I am playing catch up again after being away on holiday - I've not been ignoring anybody and will ge...
I am playing catch up again after being away on holiday - I've not been ignoring anybody and will get around to rating again now! : )
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I have just come back from a 2 day trip to London as part of my birthday celebrations and it has to be said that before leaving I must have checked the online map of the London underground about a million times to make sure I knew which way I was going and on which lines I had to be on!!
Upon arriving into Heathrow I made my way to the ticket booth to purchase my tickets - I had already looked into this too as to how much it would be (£4 each) to travel from zone 1 into zone 6 as a one way trip. After getting our tickets we made our way through to the platforms and even though we had a change to take part way, we managed to get to our destination of Notting Hill gate with no problem what so ever!! I don't know whether this was partly because of the forward planning or not but even if I hadn't the maps were displayed at every station with easy to follow tube lines all in different colours making it easy to read and understand.
The second day we worked out we could buy a day card for use between zones 1 - 6 for all day use and this worked out very handy as it enabled us to go all around the city and then also back to the airport for £7 each which I thought was not too bad. However it is easy to work out that if you were making a tube journey every day in and out of the city that it can end up being quite expensive!! The only downside I found was that I didn't have enough time to go everywhere as only there for the 2 days but I would have liked to visit more areas!
Some useful tips: These are just some things that I used to make my trip easier!
The station have maps dotted around on the walls so you can check these as do the trains themselves. However little maps are provided on the stations which are free so pick one of these up to carry around as it makes it that bit easier.
The ticket machines are really easy to use so take advantage of these.
Something that confused me at first was knowing which side of the platform to board on...check the map of which way you are going and then see what station is at the end of the line as this will be displayed as the destination on the front of the train and on the board that tells you how long until the train is due to arrive. Some people will already know this but I didn't so for those that don't this is worth noting!
If you are going for longer and want to save money then get an oyster card as this you an preload with money to use on all transport links throughout the city and it gives a better price too!
If still in doubt ask the staff - they are after all there to help!!
The tube itself consists of 12 lines all with different names and on terms of map scale they are all colour coded differently so they are easy to identify especially if you are new to it. There are absolutely loads of stations which mean that no matter where you are in the city you are always near to one. Also this means that it is nearly always possible to get across the city even if it means having to change trains.
The tube lines are named as follows: Bakerloo Central Circle District East London Hammersmith and city Jubilee Metropolitan Northern Piccadilly Waterloo Waterloo and city
The stations are all named to correspond to the area such as Jubilee which is the line you would need to take if you wanted to get off to visit Buckingham Palace.
Overall I personally had a great experience with the London underground as I thought it was reliable and very efficient. However I understand from what some others have said that it can be quite hectic during peak times and can get very hot and annoying during summer time so it is not without it's problems! Another thing that can cause problems is when the lines are closed for maintenance as this can cause the other lines to be really busy and also cause major delays if you are commuting on it!!
For more information and to check any line updates you can do this on the website at:
www.tfl.gov.uk/tube
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