Oyster card vs Travelcard from Woking for a weekend
I'm planning on travelling into London from Woking this weekend, with a number of specific places I'm going to visit. It'll be into London (zone 1) on Friday evening, then on to zone 3, and then on Saturday it'll be zones 1, 2 and 3, and then return to Woking on Saturday evening.
My ticket options appear to be:
- Super Off-peak Travelcard on Friday (£17.50) and another on Saturday (£17.50)
- Singles between Woking and Surbiton1 (2 @ £6.30) plus Oyster card
- Singles between Woking and Clapham Junction (2 @ £8.30) plus Oyster card
I can find how much the Oyster card will cost to get (deposit, register, initial credit)2, but what I can't find is how much the Oyster card will actually "cost" for the journeys inside London, either from Waterloo to my zone 3 destination or from there back to either Clapham Junction or Surbiton.
1 Surbiton is the furthest out that Oyster will cover.
2Oyster & Travel Cards is the best hit I've found on here, but other sites also have the basic information.
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Is it cheaper to get a Travelcard or use Oyster?
As a general rule a Travelcard is more expensive than an Oyster card or Contactless payment card. The exception is if you make 3 or more journeys for 6 days or more within a 7 day period. In this case a 7 day Travelcard works out cheaper than an Oyster or Contactless payment card.Can I use my Oyster card from Woking?
Can I use Oyster in train and pay just one day ticket fee? No - Woking is outside the Oyster zones. Woking is 35 kilometres (22 miles) from London, which is outside the Oyster zone, so I think that you need to buy a return ticket from London Waterloo train station.How much is a day travel card on Oyster?
Price caps for Oyster & contactless card payments, compared to Travelcard pricesZonesOyster daily cap7-day cap**Zone 1-3\xa38.70\xa343.50Zone 1-4\xa310.60\xa353.20Zone 1-5\xa312.70\xa363.30Zone 1-6\xa313.50\xa367.703 more rowsIs it better to use contactless or Oyster?
Advantages of Contactless It's already on a card you own: if you already have a supported contactless credit card or smartphone, using this for your travel is more convenient than getting a separate Oyster card, which you have to pay a deposit on and keep topped up.Oyster Card vs Travelcard Price Comparison, Transport for London
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