The London Pass

[bs1313]

Has anyone every gotten the london pass??? I am debating on whether to get it or not...I am going to be in London for 5 days, so I was thinking would if I got the london pass for like 3 of the days and did all of the things that the london pass includes within those 3 days, and then for the last 2 days do all of the things that weren't in the pass...how does this sound?? Lemme know. Thanks.


Bret

[pointofnoreturn]

If you're smart, you won't buy it. The museums and galleries are free in London. There's a number of paid admission sites such as the Tower of London, The London Eye, Westminster and so on.

The London Pass is a rip off. If you're travelling with another person, you can take advantage of the 2-for-1 offers on daysoutguide

All in all, don't buy it. You'll thank me later.

[MuvverRussia]

Avoid it. A 3 day London pass is £57 (~US$105). For what you get it's not worth it, especially considering all the major museums and galleries are free anyway.

[bs1313]

Alright good to know...what about the oyster card or the traveler card...for transit?

I think we definetly need something like that. I know it costs a lot for metro and stuff. Lemme know.

Bret

[pointofnoreturn]

I think a 7-day travelcard would work for you. It'll be formatted as an Oyster Card which you can keep afterwards. Also the 7-day Travelcard would make you eligible for 2-for-1 entry.

[herrbert]

I just used daytickets for the Metro while in London, for 5 days you could compare the price of these daytickets with an Oystercard. Know that the Metro in London is devided in areas, with different tarifs. The City, and most sights are in Area 1 and 2. If you arrive at Heathrow (or London City Airport), you can get to the city by Metro, and you will be traveling through other zones (with higher costs)

[MuvverRussia]

Metro?! I think it's called the London Underground .

Zone 1 and 2 travelcard (can be loaded on to Oyster) is all you need for travel. It works on the buses too, just make sure you touch in and out properly.

[pointofnoreturn]

By the way, I should point out that my last visit to London... we were there for 5 nights (+2 nights out of town) and the 7-day Travelcard loaded on an Oyster was the best option for us. It was cost-efficient after we calculated the amount it would cost if we paid for day tickets.

[bs1313]

Wait I thought the travelcard and the oyster card were diffrent...how do you load it onto the oystercard???