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Getting around London is going to become even more expensive

by Anna Brones (RSS feed) on Sep 4th 2008 at 1:00PM

You might have thought that London was already expensive, but next year you can look forward to budgeting even more money when visiting the English capital. Mayor Boris Johnson plans to raise London Underground train and bus fares next year by an average of 6% above the inflation rate.

What exactly does that work out to? The cheapest London Underground fare which you can get by using an Oyster prepaid card will rise to £1.60, or $2.85, in January from the current price of £1.50. That doesn't seem like a huge change, but for people -- and even tourists -- who use public transportation on a frequent basis, it certainly feels like it.

The current London Underground cash fare for a ticket -- £4 -- is reported to be the highest in the world for a subway system; apparently the city really wants to keep its ranking.

Filed under: Europe, United Kingdom, Transportation

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Stooly Sep 6th 2008 5:50PM

Yep, London can be quite expensive to the untrained eye. There are plenty of ways to “beat the system” if you are willing to listen and explore new ideas. Hundreds of tourists have been forced to use the tube (underground network) to travel one or two stops when they can walk it or take the bus to get there. You get to see much more about London by bus and to top it off; they do stop every 100-150m’s anyway, so it is not that far if you missed your stop.

Plenty of busses in Central London now have a system installed that calls out the stops and some of them even mention a tourist attraction which is ideal for any tourist trying to see a bit more of the city. There are a few more ways you can make technology work for you to help you save money around London, you just got to keep an open mind.

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