Worth a 7day ticket or monthly?

[FGW_Lad]

Hi guys, my cousin is starting a new job in Southall next week. He'll be working Mondays to Fridays and is travelling from Slough. Is it worth him getting a weekly ticket or monthly for the first few weeks?

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[causton]

What always works out best (assuming he won't use the ticket as much at weekends, if so, ignore this!) is to buy a ticket for an odd period (you can buy one for any period from 1 month to 1 year) - so it starts on a Monday and finishes on a Friday. You can then work it around holidays etc too

 

[oversteer]

If you don't want to run to the expense of a yearly then a monthly 'odd amount' (to finish on the next Friday) makes sense.

If starting a job I would think about starting with weeklies though, while I worked through the trial period, just in case things didn't work out!

 

[bb21]

At what times does he need to travel? Does he have any Railcards?

 

[FGW_Lad]

He needs to be there for 8.30am so I'd imagine travelling between 7-7.30am. Also he has to use a bus to get from Southall station to his work so would he be better off using his oyster card or a plus bus ticket?

 

[bb21]

He needs to be there for 8.30am so I'd imagine travelling between 7-7.30am. Also he has to use a bus to get from Southall station to his work so would he be better off using his oyster card or a plus bus ticket?

There is no plusbus for travel within London. He will need a Travelcard to be able to do that.

Slough - Southall

Anytime Day Return: £8.80
Weekly Season: £35.50
Monthly Season: £136.40 with each additional day being approximately £4.50 for odd-period seasons

Slough - London Zones 4-6

Weekly Travelcard: £40.60
Monthly Travelcard: £156.00 with each additional day being approximately £5.20

 

[RJ]

He needs to be there for 8.30am so I'd imagine travelling between 7-7.30am. Also he has to use a bus to get from Southall station to his work so would he be better off using his oyster card or a plus bus ticket?

There is no PlusBus ticket available for stations in London. The simplest ticket for your needs would be a Slough to London Zones 4-6 Travelcard which would cost £40.60 a week or £156 a month.

 

[soil]

Can he perhaps catch the bus from Hayes & Harlington instead? The Slough - Zones 5-6 ticket is then £34.70/week or £133.30/month

 

[causton]

To save even more money - you can get the TfL route 81 bus from Slough to Harlington Corner then take another bus from there - £72.20 a month for unlimited bus use in London!

 

[FGW_Lad]

Apologies for not replying sooner, been a hectic week at mine!

He got the travelcard in the end and uses a bus from Southall station. Found it very easy too!

Thanks for everyone's help much appreciated.