguments sake) to St Albans at £11.60.
For a total of £20.60
I've suggested that she's kind of "double paying" for this trip, since she's paid for Z1-3 and it then paying again from St Pancras to Z3. However I'm not sure if there are any better options. What I've deduced so far, but without certainty (especially on exact costs) is.
Kind Regards,
Tom
Currently I have a friend who regularly stays over with her partner in Tooting, she's also a food blogger and is regularly travelling around central London. As such a very frequent journey for her is Tooting Bec or Balham, lots of short journeys in central London. Followed by a trip from Central London to St Albans. She has a 25-30 railcard. I would say for the purposes of the trip she would not be travelling in the morning peak, but may be making journeys in the evening peak (it would be good to know options including and excluding this).
Currently what she does is:
Contactless whilst in central London, presumably incurring the maximum £9 daily cap for Z1-3 (correct me if I'm wrong on this).
Contactless from Central London (let's say St Pancras for arguments sake) to St Albans at £11.60.
For a total of £20.60
I've suggested that she's kind of "double paying" for this trip, since she's paid for Z1-3 and it then paying again from St Pancras to Z3. However I'm not sure if there are any better options. What I've deduced so far, but without certainty (especially on exact costs) is.
- It's possible to save 60p if she gets on at West Hampstead Thameslink, then the final journey is only £11 not £11.60
- I've thought she could maybe get a paper ticket for Z1-3 day travelcard, then buy a paper extension from Boundary 3 to St A. But I think this works out at £14.40 + £4.65 which is £19.05
- I've also thought she could get a "reverse" day travelcard paper ticket, i.e. a St Albans to Z1-3 Day Travelcard but
- if this is correct, I'm not sure of the price and options. Thetrainline.com seems to suggest at weekends you can get a super off-peak ticket for £9.80, but in the week it's £16.10 for an off-peak ticket. So does that mean super off peak tickets are weekend only?
- If this is the best option, how on earth would you get such a ticket when you're not at St Albans. I'm pretty sure you can't from an underground station, could you get one from Balham nat rail station? Or have to order online in advance and pick it up?
Kind Regards,
Tom