I am going on holiday with the family and whilst away I want to take a trip into London and see some of the sights. On Wed 10/3/2010 my intention is to catch the 08.40 from Whitstable to arrive in London Victoria at 10.07. I want to return to pass Hoo Junction yard (as I need this line) and hope to catch the 19.47 from London Bridge to Gillingham (arr 20.59) and change for 21.17 to arrive at Whistable at 21.51. There are 2 adults and 3 children travelling on a Family Railcard. Trying to get the info from a train website is difficult as it keeps trying to give me direct trains, HS1 (which I don't want to go on as more expensive). Southeasterns own website won't even quote me more than 4 passengers (surely a mistake).
My questions are;
(1) According to my research the One day off-peak return All zones London Travelcard at £46.80 is the best fare for all of us. Is this correct ?
(2) I'm a bit ignorant but I assume the All zones Travelcard will get us to London and back and allow us to jump on any overground/underground train in up to zone 5(the max zone we intend to visit) after 9.30am, a bit like the one day travelcard you can buy. It only costs an extra £6 over the normal day return to London, so it appears to be a bargain. Or am I missing something !!
(3) Are the routes I intend to take valid on the off-peak ticket, especially the return trip as I have real difficulty getting a site to give me a train from London to Whitstable via Hoo junction, it keeps giving me quicker/other alternatives, which is nice, but not what I want !!
(4) Finally (honest !), I assume I can buy the ticket without specifying a train for the fare of £46.80, because on the website you had to highlight the train you want, which is fine to generate the fare, but I just want the off-peak ticket and not want the trains times printed on the ticket (like the advance fares do), because our plans could change and we could get an earlier/later train back.
Sorry to waffle on, but you ticket experts are great on here and I don't want any trouble from the guards or have my ticket swallowed in some machine in London. Many thanks in advance for your assistance !
My questions are;
(1) According to my research the One day off-peak return All zones London Travelcard at £46.80 is the best fare for all of us. Is this correct ?
(2) I'm a bit ignorant but I assume the All zones Travelcard will get us to London and back and allow us to jump on any overground/underground train in up to zone 5(the max zone we intend to visit) after 9.30am, a bit like the one day travelcard you can buy. It only costs an extra £6 over the normal day return to London, so it appears to be a bargain. Or am I missing something !!
(3) Are the routes I intend to take valid on the off-peak ticket, especially the return trip as I have real difficulty getting a site to give me a train from London to Whitstable via Hoo junction, it keeps giving me quicker/other alternatives, which is nice, but not what I want !!
(4) Finally (honest !), I assume I can buy the ticket without specifying a train for the fare of £46.80, because on the website you had to highlight the train you want, which is fine to generate the fare, but I just want the off-peak ticket and not want the trains times printed on the ticket (like the advance fares do), because our plans could change and we could get an earlier/later train back.
Sorry to waffle on, but you ticket experts are great on here and I don't want any trouble from the guards or have my ticket swallowed in some machine in London. Many thanks in advance for your assistance !