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Have a day out in London for 2 quid
Review of Getting around in London by bus by LBoy

Advantages: Cheaper than the Tube
Disadvantages: Not very reliable

Good old red buses are great for shopping trips and sightseeing in central London. I often use the buses to get around in London for my leisure activities, e.g., shopping, going to cinema, etc. However, do avoid the rush hours about 8am - 9.30am and 5pm - 6pm on weekdays. In any case, bus rides are cheaper than the Tube. For a single journey including central London (Zone 1), the fare is £1; for any journey outside central London, it is 70p. Children ... Read review

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27.05.2001
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The Good, the Bad and the Fares.
Review of Getting around in London by bus by LostAngel

Advantages: Read op
Disadvantages: Read op

...red buses in London are getting a little rusty and we don’t see too many new buses around but I have to say still they are one of the best means of transport in London. I have been using them for many years now. Although now a days I don’t use them very often as compared to my college days but still there are times when I prefer taking a bus rather than using my car as finding a place to park the car can be very difficult at times ... Read review

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07.07.2001
SEE LONDON ON YOUR ARSE
Review of Getting around in London by bus by sandrabarber

Advantages: superb value for money, great guides, ticket lasts 24 hours
Disadvantages: absolutely none

Two weeks ago I found myself at a very boring conference in London. Having spent an almost sleepless night in a main-road hotel above a train station, I was in danger of dozing off. Outside, however, the skies were clear and blue and the temperatures unseasonably warm. I waited ‘til twelve, took advantage of the free lunch and then legged it to Trafalgar Square to take an open top bus tour round the capital for the rest of the afternoon. The ... Read review

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10.11.2001
Time for an update on london buses
Review of Getting around in London by bus by Dan_ep

Advantages: Cheap as chips, improving by the day
Disadvantages: Traffic, difficult if you are not a londoner

Just looked through the old london bus reviews, and its amazing how things have moved on. Within the past few years, london's buses have been completely transformed, and many londoners now prefer them to the tube. CHARGES / TICKETS Bus pricing was always v. complex, and Im sure it put people off. A simplified sturcture was put in place, and it now operates on a flat fare basis. A shame if you are only going a few stops, but usually works out a ... Read review

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27.03.2005
Getting around anywhere by bus
Review of Getting around in London by bus by yorkie2

Advantages: Cheap and reasonably convenient
Disadvantages: Can be dirty and uninviting

...gave a good account of getting around London by bus but what about the man/women sitting in the front seat? I have sat in that seat for a good many years and in different parts of the country. In the 1960s it used to be fun. Lots of good mates and lots of cheerful passengers. Ever been on a 05.00 bus travelling towards the City area of London. It used to be packed with char ladies who were the chirpiest lot of people you would ever come across. Heaven ... Read review

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12.07.2001
Good way of travel
Review of Getting around in London by bus by Liberty1

Advantages: Cheap and mainly reliable
Disadvantages: none

...you run the risk of getting caught in peak hour traffic. They provide a popular way of getting around and about London and will enable you on most routes to at least catch a glimpse of one or two tourist attractions enroute. The fares are reasonable , certainly compared to the tube and providing you can get a seat all you have to do is watch the world through the window and hope that you remember not to get carried away and get of at the right stop. ... Read review

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03.08.2000
Route 60
Review of Getting around in London by bus by dec132

Advantages: Usually reliable, handy bus.
Disadvantages: Crowded at peak times

Arriva London South route 60 is operated from Beddington Farm Garage with 'DLO' and 'DLP' class low floor double deck buses. They are very comfortabe, accessible for wheelchairs and prams / buggies. The bus is Croydon's main North - South link, and is very well used. It runs from Streatham, near many lesire facilities i.e. Bowling, Go Karting, Ice Skating, Cinima, Down though Pollards Hill estate and onto the London Road down through Thornton Heath ... Read review

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27.08.2000
London buses are really really rubbish
Review of Getting around in London by bus by cellnetsms

Advantages: none really unless you can't walk, ride a bike or drive a car
Disadvantages: too many to write here, read my message

London buses should all be removed because they are the worse type of transport there can be. 1) They are slow and unreliable. 2) They are expensive to use. 3) They are dirty and smelly. 4) They are mass transport for loud and disrespectful school children. 5) They sometimes don't even open the door to let you in. If you had to get from one area of london to another, you are better off going by bike, tube or foot, as the time it ... Read review

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11.07.2000
Red Double Deckers are Good
Review of Getting around in London by bus by zorbay

Advantages: reasonable fares.Good routes.Frequent service
Disadvantages: Slow during peak hours

London's public transport I reckon is pretty good. Every time I am in London I hear gripes and there are problems but try moving around Rome,Bangkok, Paris or Hong Kong during peak hours. Apart from the tube I have a fondness for London Transport's red double deckers. The routes are extensive,the fares reasonable and the frequency is OK too. For tourists I would strongly recommend using the buses. Start your journey say from 10 am and get a seat on ... Read review

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19.07.2000
John Prescot has really cocked it up this time
Review of Getting around in London by bus by punkorama

Advantages: Buses are great for obscuring peoples veiw.
Disadvantages: I won't waste my breath

...and agin. (Not allways getting charged, obviously). I watched a program with John Prescott explaining for the reason why buses were late. He said they get held up in traffic. Well done Mr Prescot. Then there came the final test, I had to catch a bus from the terminal it leaves from, how could it possibly be late (unless it happens to run into a trafic jam in a ten square yard area!) A bus was meant to leave once every 20 mins. I waited for 45 minutes ... Read review

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09.12.2000
Timetable changes
Review of Getting around in London by bus by paulloney

Advantages: Local transport will save money
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The bus timetable has not just changed once again,It has also taken some buses off certian routes. I usally catch two buses to work and two buses home again. With the bad service already, I have to walk to town to catch my second bus and It takes me half an hour because there is no bus that will get me there in time. Now they have changed the times again and taken some buses off certian routes so they can have even fewer buses on the road. The number ... Read review

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27.08.2000
Night buses
Review of Getting around in London by bus by sfinchuk

Advantages: Cheap, regular, good coverage of London
Disadvantages: Busy, rowdy

...down their throats, drunk yobs getting involved in fights. To avoid the worst excesses, try and get a seat downstairs near the driver. ... Read review

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28.07.2000
The way to see London
Review of Getting around in London by bus by queenjewls

Advantages: Cheap, less hassle than tube, more comfortable than tube, run all the time
Disadvantages: can get confusing, not always reliable

When you think of London Transport - you think of the tube, right? ... Well think again - people say don't take the buses because of the traffic - but I lived on Old Street it took me 20 minutes to get to Oxford Circus by bus, but on the tube it takes 40 minutes. The best thing about the bus is you actually get to see London you get on for 2/3 of the price of the tube (tube is £1.50 - to scoot around zone 1, bus is £1.00 during the day). The amount ... Read review

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11.07.2000
On The Buses
Review of Getting around in London by bus by wampyrii

Advantages: get s from A to B
Disadvantages: smell, rude drivers, other passengers generally..lol

...transport system in general. For getting around from one place to the next it is one of(if not THE best) in the world. Buses are frequent enough for you to ignore the timetable(if you ever get to see one) and offer a wide variety of routes so that you can get near enough to virtually all destinations in London without having to walk too far. Sounds great and in this respect it is. My problem is with the staff and overall quality of the buses themselves. ... Read review

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29.09.2000
Hurry up Ken, get us night tubes
Review of Getting around in London by bus by sarahgardner

Advantages: NONE
Disadvantages: cold, unreliable, unsafe

Why is it that after a great night out, the buses send everything hurtling back to reality. last thursday we left at 3am and waited nearly an hour for a night bus to show. (they seem to have a difficulty in going to North London. and then it took forever to get home,you know what they say that you always meet a load of weirdo's on the night bus it's true. For all women out there, be careful though it is not something to do by yourself, as I have ... Read review

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