Yet another TFL curiosity

[lovingboth]

Why haven't Transport for London made more fuss about the way that all travelcards - regardless of zone - are valid on buses across the whole of London?

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[misspotsitt.livejournal.com]

I dunno, I am fully aware of it though. Maybe they publicise it more outside of London as people like me are the peopel who buy them, and we dont' live in London.

[lovingboth]

Yes, they did something here about bus cash fares being only one zone across London (or, more cynically, they increased the fares outside Central London!)

But bus stops still have which travelcard zone they're in, and that's now misleading... doubly so as I've just looked at a 2003 leaflet - and the same thing was true then too.

It almost makes the weekly bus pass a mug purchase - that costs £9.50, but for only 30p more, you can also travel on tube/trains/trams/DLR etc in one zone (possibly more than one for trams).

[misspotsitt.livejournal.com]

How much are bus fares in London?

I always maintain that London is cheaper than Reading in so many ways. I think it costs me something like 1 pound 40 to get to town from where I live - a 15 minute journay covering about 2 miles.

taxis are way more expensive in Reading.

"It depends"

[lovingboth]

For a single fare it's 70p in advance (ie Bus Saver - a carnet of six single tickets - or Oyster card) otherwise £1. An all-day pass is £2.50.

It's about to shoot up: basic single fares will be £1.20, savers £1, Oyster £1 before 9:30am / 80p afterwards, and the all-day pass £3.

It's the 42% increase in Savers / morning Oyster that's particularly outrageous...