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Sevenoaks split ticket annual check up

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Hi, last year I purchased an annual card from Sevenoaks to new Cross and another from New Cross to zones 1-6. I had no problem all year with conductors and saved about £500.

I'm looking at it again this year and am wondering if I can do the first part with paper (you still don't seem to be able to buy the plastic key card version of this ticket online) and the second part with a zone's 1-2 oyster card (new cross to canary wharf via London Bridge etc).

However the saving look a bit too good to be true. Sevenoaks to london 1-6 = £4328.00 vs Sevenoaks to new Cross = £2212.00 + oyster zones 1-2 = £1,404.00 total £3,616. That's over £700 cheaper!

What do you think? Thanks very much.
 
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NicholasHolden said:
Hi, last year I purchased an annual card from Sevenoaks to new Cross and another from New Cross to zones 1-6. I had no problem all year with conductors and saved about £500.

I'm looking at it again this year and am wondering if I can do the first part with paper (you still don't seem to be able to buy the plastic key card version of this ticket online) and the second part with a zone's 1-2 oyster card (new cross to canary wharf via London Bridge etc).

However the saving look a bit too good to be true. Sevenoaks to london 1-6 = £4328.00 vs Sevenoaks to new Cross = £2212.00 + oyster zones 1-2 = £1,404.00 total £3,616. That's over £700 cheaper!

What do you think? Thanks very much.
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Well, the lower in cost does reflect the loss of access to London zone 3-6 areas. So, that's actually fine...
 
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NicholasHolden said:
Hi, last year I purchased an annual card from Sevenoaks to new Cross and another from New Cross to zones 1-6. I had no problem all year with conductors and saved about £500.
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This ticket combination has piqued my curiousity. If you got a Zones 1-6 Travelcard, why did you buy a point to point ticket from Sevenoaks all the way to New Cross?

What journey(s) did you want covering?
 
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This ticket combination has piqued my curiousity. If you got a Zones 1-6 Travelcard, why did you buy a point to point ticket from Sevenoaks all the way to New Cross?

What journey(s) did you want covering?
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I think OP needs a journey to London Terminals plus an LU journey in zone 1.
(It was widely discussed in the Sevenoaks Rail Travellers Association)
 
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I'm sure the usual advice is point-to-point season and zones 1-2 travelcard. Note, the journey MUST go via New Cross, so no using Thameslink or other services via Bromley South.
 
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Well, Sevenoaks is outside of the zones, so you have to get into London then get a ticket for London zones, although I made a mistake in the original post and only got new Cross to London zones 1-2, that is just what the ticket guy gave me as the second leg. Thanks everyone!
 
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Do you mean the New Cross to London Z12 was issued as a paper ticket rather than as an Oyster? There should be no difference between them as they are both Z12 travelcards.
 
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Yes, I just went with paper tickets in the end as didn't want to deal with potential issues not tapping in with oyster. Thanks for the help
 
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