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July 28

Travel Expenses

Could you inform me, which would be the cheapest way to travel in UK, starting with London please? For example, buy one or separate ticket for transporting vehicles and crafts, and so on... A fare understanding displayed in the webpage is also desirable, for UK starting with London, of all transporting vehicles and crafts please.

Thanks in advance.

103.67.156.35 (talk) 13:20, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

You'll find that our sister project Wikivoyage is a better place to get an answer. They have information on getting around the UK and a Tourist Office where you can ask questions. Matt's talk 13:42, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

You have asked a very broad question, so here are some pointers. In London public transport is very good, with tube trains, light rail, trams and buses covering most of Greater London. Transport for London runs these services and a one-day travelcard that allows you to travel anywhere in Zones 1 and 2 (central London) costs £12.30. Travelcards covering more zones cost more - see TFL's web site for more details. Outside of London, trains are a convenient way to travel between major cities and towns. If you buy train tickets on the day you travel they can be expensive, but prices are lower if you book tickets in advance or if you have a railcard. Take a look at the Trainline web sit for more information. If you want to explore outside of towns and cities then hiring a car might be your best option as long as you have a driving licence that is valid in the UK - see this gov.uk page for more information about this. Gandalf61 (talk) 13:59, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

You forgot to mention the National Express coach network, which is more extensive than the train network, cheaper but slower. --Viennese Waltz 14:06, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

Yes indeed - good point. Gandalf61 (talk) 14:11, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

• Given this user has been asking questions about moving to, shipping to, and travelling to the UK from Bangladesh for over a year, might it not be wise to reemphasize the use of Wikivoyage and perhaps suggest the user talk to nother Bangladeshi who's travelled to Britain? That would seem much more relevant and productive. μηδείς (talk) 00:24, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for the ‘‘voyage’’ link; hope it’s helpful. Before I leave.

Driving licience would be a problem, advice is noted and will thrive towards it…

One cheap way to get to London would be as a passenger on a cargo ship.194.126.80.63 (talk) 06:51, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

Hypothetically speaking now, forget about the 24 hour service issue and time for now, let’s say:

I wish to travel all around UK starting with London in one day, I would require, tube trains, light rail, trams and buses. Therefore, I would have to buy a ‘‘travelcard’’ and a ‘‘railcard’’. Anything else? - There is a Oyester Card I don't understand... - I require the cheapest card(s) available to buy for a year’s journey in UK, doesn’t matter if I have to buy it daily, weekly, monthly and or yearly. – Booking ticket(s) in advance for coaches and trains acknowledged…

116.58.203.36 (talk) 15:48, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

I suspect this is impossible, because you'd also have to get to Northern Ireland for one thing. And you are excluding normal trains which definitely renders it impossible. If you were using "normal trains" you would go from London, up the East Coast Main Line, across Scotland, down the West Coast Main Line, detour from Manchester around Wales, rejoin the WCML at Bristol, then down to Cornwall and then back to London. So this is a tour of mainland Britain only. --TammyMoet (talk) 18:12, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

• See Wikivoyage:Wikivoyage:Tourist office#Post for replies to a cross-posting of this question. AlasdairW (talk) 21:55, 29 July 2017 (UTC)