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 ... ...are going to many places by bus, there are cheaper ways to pay for your bus journey.
One-Day Bus Pass: It costs only £2 and provides you unlimited travel on London buses on the day of purchase. It can be used on Night buses as well (until 4.30am the following day). Saver Tickets: A book of six Saver bus tickets costs £3.90 (65p per single ticket). They can be used on all London buses including Night buses and do not have expiry date; just detach ...
LBoy 27.05.2001 (02.06.2001)
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...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 and ... ...up to £4 per hour for parking. With the passage of time I have seen so many changes, some good and some bad. While the service has become worse in some aspects, There have been some new developments proven to be very useful.
I’ll divide my op in three sections, the Good, the Bad and the Fares.
GOOD
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Ø They are cheaper than tubes.
Ø They are available nearly 22 hours a day as compared to the underground service, which ceases after midnight.
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LostAngel 07.07.2001
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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 ... ...I would have got on it whatever the price and wherever it was going in truth, but I was very pleased to discover that for £15 quid I was entitled to 3 bus tours and 1 boat ride up the Thames as many times as I wanted over the next 24 hours. Also, I could get on and off the buses at the many designated stops whenever I liked.
Fantastic. I whipped out my cash and took my place on the ‘red’ tour which was to last one and a half to two hours ...
sandrabarber 10.11.2001
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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 ... ...you use a pre-paid oystercard. This covers almost all routes (except special services, eg to Heathrow). These are cheap, but were even cheaper before this year. You can also buy day tickets for £3 and weekly tickets for £10. The complex zone system has gone. These prices are very favourable, compared to other UK cities. Note - if you are in central london, you MUST buy a ticket beofre boarding the bus. They will NOT let you buy one once you are on ...
Dan_ep 27.03.2005
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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.
... ...driver off the bus is getting later
and later but that does not concern you does it.
Bus lanes are a great idea so long as they are located sensibly and that the local
authorities enforce them. Motorists hate them because they have a built in resistance to
allowing a bus to pass. It must be stopped. One trick of motorists is to just allow their
car wheels to enroach into the bus lane enough to stop the bus for a minute or so. That
makes them ...
yorkie2 12.07.2001
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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. ...
Liberty1 03.08.2000
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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 ...
dec132 27.08.2000
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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 takes you far ... ...I need to take sometimes, it would take me 2 hours to wait for buses and travel. However, if I were to walk the 6 mile distance, it would take around 2 hours but £1.40 lighter on my pockets, but by bus it would take me only 30 minutes. So even if I do get hot and sweaty on a bike, I can still have a shower, nice big meal and still be quicker than the bus. The only way that London buses can be improved is to form a mass boycott of them until they ...
cellnetsms 11.07.2000
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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 ...
zorbay 19.07.2000
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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 ... ...do you have for that Mr Prescot? Your pathetic stating the obvious technique won't work here. I recomend any one thinking about traveling around London, should think again and buy a car instead. Trust me with the money for late apointments I have built up, I could be traveling everywhere in a helicopter.
Thanks for reading my complaint, I hope it has lead you to enlightenment. Oh and if you see Mr Prescot walking down the street, give him some advice, ...
punkorama 09.12.2000
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Advantages: Local transport will save money Disadvantages:
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 ...
paulloney 27.08.2000
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Advantages: Cheap, regular, good coverage of London Disadvantages: Busy, rowdy
...unless you have a pass - one day Travelcards are not valid. But night buses can be traumatic - drunks being ill, people shovelling evil smelling kebabs down their throats, drunk yobs getting involved in fights. To avoid the worst excesses, try and get a seat downstairs near the driver. ...
sfinchuk 28.07.2000
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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 ... ...ridiculous, it's hot, everyone is annoyed and there is nothing to do. Admittedly it does have its down sides, they aren't the most reliable things, but the tube can hardly be described as better! The tube generally puts people in bad moods it also makes you tired as the regular hypnotic motion of the trains has put many a person to sleep meaning they miss there stop.
Night buses, which all leave from Trafalgar Square, perfect for the late night ...
queenjewls 11.07.2000
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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. ... ...form in this country. OK so they are doing us a favour by running us from A to B and its not the best job in the world but we are doing them an even bigger favour by paying for the service and keeping them in a job in the first place. I personally do not think that it is too much of a problem to give change if you do not have the correct money for the fare, to look at someone when you are taking their money, to even smile occasionally. But then maybe ...
wampyrii 29.09.2000
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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 ...
sarahgardner 11.09.2000
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