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( , Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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So on Friday I will be travelling from Euston to Oxford Circus via the Victoria Line, for to get to the Yorkshire Grey.
I can purchase, with my "getting to Euston in the first place" rail ticket, a travelcard covering Zones1&2 for £5.60. Is this better/as good as buying a return to Oxford Circus once I get to Euston?
It seems like it ought to be worse for that much, but this is London so who knows?
Well, I'm assuming someone does or there's no point in asking. Opinions?
( , Tue 5 May 2009, 17:56, 8 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

It will be cheaper, unless you have an Oyster card.
They're trying to get everyone on Oyster, so a 'return' is just 2 x singles - will be £8 for that journey.
So yeah, get the travelcard, or get an Oyster card when you get to London and then use that, may as well have one as they're a lot cheaper than buying tickets.
( , Tue 5 May 2009, 18:02, Reply)

As I understand (I've been using an Oyster card for a while now which is priced differently to cash tickets), single, cash fares are charged about £4 in each direction, so in this instance, picking up the travelcard for £5.60 (which I believe is the regular price, not necessarily any special price) is the winnar.
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( , Tue 5 May 2009, 18:04, Reply)

Then get the travelcard.
Having said that, if it were me (and if you're talking this Yorkshire Grey: www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/91/916/Yorkshire_Grey/Fitzrovia), then I'd walk. It'd only take 20min from Euston, which to be honest is probably as long as it'd take to get the tube to Oxford Circus. Depends on how much you trust your sense of direction. Or Google Maps's.
( , Tue 5 May 2009, 18:10, Reply)

I suspected a rip-off but I didn't expect it to be that bad.
I pay £2 to get from my local station into Birmingham or £4 all the way to e.g. Leamington Spa. But TfL charge me that for a 3 minute tube journey!
Edit: Concrete Cow - if my past track record is anything to go by I WILL get lost and risk missing the last train. Less to go wrong catching the tube. Having said that, Goodge Street might be a slightly longer walk but at least it's on the way towards Euston. Maybe I'll go for that one instead.
( , Tue 5 May 2009, 18:24, Reply)

Something to think about in future perhaps.
( , Tue 5 May 2009, 20:32, Reply)

You should be able to pick one up at Euston station, they have (if memory serves) automatic dispensers near the ticket machines in the underground station which I think are £3 for the card with £3 credit preloaded. Should be enough for a return in zone 1.
( , Tue 5 May 2009, 21:47, Reply)

Wish I hadn't jumped the gun now.
( , Tue 5 May 2009, 22:23, Reply)
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