My other half and I are scheduled to land into Heathrow Terminal 3 at 2055 on 4 Oct 19. We need to get to Grays that night. I have an Annual Z1-2 Travelcard on Oyster with Annual Gold Card added. My other half has no tickets, only a PAYG Oyster or a contactless debit card. Grateful for some help - I've looked on brfares.com and found the following:
The only quoted Heathrow to Grays fares all include Heathrow Express usage and come out at £23.90 single each (railcard discount included). That is a total cost of £47.80 which includes paying again for the zones that I already have which I find irritating.
The cheapest options I could find are a daily Z1-6 Travelcard for my other half, so we can use TfL Rail to Paddington, at £8.60 plus a paper Upminster to Grays ticket at £2.70 (both with railcard discount). I don't want to mess around hopping on and off trains to touch in with contactless late at night. That means a total cost of £11.30 for her.
The cheapest option for me seems to be using my Oyster in contactless mode throughout, paying £3.95 for the Heathrow to Paddington stage (ie paying to Boundary Zone 2) and £2.85 for West Ham to Grays. A total cost therefore of £6.80 for me.
Can anyone come up with a cheaper way for us to get back (that doesn't involve using the Piccadilly line, given the time that we get back)? The best that I have managed is a total of £18.10 for the pair of us. Ta in advance for any assistance.
The only quoted Heathrow to Grays fares all include Heathrow Express usage and come out at £23.90 single each (railcard discount included). That is a total cost of £47.80 which includes paying again for the zones that I already have which I find irritating.
The cheapest options I could find are a daily Z1-6 Travelcard for my other half, so we can use TfL Rail to Paddington, at £8.60 plus a paper Upminster to Grays ticket at £2.70 (both with railcard discount). I don't want to mess around hopping on and off trains to touch in with contactless late at night. That means a total cost of £11.30 for her.
The cheapest option for me seems to be using my Oyster in contactless mode throughout, paying £3.95 for the Heathrow to Paddington stage (ie paying to Boundary Zone 2) and £2.85 for West Ham to Grays. A total cost therefore of £6.80 for me.
Can anyone come up with a cheaper way for us to get back (that doesn't involve using the Piccadilly line, given the time that we get back)? The best that I have managed is a total of £18.10 for the pair of us. Ta in advance for any assistance.
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