What do you want to know about the Tube and the tickets? Have you seen the London Underground website? It has Tube maps you can download, which show where the tickets are valid. If there's anything you don't understand about the maps, ask me or Minto, we can explain it. If you are going to be staying near the British Museum, you'll be in Zone One, your nearest stations are Holborn, Tottenham Court Road, Russell Square and Goodge St. Not all lines are working normally at present, there's up to date information on the site, and at stations. I think you can forget about the Circle Line for the rest of the summer, and some of the other lines have sections that are not working. If you are going to be travelling only after 9.30, your best bet will probably be a One Day Off Peak Zone One and Two Travelcard. That'll cover most of the touristy stuff. It costs £4.50. I wouldn't advise travelling in the morning rush hour if you don't have to. You're arriving at Heathrow on the 27th of August? Perhaps I could go to the airport and meet you and guide you through the Tube system to the place you're staying. If you've only ever been on a train once before it might be an idea to travel with someone familiar with the system the first time you ever travel on the Tube.
I have been checking out the tube site, and I tink you're right. Travelling on it alone as a first timer is the stupiest thing I could do. I can see myself still on it days later, curled up in a ball. (and I am laughing as I write that(
I've triple checked, but I don't think I can buy that pass online. But I can buy it at the airport, I assume. After 9:30, oh yes. Especially the first morning (the 28th) after a flight from Paris.
I land at Heathrow, Terminal 1 at 16:35 and I can email you the flight number if you wish. BMIBaby will be interesting. I hope the leg room isn't as small as the fares.
In the next week or so I will put up my travel plans. Then hopefull everyone who wants to can arrange a meet-up.
Thanks for all your help. I hope everything is going well for you and Minto.
No, I don't think you can buy a One Day pass online, but it's easy to get at any tube station. You'll need a ticket to get you from Heathrow, which is in Zone 6. I can talk you through getting tickets out of the machine at Heathrow tube station. The station is at the airport, I've met LJ people from there before. I can easily get to Heathrow in time to meet you from your flight. The flight number would be helpful. I've met LJ people flying in there a couple of times before, and there have never been any problems. There's a barrier in the Arrivals place where everyone waits, I take it you'd recognise me, I've posted my photo in LJ a few times. Just as a reminder, check my icon.
What do you want to know about the Tube and the tickets? Have you seen the London Underground website? It has Tube maps you can download, which show where the tickets are valid. If there's anything you don't understand about the maps, ask me or Minto, we can explain it. If you are going to be staying near the British Museum, you'll be in Zone One, your nearest stations are Holborn, Tottenham Court Road, Russell Square and Goodge St. Not all lines are working normally at present, there's up to date information on the site, and at stations. I think you can forget about the Circle Line for the rest of the summer, and some of the other lines have sections that are not working.
If you are going to be travelling only after 9.30, your best bet will probably be a One Day Off Peak Zone One and Two Travelcard. That'll cover most of the touristy stuff. It costs £4.50. I wouldn't advise travelling in the morning rush hour if you don't have to.
You're arriving at Heathrow on the 27th of August? Perhaps I could go to the airport and meet you and guide you through the Tube system to the place you're staying. If you've only ever been on a train once before it might be an idea to travel with someone familiar with the system the first time you ever travel on the Tube.
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I've triple checked, but I don't think I can buy that pass online. But I can buy it at the airport, I assume. After 9:30, oh yes. Especially the first morning (the 28th) after a flight from Paris.
I land at Heathrow, Terminal 1 at 16:35 and I can email you the flight number if you wish. BMIBaby will be interesting. I hope the leg room isn't as small as the fares.
In the next week or so I will put up my travel plans. Then hopefull everyone who wants to can arrange a meet-up.
Thanks for all your help. I hope everything is going well for you and Minto.
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I can easily get to Heathrow in time to meet you from your flight. The flight number would be helpful. I've met LJ people flying in there a couple of times before, and there have never been any problems. There's a barrier in the Arrivals place where everyone waits, I take it you'd recognise me, I've posted my photo in LJ a few times. Just as a reminder, check my icon.
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