One of the best long running promotions for visitors to London is the 2 for 1 admissions discount when you have a rail ticket.
The promotion is fundamentally targeted at the British to encourage them to take the train on days out instead of perhaps taking the car. Just by printing out a free voucher for all the supporting attractions from the web site and showing a valid train ticket people could effectively get half price admission with the 2 for 1 offers.
The beauty of this promotion is that its not just the second tier places but the most popular, including in London the Tower of London and London Eye.
Use By Overseas Visitors Staying In London Without A Train Ticket
It wasn’t long before visitors staying in London started exploiting this scheme, even if they had no intention of using a train. The big loophole most visitors exploit are that the rail stations in Central London sell Travelcards as well as train tickets. Travelcards are the fixed length travel pass for as little as one day that gives unlimited travel for that period on London’s buses, Underground and trains. Travelcards issued at these stations thus qualified for the 2 for 1 promotion. A 1 day Travelcard costs £7.20 in 2012, adult admission to the Tower of London is £19.80 - so you can see why it became so popular for canny visitors.
There are over 15o attractions in the London area on the 2 for 1 scheme.
Some Favourite Places To Use 2 for 1 In London – February 2012
Tower of London – 2 for 1 entry (standard adult admission £19.80)
London Eye - 2 for 1 entry (standard adult admission £18.60)
Hampton Court Palace - 2 for 1 entry (standard adult admission £15.95)
London Zoo – 2 for 1 entry (standard adult admission £19.50)
Madame Tussauds - 2 for 1 entry (standard adult admission £30.00)
St Paul’s Cathedral - 2 for 1 entry (standard adult admission £14.50)
Travelcard Prices 2012
Travelcards give unlimited travel on London’s buses, underground and railways. You buy Travelcards to cover the zones you want to travel in. The central zones 1 and 2 is where most visitors will have their accommodation and where all the major sights are.
An adult 1 day Travelcard in 2012 is £7.00 for zones 1 & 2, (£8.40 if you want to travel before 9:30 a.m. Monday to friday).
A 7 day Travelcard is £29.20, you can travel at any time with this product.
Qualification For The 2 for 1 Scheme
You must have a valid return rail ticket or Travelcard with the rail logo on for the day of your visit. You must also have the relevant 2 for 1 voucher.
The only places that sell Travelcards with the rail logo on are railway ticket offices at Central London mainline rail stations, (Paddington, Marylebone, Euston, Kings Cross, St Pancras, Liverpool Street, London Bridge, Charing Cross, Waterloo and Victoria). All these also have Underground ticket offices and some have information centres which sell Travelcards as well as rail ticket offices, purchasing from anywhere other than the train ticket offices do not qualify. Travelcards bought on-line in advance or at London’s airports also do not qualify.
Key Points
Vouchers have expiry dates, do check vouchers you print are valid for the day you plan to visit.
Attractions on the scheme. come and go – the promotion has been running many years now.
Oyster Card and Underground tickets are not valid, nor are Travelcards without the rail logo only available from Central London railway stations.
By way of recognition most ‘paper’ rail travel tickets show the Double-Arrow (or ‘crows-foot’) National Rail logo, this also applies to Travelcards. If your ticket hasn’t this logo its not valid.
Where Do I Print The Vouchers / Get List Of Promotions
161 Comments
I am not sure I understand. Can you help me please? My wife and I arrive at Heathrow on Saturday 18 Feb and leave again Wednesday evening 22 Feb. We are staying in London in Bloomsbury area. We will need it seems to me a zone 1 Travelcard for seven days. If we want to use the Travelcard to qualify for the 2FOR1 vouchers, do I use the seven day Travelcard to book a show on say Tuesday evening? The way the 2FOR1 website is set up, I have to provide the date of the train ticket, which in this instance spans seven days.
Terms and conditions change from one offer to the other.
Most offers are things like attractions that do not need reservations in advance, you just show your valid Travelcard and hand in your printed voucher at the ticket desk.
West End shows are slightly different where popular shows sell out of capacity.
Where it asks for travel date just put the day you intend to visit.
For theatre I would check with the particular theatre directly prior about availability, there is often a phone number supplied.
Nearest rail station to Bloomsbury where you can buy a Travelcard valid for 2 for 1 is Euston, about 5/10 minutes walk.
Hi I will be in london for nights from the27th may. The current 2for1 deal coupons expire on the30th april. Do they normally have this deal in may and june
Regards Jill
Yes, this is a rolling promotion. New coupons will be made available nearer the dates. Individual promotions within the scheme do come and go to a limited extent.
Hello, Bob, I`m a foreign traveler eager to visit London (next month) and with some questions regarding the qualifications for the 2for1 offer:
1- can`t I have the train ticket only (for example if I arive at London in that morning)? or is it compulsory to have the RETURN ticket as well (but what if i don`t want to return in the same day? for example if I want to go to London Eye on the 26th of March but I`ll leave London on the 28th?) ?
2- if I use the TravelCard for zone 1-2, but I want to have the 2for1 tickets for the Wembley Stadium (which is in zone 4), is my TravelCard still valid ?
3- Can be valid a train ticket for two locations within London (two rail stations that are in the city)? Or is it mandatory to be from outside London to London?
Excuse my bad English and I thank you in anticipation of your response !
Sincerely yours,
Diana
The 2 for 1 promotion is put on by the railways and is aimed primarily as an incentive for the locals to use the train to go sightseeing rather than take the car. Presumably the logic is that the extra revenue they get outweighs the cost of the promotion.
The Travelcards issued by the railway stations are just a loophole that visitors can exploit and as yet the railways have not put a stop to this ‘loophole’
What you need is a return railway ticket with the railway logo that is valid for the day of your visit to and from the attraction you are visiting. Just having any railway ticket is not enough. The railways are not stupid either, no tickets issued at Heathrow are valid for 2 for 1 for example. However, return train tickets bought at Gatwick Airport will have the rail logo on and thus be valid for 2 for 1 for the duration of the visit.
Regards Travelcards only the Travelcards sold by the mainline railway station ticket offices in the centre of London qualify for 2 for 1. Any other Travelcard issued will not have the railways logo on it.
Hi Bob,
So the proper ticket to qualify for the 2for1 can be purchased at Gatwick?
A return ticket on the Gatwick Express train will qualify you for 2 for 1
Hi, I understood that kids below 10years dont need Travelcards when they are accompanied by Adult. Then how can we claim 2for1 deal for kids.
Regards,
Suresh T
Transport For London (TFL) co-ordinates fares on public transport and yes you are right, children under 11 can travel free on the London Underground, DLR, buses etc when accompanied.
The 2 for 1 promotion is specific to the railways. If you want to qualify for 2 for 1 you need a valid railway issued ticket to get to and from the attraction. THis could be a Travelcard issued by the railways. So to qualify for 2 for 1 for your child you would need to buy a child Travelcard even though under your circumstances they could travel free, only worth your while if the savings from 2 for 1 are greater than the cost of the Travelcards..
According to the FAQs on the Days Out Guide website (where the vouchers can be printed), this deal will not work with London Underground Travelcards (suggesting they have closed the loophole you mention.) Do you have recent experience that Travelcards issued at rail stations are still being accepted?
I think you are getting confused with the different people who issue Travelcards.
On the Days Out web site what it is saying is that if you purchase a Travelcard from a London Underground ticket office it is not valid. This is correct and these Travelcards never did qualify because they were issued by the London Underground not the railways (which are two different things).
Its perhaps confusing as if you go to a major Central London train station like Victoria you can buy Travelcards from the London Underground ticket office, the visitor centre there and a few shops – none of these are issued by the railways and so are not valid.
If you purchase from the railway ticket office, the Travelcard comes with the all important rail logo printed on it that qualifies for 2 for 1.
Hi
Does the 2for1 offer limit your visit to attractions?
For example, I have read that you are only allowed to visit Kew Gardens for a maximum of 2/3 hours.
Thats news to me. Anything like that should be displayed under the promotion details on the 2 for 1 site.
Dear Bob,
On the website I read about expiry dates for the selected attractions. However, I can’t find them when I go the attractions I would like to visit with the 2=1 offer. Where can I find those dates? I would like to visit London in the first week of May. When/Where can I see which offers are suitable for me?
On all the coupons you print out from the 2 for 1 web-site there is an expiry date printed on the voucher. When you get near the expiry date a new voucher is made available with another expiry date further out. (Assuming the attraction wants to continue supporting the promotion).
The promotion is a rolling programme, most do renew but attractions do come and go on the scheme.
My husband and I are planning on visiting London in April. While looking into Oyster Cards vs. Travelcards I found this website and the 2 for 1 deal. If we purchased 7 day Travelcards (assuming they’re from the correct ticket office) aren’t they issued as Oyster Cards anyway? Would that void any 2 for 1 offers? Thanks for any help on this issue.
If you buy a 7 day Travelcard from anywhere but a railway ticket office it will come on an Oyster Card.
If you buy a 7 day Travelcard from a railway ticket office the Travelcard comes on a card ticket with rail logo on. One way for sure of knowing your 7 day Travelcard is valid for 2 for 1.
1 day Travelcards all come on card tickets wherever you buy them from.
Hi Bob,
Visiting London in June 2012. Thank you very much for this page, it has been really helpful – keep up the good work!!
Hi Bob,
Fantastic website. So I’m traveling to London in June with the wife and 3 kids. The wife and I will buy 7 day travelcards from the ticket office at Paddington Station allowing us to take advantage of the 2 for 1 deals. Now I suppose we’re getting greedy. Can we each use a voucher with a travelcard getting 2 “2 for 1″ deals. For example, I pay adult admission and get a free adult ticket for her. Can she then buy the 3 kids tickets paying for only 2 of them with her voucher or do one of the tickets she buys have to be for her to use?
Each voucher entitles one person to get in for free whilst the other pays the full adult rate, regardless of whether they qualify for concessions, e.g. Under 16, Senior, or Student.
Though its important to check the indidual attraction page on the 2 for 1 site in case there any special conditions for that attraction.
Many attractions also have family deals which are worth checking out but you can’t use in comjunction with 2 for 1
I scheduled to fly London on 6 March & stay until 16 March.
Please advise where to purchase Travel Card on my arrival at Heathrow as early as 6.30am.
I also wonder if this Card applies to taking (a) Taxi (b) Underground (c) Buses.
I used to take taxi to my apartment, & underground to shoppings, & bus to China Town in my previous travels. Now I am interested in Travel Card!
Please let me have our advices. Many thanks.
Just buy at the Underground ticket office at Heathrow.
Travelcards and Oysters are valid for red buses, Underground and Docklands Light Railway and commuter trains (but not Heathrow Express)
Travelcards are charged in zone bands. Most visitors just need zones 1&2. Heathrow is in zone 6 and its not worth buying a Travelcard for all zones 1 to 6 just to cover a Heathrow transfer.
Its very complex, but I suspect you need an Oyster Card and on the 2nd day of your stay load a 7 day Travelcard onto your Oyster.
Dear Bob: when filling out the voucher for 2 for 1, I included my address in the US. This now prints on the attraction voucher with my address in the United States. Is this the proper way of completing the voucher
I’m sure there is technically a ‘proper’ way, but really anything you put down. I suspect is OK. You could put Donald Duck, Disneyland and I suspect nobody would quibble, (but I’m not recommending this).
Personally, I put as little as down as possible on these things and normally put unintentional typo’s and ommissions. If you’re cynical the home address of somebody from the US holidaying in London floating around on vouchers might be worth money to the wrong kind of person in your home town.
I think the US is more black and white and adherent to rules than UK. You could print two vouchers and try it on with a Donald duck voucher first and have another one in reserve?
Hello,
My husband and me intend to visit London between 18th and 24th of March. I would like to know from how many vouchers can we benefit using the Travelcards bought from the Railstation in London (the ones with the railway marking).
The second question: regarding the 2 for 1 offer i understand it’s sufficient to have only the travelcard and not any other train tickets?
Thank you.
Having a Travelcard with the railway logo counts as having return train tickets (as long as the attraction visited is with the zones on the Travelcard) – so the answer is you don’t need train tickets if you have a valid Travelcard.
There is no limit on the number of vouchers you can print and use.
I live on the outskirts of London and genuinely didn’t know this. I was searching for deals and found this page. I have seen a few signs at train stations talking about 2 for 1 deals, but tend to tune them out, even though I use the train when I go in to London. So thanks Bob, it is not just foreign travellers you are educating !
Hi
What do you recommend me to buy? A 1 day ticket everyday or a 7 day ticket? We are staying 4 days . Do they expire? Can I use them some time in the future?
We will arrive on 5th March and leave 8th March at Heathrow airport. We will be satying near Russell Square
Shall we buy one single ticket that day, and buy the one with the 2 for one promotion at Euston Station? Do I have to print the vouchers or the Logo on the tickets is enough?
Thanks
This is a very complicated subject with lots of permutations. As a broad generality for 4 days its better to get an Oyster Card. Page below covers most of the issues choosing between Travelcard and Oyster
http://www.londontoolkit.com/briefing/travelcard_oyster.htm
However you almost certainly only to have use the 2 for 1 scheme with rail Travelcards once and it swings in favour of Travelcards.
In answer to your 2 for 1 questions. The 2 for 1 vouchers you print have an expiry date. The Travelcards you buy are valid for 7 consecutive calandar days from the adte on the Travelcard. All you need to do is hand in the voucher and be ready to show your Travelcard with the rail logo on which should be valid for that date and would enable you to travel to that attraction by the Travelcard.
Hi Bob, if i purchase the Travelcard Zone 1-2 at West Brompton Rail Station (i’m staying in Easyhotel Earl’s Court), am i entitled for the 2for1 offers? Thank you.
I’m only 95% sure, but I think the answer is no.
You could prove me wrong and wander down there and ask if the Travelcards issued have the rail logo on, but I strongly suspect the answer is no.
Otherwise Victoria is the nearest station that definitely does.
Hi,
We are traveling to London from India for 4 nights. Can we buy travel cards from India itself.
We are a family of 4 adults. 1 youth. 13+. 4 child 11, 8, 6, 4+.
how many travel cards do we need to buy.
From heathrow airport how do we reach basingstoke.
Thanks.
I think you need to go back to basics.
Basingstoke is a long way from London, well outside the area covered by Travelcards which are London only.
If you are visiting London just get a return train ticket from Basingtstoke to London, optionally with a London Travelcard as part of this ticket which entitles you to 2 for 1.
Heathrow to Basingstoke by public transport. Personally I’d get the RailAir bus from Heathrow to Reading then get a train to Basingtsoke.
Hi Bob, I have a question about purchasing Travelcards for our upcoming family trip to London. My husband & I will purchase Zone 1-2 7 day Travelcards at Paddington so we can qualify for the 2 for 1 promotions. I understand our children (ages 13 & 14) would need an Oyster photocard (too cumbersome) if we purchase them a 7 day Travelcard. My question – can we purchase four sequential 1 Day Travelcards for them (ex: April 12, 13, 14 and 15) all at once so that we don’t have to return to the train station each day?
Thank you!
You can buy 1 day Travelcards that don’t need Photocards from Underground ticket offices up to 7 days in advance. But I’m not sure if the same applies to railway ticket offices issuing Travelcards that are valid for 2 for 1 I’m afraid
Hi Bob,
If i issue this special Travelcard that is valid for the 2for1 offers, I can use it to ride the bus and underground rail as well, not just the upper ground rail where i issued it, right?
By the way, I am really impressed with this site. Good job.
If you bought a zone 1-2 Travelcard from a mainline railway station ticket office in London you can use it on all red public buses, Underground, DLR and most trains within zones 1 and 2.
A little known fact is that for the buses only you can use a zone 1-2 Travelcard to travel right out to zone 6.
We are staying with friends in London for 4 days, then we have rail tickets to Bath on day 5. I thought I could used this ‘return’ rail ticket to Bath to get 2 for 1 vouchers for the 4 days we are in London. However, from previous replies, it seems the 2 for 1 voucher is only valid on the DAY of the rail ticket. Is this true? Since our return ticket is Sunday morning, it will do us no good. Thanks for your help.
The ticket is valid for 4 days in London if you have a return ticket to and from London between the dates. You cannot use a return train ticket to somewhere like Bath nowhere near the attraction you are using the 2 for 1 voucher for.
The whole idea behind this is the people using the 2 for 1 voucher should be using the train to visit the attraction
Hi bob,I travel the next week to londres with a wheelchair. I have seen that there are discounts for children buying the travelcard, there is also discount for handicapped persons? Thank you!!
hi bob, travelling to gilwell park scout campsite near chingford in july with a group of 17-20, can we avail of the 2 for1 offers on a group travelcard.
Afraid not
I have a 2 fo 1 travelcard available for 7 days. Do i have to write, on the voucher, the exact date when i want to visit, for example, the Tower of London or can the date be encompassed in the 7 days of the travelcard?
I wouldn’t write anything on the voucher.
hiya
Im travelling to London from Essex and would like to use the 2 for 1 at London zoo. I am unsure of how many days I will be staying at London for so will not be buying my return ticket until I know. can I still use my single ticket to get the offer?
thank you
I’m afraid not
Hi Bob: Three adults and 3 children aged 9, 11 and 11 will be in London for a week in June. We want to do The Tower of London, London Eye, Aquarium, St. Paul’s, V and A Museum, probably Greenwich. I feel certain that we will get our 7 day travelcards from Victoria rail station so that we get the 241 offers. My question is, do the kids need “photo cards”, or can we just purchase 3 child 7-day travelcards at Victoria rail station?
Thanks.
Jean
The fact that the Railways ticketing system is so different to the rest of public transport makes it very complicated.
Your 9 year old travels free on Underground and Buses when accompanied anyway.
For 1 day Travelcards bought anywhere kids under 16 do not need Photocards.
For 7 day Travelcards they do.
If you go to a railway station ticket office like Victoria with good id like a passport and a photo the railways will provide a National rail photocard free of charge which enables purchase of a 7 day child photocard.
If you buy a 7 day child Travelcard anywhere else you need to get an Oyster Photocard which costs 10 GBP and you order on-line and which takes 3 weeks to process. You pick them up at visitor centres.
Bob:
We’ll have their passports and will bring extra photos. I assume the 9 year old doesn’t need any travelcard, but can still use the 241 deals. Is this correct?
Thanks so much for your help.
Jean
Evert voucher allows one person paying full adult admission to bring along one other person free, whether they be adult or child.
Hello Bob, I’ll be in London between 24 and 28 of March with my wife. We’ll be sleeping in Mill Hill East. I wanted to take the promotion “2for1″, for this I need to buy two tickets a day or I can buy two travelcard for 7 days Central London railway stations. What is your opinion about the type of ticket to buy? I’ll be in zone 4 and I have to travel all day for zone 1-2 and then return. will be cheaper an oyster card?
The broad rule is that if you are travelling 5 days or more out of a 7 day period its better to get a 7 day Travelcard than an Oyster for transport only. There are exceptions, but for most visitors this is the case.
If you get a 7 day Travelcard from the railways and use the 2 for 1 vouchers, something Oyster doesn’t qualify for then the case for Travelcard over Oyster becomes overwhelming just for one voucher being used.
Hi Bob,
We are travelling to London from the 15th to 20th March and staying in Earl’s Court. From what I’m understanding to get the 2 for one promotion I should buy the 7 day travel card from Victoria railway station, so what sort of ticket should we buy when we arrive at Heathrow to get to Victoria and how much would it cost? Thanks for your help. Excellent site.
The adult cash fare from Heathrow to Victoria on the Underground is 5.30 GBP
Hi BOB, Your Info is really useful.Kindly tell me one thing, that how much discount we’ll get if going for madam trusseds, London Eye and Tower of london on ester, if we are having the Travelcard.
Kindly also tell what exact timings are of off-peak tickets, is it 9:30 am to 4:30 PM?
what will be the best option to moove from zone 6 to zone 1 , my stay will only be for 2 days ?
Thanks
Peak travel for 1 day Travelcards is before 9:30 a.m. Monday to Friday, everything else is off peak.
7 day Travelcards are valid peak and off-peak
It’s far too complex to cover your exact savings, you’ll have to do some work yourself there and look at the official web-sites and any other discounts you can find.
For 2 days an Oyster Card is best for transport only.
If you use the 2 for 1 offer on Travelcards then that swings it to 2 one day Travelcard though you won’t find a valid Travelcard for 2 for 1 sold in zone 6.
If you’re got a railway station near your hotel, not Underground you might get a return rail ticket to London and that will qualify you for 2 for 1 if it has the rail logo on it.
Hello Bob we travel into London City in May and I have some questions;
Can you purchase the 7 day travel card with the Railway logo at London City?
Do you need a passport photo for the 7 day travel card?
Do you just print the 2-1 with the date you wish to see that attraction and bring it with us on the day?
London city is zone 3 however we will spend most of the time in zone 1 & 2. What is the best type of travel card to buy as I think zone 1-3 will be too much? Is it better to purchase the zone 3 from London city airport to the first destination in zone 2 and the commence the zone 1&2 travel ticket from there?
Many thanks and great website
Tara
The Docklands Light Railway serves City Airport so they won’t be selling Travelcards with the rail logo.
Unless you are going for a child Travelcard you will not need photo id.
Single cash fare to any station in Central London is 4.30 GBP
Hey Bob, my friend and I will reach Heathrow Sunday afternoon. We will leave the following Sunday. Originally we were planning on buying 7 Day travel cards at Heathrow. But if we want to take advantage of this 2 for 1 offer, is the best bet to buy a single way ticket from Heathrow to a stop with a train station nearby and get the 7 day travelcard there? What would be a suggested stop?
Heathrow is in zone 6. It wouldn’t make financial sense to buy a zone 1-6 Travelcard just to cover 2 journeys out to the airport.
Best just get a zone 1-2 Travelcard in London that is 24 GBP cheaper than a zone 1-6 Travelcard.
Where you stop in London depends a lot on where you are staying.
At Heathrow you can buy 7 Travelcards which confusingly come as Oyster Cards and are not valid for 2 for 1.
If you want the 2 for 1 facility pay for the Underground into London and get yooyr 7 day Travelcard at a mainline railway station
Typo in prior reply: Here goes again.
Thanks Bob. That’s kind of what we were thinking. Buy one way tickets from Heathrow into the city. Our ultimate destination is in flux for now. So to be general, is there a good stop or two in zones 1 or 2 where we can get down and walk across to a nearby train station to get our travel cards? maybe a very centrally located stop so there is no confusion.
On the Piccadilly Line that the line from Heathrow – St Pancras shares with both Kings Cross & St Pancras Stations.
Victoria is easy to get to changing at Barons Court and Paddington changing at Earls Court both Underground Stations being beneath the railway station.
Took Piccadilly Line to S KEsington and then you have either the Circle or District Line to VICTORIA. Get out, go to the train station and Southern ticket centers and you get it.
From Heathrow its best to change at Hammersmith or Baron Court for the Districr Line to Victoria.
On the map it looks as if Gloucester Road and South Kensington are the best choices to change, but you have to negotiate escalators and/or stairs to switch platforms.
At Barons Court and Hammersnith the platforms are side by side.
See: http://www.londontoolkit.com/blog/transport/changing-trains-on-the-underground-from-heathrow/
Thanks Bob. If we get a single fare from London city to Bank, can I then purchase the 7 day travel pass with the railway logo directly at Bank?
Cheers Tara
Bank is a TFL sttaion so doesn’t issue Travelcards valid for 2 for 1.
The Docklands Light Railway from City is part of the public transport system and can be thought of as part of the Underground. The fare from City to Bank qualifies you to interchange to the Underground and travel to any mainline rail station in zone 1. Closest sttaions to Bank are Liverpool Street and London Bridge but you can conceivably go to Paddington or Victoria all of which are in zone 1 and sell Travelcards from the rail ticket offices valid for 2 for 1
Hi Bob,
Thanks for posting this very interesting info!
I’m visiting London from March 23 to 28. Flying in and out from Gatwick.
I’ve already purchased my return train tickets on the Southern railway (Gatwick-Victoria through Clapham Junction) and just need to pick them up at the Gatwick Airport station. I also plan to buy a 7-day Zone 1-2 Travelcard at London Victoria station.
Am I correct to then say that if I present a) either the train tickets or the railway-issued Travelcard and b) the 2 for 1 voucher, I can get a 2 for 1 deal on the Tower of London?
Thanks!
If the rail ticket has the rail logo it qualifies.
If you buy the Travelcard at the Victoria Rail Station ticket office on the surface (not the Underground ticket office below ground) that will have the rail logo on and also qualify you.
hi Bob:
quick question, i purchased a roundtrip ticket for gatwick express departing from Victoria Station. Will the return ticket have the logo on it that will qualify me for the 2for1? If I can avoid purchasing another rail ticket to qualify for the promotion that would be ideal. Thanks!
Gtawick Express return tickets do qualify for 2 for 1
Hi Bob
I’m coming to London with a group of 30 students under 18 and 3 other adults and we have to organise the last day of our stay. I intend to buy a one travel card and wanted to go to London eye. I tried to fill in the voucher but saw that the number of people to register goes up to 10. Does it mean that our group is not eligible to the 2 for 1 offer? Otherwise how can we fill in the voucher?
Assuming you are travelling together I think you would be better off getting a group ticket direct with the London Eye and buying a group ticket for public transport in London also, rather than Travelcards
Apologies, though ours seem like common questions, Bob, I haven’t seen an answer. We (2 adults) arrive at Heathrow mid-morning and plan to use 1 day Travel Cards the NEXT day, taking advantage of the 2 for 1 offerings.
Can we purchase the Travel Cards at Heathrow and use them the NEXT day? Or would we have to go to a qualified station on the day we want to use the Cards?
Are the 2 for 1 vouchers good only for the day the Travel Card is valid?
The whole idea of the 2 for 1 promotion is that you used the rail ticket to get to and from the attraction so yes you have to have a valid ticket for the day you visit.
You can buy Travelcards at Heathrow Underground ticket offices up to 7 days in advance, but Travelcards issued by Underground Stations are not valid for 2 for 1
A question here that I don’t think was asked previously and hoping you can help! We would be buying the 7 day Rail travel cards and one of the 2 for 1′s I would like to use is Hampton Court Palace, which is outside Zone 1-2. What would be the best way to use our Travelcard for this or would we need to buy additional full return rail tickets separately from Waterloo Station to get there? Thanks for all the tips here so far!
Buying a return rail ticket from Waterloo is the worst case situation if your Travelcard is only valid for 2 for 1. You’ll probably a bit of cash by buying the ticket further down the line.
Vauxhall is served by the victoria Line Underground and Clapham Junction by the Overground and are both in zone 2. One little known aspect of Travelcards is that if you have a zone 1-2 Travelcard you can use LOndon’s red buses all the way out to zone 6. You could conceivably take local buses down to Surbiton then on the Travelcard and just buy a return ticket from Surbiton to Hampton Court, two stops but that would take a lot of time and that is one thing most visitors do not have.
Dear Bob,
My wife and I are landing at Stansted on 20 March (morning), are going to stay at a hotel near Paddington station until 23 March (afternoon) and then fly back to Hungary. We want to see the usual sights in Zones 1 and 2. Maybe a 7-day Travelcard with 2 for 1 would be best?
If so, do I have to buy vouchers online in advance, or can I just buy the Travelcards (hard copies) at Paddington when we get there, without buying/ordering them in advance?
Best, István Ambrózy
If you buy return tickets on the Stansted Express train into London that will cover you for 2 for 1 whilst you are in London.
There is a booklet available at the Stansted Airport information desk with the most common vouchers but I would advise printing them yourself prior to travel
Bob,
Thanks for your wonderful information. Will a return trip booked on Heathrow Connect work for the 2 for 1 promotion. If it does apply, will it only work for the actual return date or does it cover earlier days. For example, return ticket on Heathrow Connect is for April 3, 2012. Can I use it to get 2 for 1 at the Tower of London on April 1st?
Warm regards!
As far as I know neither the Heathrow Express or Heathrow Connect tickets have the rail logo on, so do not qualify for 2 for 1
Dear Bob,
Thanks for you reply but I would rather not take the expensive Express but utilize the “Travelcard loophole” instead. Can I get a Travelcard with the rail logo on it, say, at Paddington Station without actually taking a train at all, and, second, if this is the case, can I do so without any advance booking or purchase from home?
Thanks, I. Ambrózy
You can buy a Travelcard at Paddington Rail Station ticket office (not Paddington Underground) that qualifies for 2 for 1, as long as it is valid on the day you enter the attraction.
Advance purchase Travelcards are sold through TFL, not the railways, and are not valid for 2 for 1
Thanks again Bob. I think I understand now. I see on the London underground map it shows the logo next to the stations you mention. Central London mainline rail stations are the following, right (Paddington, Marylebone, Euston, Kings Cross, St Pancras, Liverpool Street, London Bridge, Charing Cross, Waterloo and Victoria)?
Kind regards Tara
Hi, Bob – Thank you for such helpful replies. I am staying in London for the month, and my daughter is coming from the States for a week. I have bought a 6-day travel-card for zones 1-4 that I bought at a rail station, so it will qualify for the 2-for-1 tickets, and have an Oyster card as well. But I don’t have a printer, and am not sure how to go about getting vouchers for the 2-for-1 attractions. There was a note on the Days Out Guide that there is a London Attractions leaflet available with vouchers in the back at “principal staffed National Rail Stations in the South East.” Are those leaflets available elsewhere, too, closer to London, or have you other suggestions for how to go about getting the vouchers? THank you for any help!
Caroline
Rail Stations have a limited supply of vouchers in small booklets.
Otherwise you’ll need to find somewhere to print the vouchers out from in London over the Web
Hello! Could you explain please:
1) Does the price of travelcard purchased in the tube differ from the price of travelcard purchased on the railway?
2) Does the buses have the same zones as tube?
All travelcards purchased in London should be the same price.
Buses are a special case with zones. You can use a red bus in zone 6 even if you only have a Travelcard for zones 1-2
Dear Bob
Thank you very much for this wonderful websit.
I have a few questions, hoping you can help me out with them:
1. we will be visiting london, my husband and me and our 12 years daughter in April for six days, and i was thinking of buying the 7 days travel card, for each one of us, zone 1&2, will that be the best choice?
2. what is the cheapest way for traveling out of Heathrow airport to the city?
3. what is best to take the 2 for 1 offer or to book the top 4 london attractions offered at Madame Tuso?
The 7 day Travelcard is the best option for adults over 7 days. For a 12 year old its complicated by the fact that to get child rate 7 day Travelcards you need an Oyster Photo ID that costs 10 GBP and you need to apply on-line 3 weeks in advance. You can pick up the ID card at Heathrow.
Without the photo id just get a child 1 day Travelcard each day that dosen’t require photo id
The cheapest option between Heathrow and the centre by far is the London Underground
Regards 2 for1 you’ll need to visit the web sites of individual attractions you wnat and work out the savings.
Dear Bob
Thank you very much for your help. My question: we are two adults and one teenager (12), so how does the 2 for 1 work? can we pay for one adult and one child, and get one adult for free? or does it have to be the child ticket for free? and if we have two trvelcards for 7 days, and our daughter a travelcard for each day? how many vouchers can we have each day? Thank u.
The way it works is that one person has to pay the full adult admission for each coupon. This allows one person to go in whether a child, adult or senior free.
hello this is my third attempt. not sure what’s going on.
just wondering how the 2 for 1 works. there are 2 adults and 3 kids (7, 10 and 15) travelling to London for 7 days in June. we will purchase the 7 day travel card but what should the kids purchase? do they qualify for the 2 for 1 offers with the kids travel card?
thanks
Your 7 and 10 year olds travel free on Buses and Underground when accompanied so buying a Travelcard is pointless.
I would buy 7 day Travelcards for the adults and 1 day Travelcards for your 15 year old (avoiding having to get an Oyster photo id card)
With 2 for 1, one adult would go in free.
Its worth looking at family tickets at attarctions which are normally for 2 adults and 3 children
Hi,
My family will travel to London on 12 April and Return 15 April. I’m trying to decide if I should stay near the Standstead Airport where we will be flying into and just take the train into the city on the days we’re there. I have two kids 6 &9 and then my husband. SO is it wise to get the travelcard for my husband and I and we travel into the city daily or should we find somewhere closer.
Stansted Airport is 40 miles outsode London and well beyond London’s public transport you can use on Travelcards etc.
You need to find a hotel in London itself.
BOB!
Can you tell me how far Liverpool street is from the Premier Inn Kensington (Earl’s Court). We’re trying to take either a bus or train to the Hotel from London Standsted.
Liverpool Street is the other side of the city from Earls Court.
Closest option is to get the Terravision bus to Victoria
First of all children under 11 travel free when accompanied anyway.
Those between 11 and 15 need a photo card to get half fares. The Oyster Child Photocard costs 10 GBP per child and you order on-line at least 3 weeks in advance and collect at a visitor centre.
If you purchase from a railway station then srangely they will issue you with the railways version of a Photocard free of charge there and then but you will need a passport photo id and pasport to verify age.
1 day Travelcards do not need photo id, 7 day Travelcards do.
With 2 for 1, one person has to pay full adult admission, the other gets in free.
Can we buy 1 day travelcards in advance? (what I mean is if I can buy two 1 day travelcards and use them in following days)
You can buy them up to 1 week in advance from Underground Station ticket offices
Bob,
Thanks so much for this site. The information is greatly appreaciated. We will be flying into Heathrow on Thursday, staying near the Canary Wharf DLR for three nights, flying out of Stansted on Sunday.
We want to go to Canterbury, Leeds Castle, and Dover during one day. From what I can tell zone 6 will not cover these areas. Should we not get a travelcard for that day and just pay for the trip seperately? A travelcard cannot be used to Stansted, correct?
Thanks so much for your time!
No all the places you mention (except Heathrow) are well outside London and you cannot use Travelcards on them
From canary Wharf you can take the Underground to Stratford where Natioanal Express run Stansted Airport buses without having to go into the centre of London.
You said that “You can buy 1 day travelcards up to 1 week in advance from Underground Station ticket offices.”
Are they applied for 2 FOR 1 ,if I buy them at railway stations listed above in advance?
Not from Underground Stations
Hi Bob, so glad I stumbled upon your site! I will be in London in April for 1 week, staying at St. Martin’s Lane Hotel near Leicester Square tube station. I’m wondering where is the nearest mainline rail station so I can buy a 7 day Travelcard that will be eligible for the 2 for 1 discounts. Thanks again for a job well done!
Charing Cross Station at the South West Corner of Trafalgar Square
Thanks Bob
Isn’t it more cost effective for our 15 year old to purchase a 7 day travelcard rather than 7 lots of one day travelcards? Also if two of my kids purchased the 7 day travelcards wouldn’t they be entitled to the 2 for 1 offers? ie one child gets in for free provided the other pays the child’s price at the attraction?? This is all very confusing! Please help!
Hi Bob
Are you able to clarify the position re 2 for 1 offers for the kids? I’m having quite some trouble getting answers for some inexplicable reason. Trying not to take it personally. Are you able to assist?
All people must have a ticket issued by the railways including kids.
For each voucher, one person pays full adult admission the other person goes free whether adult, senior, kid
Hi, this is the best site I have found so far to explain all of this. After reading, I have one really basic question:
On the tube Picadilly line from Heathrow to Bond Street Tube station for 4 pounds each (my 17 yr old daughter and myself) – can we successfully go to Victoria and buy our rail logo 7 day travel card, then get back on the tube to get to Bond Street without paying again?. We are staying in the Marlybone area for 4 days.
- we may want to ride the tube before 9:30am
- we want the 2for one deals
- we want to ride the tube in zones 1 &2 only for the 4 days.
Just asking for best strategy to actually get to paper 7 day travel card with the logo – hopefully we don’t have to take a cab or train to the stations you listed, but can go out of our way a bit from Picadilly and then get back on… it seems we may have to actually get out to buy and then punch in again making us buy another ticket…or we walk to Marlybone from Bond Street tube station? yikes!
I am also worried a little about having to find the railway ticket office vs the underground at Victoria or Marylebone and relying on strangers for advice sometimes goes wrong!… Thank you so much for your great site… I am less stressed about all the details!
The least cost option is to buy an Oyster Card at Heathrow Underground Station and use that for getting to and from Heathrow.
You cannot break journeys.
On days you want 2 for 1 just buy a 1 day Treavelcard from Marylbone or Charing railway stations X for zones 1 and 2, otherwise use the Oyster surrendering it and reclaiming your deposit at Heathrow.
Your 17 year old will be classed as an adult.
Hi, Bob!
I have some questions about 7 day travelcard and 2for1 promotion.We`re gonna land on Gatwick airport.There we can buy 7day travelcard and if we take return ticket on Gatwick Express we get 2for1 promotion.
Will this card be put on oyster card or it will be paper card of National Rail?
If it will be a paper card what is process when we`ll be entering metro,bus,tram.Is it same approach as it would be with oyster card?
Where I can download voucher (please give me a link!), and can I download It now regardless we`ll be in London in July?
Tnx!!
A return ticket on the Gatwick Express qualifies you for 2 for 1
At Vicoria buying a 7 day Travelcard from the railway station ticket office it will be a card ticket, everywhere else it will come loaded on an Oyster card.
You download vouchers from www daysoutguide dot co dot uk
Hello, Bob
Are you sure a 7-day paper travelcard can be bought from Marylebone?? I’ve read on some sites that this service is not available on Marylebone.
Thank you,
Andrew.
No, I’m not 100% sure as I have no reason to visit Marylebone Station personally.
I just presumed it would like the other mainline stations in London
Eight of us will be traveling to London at the end of march for six days. We intend on getting 7 day zone 1-2 travel cards from one of the designated stations for the 2 for 1 deal. Does everyone entering on a 2 for 1 pass need to have a ticket with the rail logo or do only four of the people need the rail logo?
All eight
Hi, Bob!
What`s the difference between 7 day paper travelcard and 7 day travelcard issued on Oyster card?
In terms of waht you can use it for there is no difference.
The national railways ticketing systems are not integrated with the main London authority (TFL) ticketing system which issues Oyster Cards,
If you buy from the railways the ticket is paper/card, anywhere else a 7 day Travelcard comes on Oyster
Only the rilways card 7 day Travelcard is valid for 2 for 1
Hi Bob:
This tfl link says “You need an Oyster card to:Buy 7 Day, Monthly and longer period Travelcards”
so can we still buy a 7-d travel card at rail station with the railway logo on it and use 2 for 1? London Bridge has a railway station, right? Thanks a lot!
What TFL say is true if you buy through any TFL outlet which is anywhere but the mainline railway stations.
If you buy from a railway station it is not true and the 7 day Travelcard will come on card with the rail logo which qualifies you for 2 for 1
Hi Bob,
For the 2 for 1 deal, do both individuals need to present a valid ticket with a rail logo? Or can one have?
BTW, very informative site. Thank you!
All people covered by 2 for 1 vouchers need valid tickets with rail logo
1) do both people need to buy travelcards for the 2 for 1 offer? Or does just one person need a travelcard
2) is a travelcard only valid for zones 1&2 valid? (of course if bought at a main station)
All people covered by 2 for 1 vouchers need valid tickets with rail logo
A valid Travelcard for zones 1-2 with the rail logo on qualifies you for 2 for 1 offers in the zone 1/2 area
Hi Bob,
My husband and I are arriving in London Heathrow Airport at 9:00 am Wednesday and staying till Monday morning. We will be staying at the Best Western in Mayfair. We will visit most of the tourist attractions and might take a trip to Windsor Palace. We also would like to take advantage of the 2for1 tickets.
My question is should we purchase the Oyster Card to travel from airport to the hotel for the first day and then purchase a Travel Card to take advantage of the 2for1 on the next day when we visit the sites. Any suggestions you have would be appreciated.
Thank you.
For 3 days Oyster is the cheapest option for transport only, though note neither Oyster or Travelcard will get you to Windsor.
Did not know there was a BW in Mayfair – if you buy a Travelcard for zone 1/2 from Paddington, Victoria or Charing X rail ticket offices this will qualify you for 2 for 1 offers in zone 1/2
Hi Bob, great info here.
We are a party of three adults and one 10 year old boy flying to/from Stansted. I think we’ll opt for the Terravision bus to Victoria, both because it’s way cheaper than the Stansted Express, and because our accommodation is best reached from there.
We can easily buy three adult Travelcards from Victoria, but how can we have the child covered if he doesn’t need a Travelcard?
The best idea I’ve come up with is, buy a Stansted Express open return ticket for the child at £15.75 even if he won’t use it. Any idea whether a such (unused) ticket would make him eligible for the 2for1 scheme?
Lastly, I from the past I seem to recall that if we have travelcards covering zones 1&2, we can travel by bus free of charge even beyond that zone limit. Is that still correct?
Your insight on this would be priceless.
Advanced thanks.
There is nothing stopping you buy a child Travelcard, even if your child qualifies for free travel.
Yes if you buy a zone 1& 2 Travelcard it covers all zones on London’s red buses
Is there a mainline rail station at Heathrow that we can buy the travelcards from?? The ones that are used in conjuction with 2 for 1 ?? We will be traveling to our hotel in South Kensington….near High Street by transit, so we would love to buy the travelcard at Heathrow upon arrival…is that possible??
Arriving May 15 until the 19th in London………May 19th by rail to Paris for 3 nights, then back in London for 6 nights…does anyone have the best travel card plan combination to use for transit and 2 for 1 during these times….we already have the rail to Paris and back to London….???
Thanks so much.
You cannot buy anything at Heathrow that qualifies for 2 for 1
Hi Bob,
We travel to London in june for one week. I’m going to use the 2for1 promotion. We will arrive to Luton Airport and I bought our return tickets (form Luton to St.Pancras) online (~20Ł cheaper than regular price). In London we will stay at zone4 so to travel I’d like to buy 7days Travelcards for zones 1-4 for me and my wife (I’ve read that children until 11 travel free with adults holding valid Travelcards). Now my question is: may I buy Travelcards in the ticket office at Luton Airport Parkway Station or better to buy them on St.Pancras Station? Any ticket office at St.Pancras or the special one?
Thanks for advices
Artur
Get them at St Pancras
Hi Bob.
My kids 2 kids and I will be travelling from South Africa to London,for 7 days> I am keen to purchase a London Pass with the transport option included.
I will be staying in Windsor and travelling into central London daily, to see all the top tourist attractions.
How can i take advantage of the Londonpass (with travel included) AND the 2 for 1 specials as well. I was about to purchase my london pass tickets online, but now suspect that will not allow me to take advantage of the 2 for 1 deals too.
I arrive at Heathrow and will be collected by friend and taken to Windsor. My holiday activity then begins.
Should i wait till i get to London to purchase my London card> where can i buy it to ensure i get the 2 for 1 card too. (bearing in mind that i arrive at Heatjrow and then go to Windsor – is there a ticket office nearby) Should i arrange for my friend to purchase these cards in advance or should i purchase on my arrival.
Many thanks
Liesl
Few people can make the London Pass work financially so I’d recommend doing your homework first and work out the sums.
Travelling in from Windsor each day is going to be time consuming, expensive and tedious.
Not sure why? – it must be cheaper staying in London.
Love your website!y husband and I are going to London in may and will be there three days. We are staying near Victoria station. My plan is to get a travel card each day (since they don’t do three day cards) and then use the travel card for the two for one each day. We will just have to buy a travel card each morning from the rail station at Victoria correct? Is this a good plan or is an oyster card better for the three days? We’ll be staying and traveling around zone 1 and 2only. Thanks!!!!
We’re staying in SouthWark – near the Tate Modern – two questions:
1) From Heathrow – it appears we would take the Tube to South Kensington and change to the Circle Line – then get off at Blackfriars and walk over the bridge (we’re staying in a condo right over the bridge) – would that be correct?
2) Is the London Bridge Rail Station the closest Rail Station to get the 2 for 1 Travel Card and would it be within walking distance (walking dustance to me is a mile or less)?
Thanks
Not a good idea to change at South Kensington if you’re lugging luggage as the interchange will involve stairs, long corridors etc.
Get off the Underground train at Barons Court and switch to a District Line train from the same platform
Sounds like either London Bridge or Waterloo will be closest mainline stations to you.
One other question: the Travel Card is a 7 day card – we’re staying 7 days – then taking the train to Paris for six days before returning to London for one more night. Can I then use the 7 day card as an Oyster Card (since it will still have the 5 pound deposit on it) and then just add a little to carry us through for the additional 24 hours?
Something not right here – Travelcards on there own do not have deposits.
Sounds like you have an Oyster Card and will load a 7 day Travelcard onto it.
If so you can use the Oyster as an Oyster once the 7 day Travelcard has expired
Dear Bob
My wife and I and two girls one 11 the other just turned 16 (DOB 6.5.1996) are arriving in London from Gatwick on Thursday the 17th of May. I’ve booked and paid via net the Gatwick Express to Victoria. It’s one way because we intend to leave London hiring a car from Saturday the 19th from Bayswater in London for a tour of Cornwall. As I understand it I can’t buy a travelcard with this one way ticket? We have already purchased tickets to Madame Tusands and London Eye and all we need is the cheapest way to get around London for 2 days without having to constantly que for tickets. On one of those days we intend to visit Winsor Castle. Can you suggest what might be our best bet?
Andrew
The cheapest option just for transport in London are Oyster Cards.
Treat your 16 year old as an adult.
To get child fraes for your 11 year old you need an Oyster Photo ID that costs 10 GBP and a about 3 weeks to process.
Get a child 1 day Travelcard which doesn’t need a photo card.
Windsor is outside the London public transport area so this is not coverede by Oyster/Travelcard etc. Just get the train to Windsor from nearby Paddington Station
So my sister and I are planning on staying in London for about 4 days and it seems that an oyster card is better in this case than getting a 7 day travel card with the rail logo that would be eligible for the 2 for 1. How can we take advantage of 2 for 1 with an oyster card since its the cheaper option for us? Or does 2 for 1 not work with oyster cards – you have to get a travel card or a rail ticket?
You cannot take advantage of 2 for 1 with Oyster
What is the best way to travel from Southhampton to The Canada Waters area of London? We will be in London five days. Should we buy transportation passes in advance or after arrival?
There is no best way, and whichever option you choose Canada waters is a bit of a tedious place to get to on the other side of London.
If you can afford it get a private car at about 160 GBP that is by far the most stress free and comfortable.
The train from Southampton to London Waterloo is a good economic option then the Underground from there if you are on a taxi.
On some dates there is a tour shuttle from Southampton that visits Stonehenge and Windsor before drops at London but they won’t go out to Canada waters, London Bridge will be the closest.
Hey Bob,
First of all I’d like to thank you for your effort to help us
My wife and I with our 3 years old daughter will be in London for 3 nights starting from 15th June.
1- Is it a good idea to take the tube carrying our lounges from Heathrow terminal 4 to Waterloo station? or we better to get a driver to take us by about 40GP ?
2- do you advice us to buy 2 tickets of the one week Travel cards to get 2FOR1 offers ( we are visiting MADAMTUSSUAD , LONDON EYE and BIGBUS TOURS) ?
Best Regards,
If you can get a car for 40 GBP then thats probably a good investment. Do check out any additional fees like parking, waiting charges etc
I’m afraid you’ll have t osit down, visit all the web sites and work out yourself whether the promotion works for you.
My husband and I and our 2 children, aged 12 and 17 will be staying in London for 8 days starting June 30. Will the weekly Travelcard I buy online entitle us to the 2 for 1 attraction vouchers? will I need to issue my children a photo card?
Travelcards bought on-line do not qualify for 2 for 1
My wife, mom and I are travelling with our 2 kids, just turned 11 and 9 to London for 7 days in May. We are interested in places of interest like Tower of London, Zoo, City Cruises, etc. We stay at Bloomsbury. Does it make most sense for us to buy 4 Seven Day Travelcards Zone 1-2 from Euston Station say on May 21st (valid till May 27th) and get us all vouchers for Tower of London, Zoo for May 22, May 24, etc? Is there a more efficient algo?
Using the 2 for 1 voucher scheme judgfing by what you say is certainly a benchmark that will be hard to beat,
I have read most the Q&A and haven’t seen anything about travel during the Olympics. Pardon me if I missed it. We are actually going to be there just prior to the Olympics, July 12-17 and staying at the Marriott next to Regents Park. We will get there via the Heathrow Express. It will be my husband and me and our children 9 and 12 years old. First of all, will we find any difficulty getting tickets/passes and getting around this close to the Olympics, and secondly, what railroad station would you recommend we purchase our Travel Pass with the 2 for 1 scheme? By the way many thanks for this awesome site. Feel like we should take you out for a drink to thank you.
Olympics events take place all over London and beyond.
Your hotel is close to Swiss Cottage Underground Station and no doubt you will get very familiar with that Underground Station
Paddington is a couple of miles from your hotel, but is a good place to pick up Travelcards valid 2 for 1.
The TFL route planner is the best assistant to plan journeys on public transport, just google “TFL route planner”
Dear Bob,
I had read lot of Comment on your Blog and it was nice to know that your personally take time and reply to most of them.
I m a bit confused regarding the 2 For 1 Scheme. We are total 6 Adult 4 Child (Ages 5,6,12,&13). 1 Infant. What i understand from your Blog that we had to Purchase 7 Days Travel Card from Railway Office mentions by you. Do i have to purchase all the 11 Travel Card or Child are Free?? We are there in London for 6 Days. If we get the Travel Card can i Book the attraction tickets online and than present the Voucher at the Counter.
Means if i get the Travel Card from Rail Office and and than Purchase 5 Tickets of suppose Madame Tussauds and than Print the Voucher online for the date visit. Will they give the entry to 10 People and still the infant goes free.
Please reply.
I’m afraid when kids are involved it gets very complex.
If you want the absolute best solution for you you need a definite idea of where and when you are travelling and a few hours research.
The 2 for 1 offer is that for every voucher one person pays adult admission, one gets in free and every person must have a valid rail ticket or Travelcard issued by the railways
There is a group ticket where 10 people can travel around under one ticket and for transport only is normally by far the nost economic option.
Children under 11 travel free on bus and underground when accompanied so you don’t need a transport pass for these
Children 11-15 need photo id issued in London to get child rates on Oyster and 7 Day Travelcards but not one day Travelcards
Most individual attractions have family tickets.
If you travel less than 5 days in seven an Oyster is a better product than Travelcard for transport only before factoring in any savings through 2 for 1
dear bob,
one quick question, weather buying travelcards from Gatwick airport train station is eligible for 2for1 offers?
You can’t buy Travelcards at Gatwick but a return ticket to Gatwick on the Gatwick Express does qualify
Hi Bob,
Would like to check with you if we can purchase 1 day travelcard from St Pancras internation station where Eurostar arrive?
Thanks
There are several places you can buy Travelcards at St Pancras.
To qualify for 2 for 1 you need to buy from the railway ticket office (not Underground)