London transport with kids

[LOU LOU DISNEY]

Originally Posted by megaflyer

Some machines take card, some cash, some both but they are easily identifiable and there should be a member of LU staff hanging around to help . Tickets are far more expensive than contactless but if it works for you then fine

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Thanks so much for all your help much appreciated 😊

[LOU LOU DISNEY]

Originally Posted by Rac20

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I don’t get all this Oyster card business so a ticket just seems easiest for me. 😬

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Me too! Also I have my student son with me & there’s no money in his account so I’d need to be paying for him! 😆
When do you go? Hope you have a great time!

[Rac20]

Originally Posted by LOU LOU DISNEY

Me too! Also I have my student son with me & there’s no money in his account so I’d need to be paying for him! 😆
When do you go? Hope you have a great time!

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We are going to Alton Towers tomorrow for the day and then driving down to London from there. Spending Tues/Wed/Thurs evening at a Premier Inn outside London. So just going into London on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday, taking the boys to an RAF museum.

It’s not Florida but it beats sitting at home in the rain.😅

[LOU LOU DISNEY]

Originally Posted by Rac20

We are going to Alton Towers tomorrow for the day and then driving down to London from there. Spending Tues/Wed/Thurs evening at a Premier Inn outside London. So just going into London on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday, taking the boys to an RAF museum.

It’s not Florida but it beats sitting at home in the rain.😅

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Aww have a fab time!
Yeah, I know we should be there too atm, so we’ve done a Disney cruise & a trip to London followed by another Disney cruise to make up for 2 years of missed Florida! 😆

[Perthite]

Lostbrain, note that your 11yo travels free on the tube when with an adult.

[porridge]

The advantage of Oyster cards and contactless bank cards/phones over paper tickets, is that Oyster cards are much cheaper and capped. Meaning the most you will pay in a day will never be more than a travelcard.

Oyster/contactless journeys are much much cheaper than a regular single ticket. Whatever you do, don’t buy a single journey paper ticket! Also, if you have a railcard (like 16-25 for example) you can get the station to link it to your Oyster card, and you get an extra third off the oyster prices.

So my advice would be
1st choice - Contactless bank card/phone/Apple Watch
2nd choice - Oyster card. If you get a regular one rather than a visitor one, you can get the £5 refunded at the end of your trip.
3rd choice - travelcard.

If you have a railcard, then get an Oyster card and link it to your railcard.

You need one Oyster card or contactless bank card per person.