Tube tickets

[June]

i am taking my son to london on the 26th january but i am not sure what tickets will be best for us.

We are staying in covent garden and going to the london dungeons and harrods.

Can anyone give me any tips?? many thanks

[MattF]

Would say a one day travel card will be the best. You can then hop on and off the tube, buses etc. Here's (http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/) the link to the Transport for london website which has prices etc.

[June]

thanks for that i will have a look, can you buy the yickets online?

[MattF]

see here (http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/fares-tickets/2007/visitors.asp#where-buy) for info on buying in advance

[June]

Thanks, i found a 3 day ticket for zones 1-6 for £26.10 for the two of us.

Does that sound a good price?

[MattF]

Not too bad. Do you need all 6 zones?

[June]

i have just looked at the map and no i only need it for 1-3 so the tickets should be cheaper.

[lesley1960]

zone 1 tickets are normally enough and they are £4 something a day at the weekend ( sorry too much wine cant remember exact details lol )

[rfw1]

I normaly go for a off peak ticket for zone 1&2 - I think they are about a fiver for a day now.

[June]

thanks for that, i will stick to zone 1& 2 tickets

[Tanya934]

As, according to Simon Calder in yesterday's Independant, LRT are raising their fares yet again I would suggest you buy an Oyster card & load it up with money before you travel on the Tube.
Simon Calder says that the MINIMUM tube fare will now be £4.00 per adult
You can reuse the Oyster card & it'll save you money in the long term.
We bought one in October & it cost the same as a return cash journey but it means that the next time we use it to visit family it will save us a lot of money.