Train fare ED to London Bridge

[Mcad87]

Hi all,

Just a quick transport related question. I've recently got a new job working with The Financial Times up at Southwark Bridge and wanted to know what the best/quickest/cheapest way to get there would be? A few friends suggested catching the train from East Dulwich to London Bridge, even though it's quite a bit of walking it sounds like the quickest way. I got a bus up there for my interview and it took forever! Does anyone know the ticket prices/ monthly ticket cost? I have a pay and go oyster at the moment and don't want to have to fork out the ?120 a month for a travel card.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions,

Matt

[stacker285]

If you go to the national rail website you can put your journey in their season ticket calculator. You can get tickets for just the journey you want. Looks like just over ?60 a month.

http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/seasonticket/tickets

[Mcad87]

Ah that's very helpful. Thanks a lot Stacker285! That's half the price of the oyster travel card, so certainly seems like the most sensible option.

Matt

[Loz]

Try the TFL journey planner - it will tell you the quickest route and what combination of transport/walking you need.

http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/

[the-e-dealer]

If you are only using trains get a SEASON ticket NOT a TRAVEL CARD! I save ?400 a year by doing this plus you can go via almost any route without being done for crossing zones. Which I have been done for using a Travelcard.

[Mcad87]

Thanks Loz and the-e-dealer - really useful to know. Saving ?400 a year sounds perfect to me to be honest and the extra walking should help me out in the fitness department.

Cheers!

[the-e-dealer]

Actually is you buy a monthly travelcard its ?112 and a monthly season is ?60 ! buy me a drink!

[Mcad87]

I think you deserve one after that! It even works out cheaper than using my PAYG Oyster. Good times.

[the-e-dealer]

Sadly it shows that though we have no tube we are expected to pay as if we had the tube criss crossing southwark

[Mcad87]

Now that is something I would be happy to pay for. Can't believe it takes me nearly an hour to get up to central London on the 176 everyday. I have to say I loathe that bus, always appears at random times, always busy unless I go into work an hour early and no matter which one I get the drivers always seem to change on Medlar Street in Camberwell... and everyone sits and waits for ten minutes or so. God I miss my car sometimes!

[the-e-dealer]

There should be a NO Tube Travelcard. Until there is Season tickets coupled with oyster PAYG are often a MUCH better deal.

[Mcad87]

I'm in complete agreement with you on that one.

[Bic Basher]

the-e-dealer Wrote:

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> There should be a NO Tube Travelcard. Until there

> is Season tickets coupled with oyster PAYG are

> often a MUCH better deal.

Southern's DaySave ticket is the closest to that, ?12 for off-peak travel ANYWHERE in the Southern network, ?30 peak, ?100 flexi weekly or ?80 weekly off-peak. The only catch is these tickets have to be bought in at least 7 days beforehand.

http://www.southernrailwaytickets.com/buytickets/daysave/DaySave.php?sEvent=TicketDetails

[the-e-dealer]

Does it include buses?

[lounge lizard]

Thank you forum have been ripped off by the railway for 18 months now, arse, but not for another day. Most helpful

[adamj85]

I have decided to give a monthly season ticket a trial to see if I use tubes and buses enough to warrant a zone 1-2 travel card instead. ? How flexible are the tickets in travelling into London terminals? Will I be able to travel to London Bridge from Denmark Hill with my monthly season ticket? i.e. I am assuming E.D to Peckham Rye and then Peckham Rye to Victoria via Denmark Hill is acceptable?

Any help is appreciated!

[the-e-dealer]

look on the southeastern website any route that comes up is ok. I go Nunhead to lewisham to CHaring cross!

[Jeremy]

adamj85 Wrote:

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> I am assuming E.D to Peckham Rye and

> then Peckham Rye to Victoria via Denmark Hill is

> acceptable?

I think that would be fine. You can definitely use it to get to Charing Cross via London Bridge.

[Mcad87]

Yes, thanks to everyone for their comments - I'm going to get a season ticket and keep my PAYG Oyster for random trips. Will definitely save me some money!

[cornishpasty999]

try and cycle - will take approx 20 - 25 min to your destination and you can find a pretty traffic free route up the back of peckham then www.cyclejourneyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/cycle/

[KidKruger]

adamj85: "How flexible are the tickets in travelling into London terminals? Will I be able to travel to London Bridge from Denmark Hill with my monthly season ticket? i.e. I am assuming E.D to Peckham Rye and then Peckham Rye to Victoria via Denmark Hill is acceptable?

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I would skp ED station and head over the hill to Denmark Hill station (buses are frequent form ED station/LL) and get the Victoria train from there.

The 1-2 zone travelcard will be fine, I do itmyself frequently as well as ED to LB.

[the-e-dealer]

He has a season not a travelcard paying bus fare would defeat the entire purpose of saving cash.