London "ranger" tickets

GWR 158

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London "ranger" tickets

« on: February 05, 2022, 16:19:58 »

Hi Everyone

I'm planning a day trip to London to ride the tube and see the sights. I was wondering if there is a ticket similar to a day ranger that will allow me to travel on the tube all day and include the journey from BSK^▸ -WAT.
Thanks for your help!


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paul7575

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Re: London "ranger" tickets

« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2022, 16:32:25 »

You just need to buy an inclusive day travelcard from Basingstoke. Also known as an “outboundary travelcard”,

That will include buses and rail/tube/DLR^▸ in zones 1-6. Sticking with paper is better than using the Oyster^▸ or contactless alternatives as they can be confused if you spend all day travelling around and accidentally exceed certain journey time limits.

(It’s a bit more complicated if you want to go outside zone 6 though…)


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Surrey 455

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Re: London "ranger" tickets

« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2022, 19:34:19 »

Quote from: paul7575 on February 05, 2022, 16:32:25

You just need to buy an inclusive day travelcard from Basingstoke. Also known as an “outboundary travelcard”,

If you buy from the GWR^▸ website, it will be shown in the ticket types as London travelcard zones 1-6. Prices vary according to date and time of travel. There's a Sunday Out travelcard for £27. Weekdays seems to range from £31.90 after morning peak to £61 during morning peak.

Quote from: paul7575 on February 05, 2022, 16:32:25

That will include buses and rail/tube/DLR^▸ in zones 1-6. Sticking with paper is better than using the Oyster^▸ or contactless alternatives as they can be confused if you spend all day travelling around and accidentally exceed certain journey time limits.

(It’s a bit more complicated if you want to go outside zone 6 though…)

I'm not sure the journey time limits apply for travelcards. I thought that was just for Pay As You Go. Paul is correct in saying that you won't be able to load a ticket to Basingstoke on an Oyster card nor use contactless to that station. If you have a GWR or SWR^» touch card you may be able to load the combined Basingstoke and travelcard to that. The ITSO symbol is showing next to that ticket type.


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paul7575

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Re: London "ranger" tickets

« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2022, 21:10:34 »

What I’m getting at is that if you were to use the alternative options (of PAYG^▸ or contactless) within the London zonal area you would run the risk of maximum journey times being exceeded, ie a paper travelcard is preferred because it removes that risk.


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