Monday, March 17, 2008

London is my Oyster

That is to say the Oyster Card is the smart card used to ride the Underground in London.

It is essentially identical to what I use here in DC to ride the Metro. But here’s something that is very cool about the Oyster card. It acts as a single journey ticket until it reaches the cost of a day’s bus or travel card and automatically converts to day pass for the rest of the day. It’s a great way to save some money if you’re riding around the Underground.

There is another added benefit in that the fares are cheaper than if you buy a regular ticket. It would be really nice if Metro would do that as well. There are also available to purchase all over London. You can get them at any Tube station and over 2,000 other places around London.

This will definitely come in hand while I'm touring around London.

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