The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 8 and Version 7 of Bus Saver Tickets
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The [[buses|bus]] equivalent of the pre-bought [[Carnet]] you can get for [[Tube]] tickets. Buy a book of six bus tickets (�6.00 for an adult, �2.10 for a child) from any newsagent displaying a [[Transport for London]] logo, and you end up paying £1 for any bus journey (a saving of 20p per journey on cash fares, but 20p more expensive than [[Oyster card]] pre-pay). |
The [[buses|bus]] equivalent of the pre-bought [[Carnet]] you can get for [[Tube]] tickets. Buy a book of six bus tickets (�4.20 for an adult, �2.10 for a child) from any newsagent displaying a [[Transport for London]] logo, and you end up paying just 70p for any bus journey (a saving of 30p per journey). |
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For the occasional public transport user this is no longer the cheapest way to get around London - go for the pre-pay [[Oyster card]] instead if you can. |
For the occasional public transport user this is definitely the cheapest way to get around London. |
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Will generally be superseded by the pre-pay [[Oyster Card]] which you will be able to use on buses from late April (estimated). More information can be found on the [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/fares-tickets/2004/bus-saver.shtml Transport for London website]. |
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| formatted_website_text='transportforlondon.gov.uk/tfl/fares-tickets/2005/single/bus-3.shtml">http://www.transportforlondon.gov.uk/tfl/fares-tickets/2005/single/bus-3.shtml | formatted_website_text='tfl.gov.uk/buses/nftt_bus_saver.shtml">http://www.tfl.gov.uk/buses/nftt_bus_saver.shtml |
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| website='http://www.tfl.gov.uk/buses/nftt_bus_saver.shtml' website='http://www.transportforlondon.gov.uk/tfl/fares-tickets/2005/single/bus-3.shtml' | website='http://www.tfl.gov.uk/buses/nftt_bus_saver.shtml' website='http://www.transportforlondon.gov.uk/tfl/fares-tickets/2005/single/bus-3.shtml' |
The bus equivalent of the pre-bought Carnet you can get for Tube tickets. Buy a book of six bus tickets (�4.20 for an adult, �2.10 for a child) from any newsagent displaying a Transport for London logo, and you end up paying just 70p for any bus journey (a saving of 30p per journey).
Just tear off the hexagonal portion as you board a bus and give it to the driver (or if it's a Routemaster, wait for the conductor to come around).
TfL have a list of newsagents selling these tickets (and a range of others).
For the occasional public transport user this is definitely the cheapest way to get around London.
Will generally be superseded by the pre-pay Oyster Card which you will be able to use on buses from late April (estimated).
More information can be found on the Transport for London website.
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