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\"London-Underground\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Many people wonder if they should buy an Oyster card or a Travelcard when traveling by public transport in London. We will try to explain the differences between the different cards including the weekly 1+1 (2For1) card that allows cheaper entrance to many London attractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

London Public Transport Concepts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Oyster Card<\/strong> – A contactless card the size of a credit card, needs to be topped up with money (at shops or ticket machines) and is used to pay for your journey. The card itself costs \u00a35 (this is refundable once you return the card after your last trip).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paper Ticket<\/strong> – A paper ticket with a magnetic strip on one side, this was the original way to travel before the introduction of the Oyster card, but can still be used. These tickets can be used for single, daily, or weekly journeys, For a single journey, it cost about twice what the same journey will cost using an Oyster card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel Card<\/strong> – A card used for traveling for a period of one day, one week, or one month. You can buy this either in a paper ticket form or load it onto an Oyster card, either in a shop or at the automated ticket machines at every underground and train station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Underground \/ Tube<\/strong> – The two common names for the underground trains throughout London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DLR \/ District Light Rail<\/strong> – A driverless train as an extended part of the underground connecting east London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cap<\/strong> – When using an Oyster card only, all your journeys within one day are combined and there is a cap to how much you will be charged (currently in 2018 – \u00a36.80 per day for zone 1 and zone 2). When you reach the cap (around 3 journeys) you will not be charged any more for any additional journeys that day. You can see the exact cap rates for all the zones in tfl website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

London Pass<\/strong> – A ticket that includes travel and free entrance to many London attractions, these can be found with different durations, offers for kids, and more. Full details can be found on the London Pass website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

London attractions tickets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Merlin\u2019s Magical London<\/strong>

The best package that combines attraction tickets today in London is Merlin\u2019s Magical London that call also London Big Ticket. 
This card give you tickets for the most 5 wanted attraction:
-The London Eye
-Madame Tussauds
-DreamWorks Tours Shrek\u2019s Adventure
-The SEA LIFE London Aquarium
– The London Dungeons
This ticket can be found in Expedia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ultimate London Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ultimate London Experience is an extension for the 5 attraction tickets by Golden tours.
You get the Merlin\u2019s Magical London pass (tickets for the 5 attractions) plus 24 hour Hop on Hop off tour with over 60 stops on 3 different routes and Free walking tour and free 24 hours River Thames hop-on hop-off boat ride ticket.
This deal can be find in Golden tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More about London attraction can be find in our page “London tourist attractions 2022<\/a>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Rail 2 For 1 Deals At London Attractions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is an offer that allows you to get 2 tickets for the price of 1 for many London attractions if you have a Travelcard (paper ticket) that was bought at a National Rail train station, or if you arrived in London using the National Rail and kept your paper ticket for the journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To receive this offer you need to buy a paper travel card with the 1+1 offer, you will need to go to the ticket shop at one of the national rail train stations in London and bring a passport-sized photo with you and ask for a “Travelcard 2 For 1” ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find these tickets at one of these stations: Charing Cross, Euston, Fenchurch Street, Kings Cross, Liverpool Street, London Bridge, Marylebone, Paddington, St Pancras, Victoria, and Waterloo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure you go to the Train Station Ticket Office and not the Underground ticket office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To fully enjoy the offer, each person needs to have a valid travel card or a ticket from the train to London for the day you want to use the discount.
The card should be with the National Rail Logo:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You will need to fill in a separate form for each attraction you will be visiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will not be able to buy it in London underground stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Rail Ticket<\/strong> – If you are arriving in London the same day, you can take advantage of the 1+1 discount by simply showing your train ticket and filling out the forms. If you are traveling by train, we would recommend you book your tickets early, which you can do with omio website<\/a>, you will then be given a code to print out your tickets at the station to speed up the process. You will not need a photo if you are coming by rail.
More about National rail you can find in our London transportation<\/a> page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pros And Cons Of The Weekly Travelcard 2For1 Offer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pros:<\/p>\n\n\n\n