Is there any londoner who wants to explain me how to use London Tube?

Question

I saw the tube official website but it's too difficult... can someone explain me how much do I pay to stayi in london for 3 days, using the tube at any time of the day, moving from paddington (where we have the hotel) to the citycentre or the principal attractrions of the city?

we are students at the Milan University (italy), do we have any discount because we are students (21year older)

sorry for my bad english and thanks for informations!

Answer 1

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Your best bet is to buy a one day travelcard aftet 9:30 each morning. It's cheaper then. There are no student discounts. You can use the travelcard on any bus, train or tube within the zones you need. If you are only staying in the centre then a 1-2 zone card will be fine for you. If you don't want to pay tube fares then you can buy a bus pass from a lot of newsagents. The No. 15 bus takes you from Paddington down to central London.

If you were planning on coming back to London again, then I would suggest getting a pay as you go Oyster card which you top up the amount you want to use on it and it automatically caps itself to the price of a one day railcard. You can also use these on buses but only on limited national rail services. You also wouldn't have to worry about zones. There is a fee for this card but it is the easier option as you simply tap it on the reader rather than feeding it through the slot on the machine or showing it to the driver on the bus.

I single bus journey in London costs £2 flat fare so it's much cheaper with the Oyster or travel card.

www.tfl.gov.uk for more info and the journey planner.

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thank you very much!

Answer 2

When getting a tube (underground) train you should look at the line your chosen stop is on (Victoria, Northern. Piccadilly etc) & note the colour.
The destination of any train is the terminus (end of the line).

If I got on from Heathrow & wanted to go to Vauxhall (God forbid) I would change at Green Park on to the Light blue tube line (Victoria Line) & look for trains headed for Brixton (this one goes South) as it should stop at Vauxhall.
Sometimes trains stop earlier on the line & the announcement will say "This train terminates at . . . (X station)"

If you have to change at Earls Court this is more difficult as several lines go through here. Again remember the line colour you want & look at the maps.
Each platform will have a picture of where the next train can go.

Don't always think that asking someone will be the answer as lots of nationalities who think they know London & the tube system will try to help & only be correct sometimes.
I know the system enough but tried asking people to help me out of curiosity & many people were just wrong with their answer.

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|Working, living near & being a tourist in London is my qualification.

Answer 3

One thing about the tube map is that it is very bad at showing distances. Sometimes you are better off walking than taking the tube!

You can get an all day pass (valid from 9:30 onwards) for the central zone for about £4.00 (you need to check this). This allows you to use buses as well. When you want to travel just see where you are, and where you want to go. Then check out the best route. This is where having a street map helps because you can save time by walking a bit further to a tube station which puts you on the right line straightaway.

Have fun in London!

Answer 4

Aso useful - get yourself a bus map - should be available at tube stations. The buses are much more fun and you see much more. Sometimes the bus goes exactlt where you want when the tube doesn't. The speed is much better nowadays for short journeys, but slower than tube for long journeys

Answer 5

Try the TFL website !!!

Also there is no discounts for students using the tube !!!

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http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/default.as…

Answer 6

You've got maps all over the Underground network which tell ya which Tube lines ya need to take- ya can't really go wrong, cöck. Peace and love! Be lucky! :)

Answer 7

Its really easy to use and al the tube stations have maps explaining where to go.