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[Matto]

I have planned a day out in London for the Mrs birthday in a couple of weeks. I am just reading up on ways to pay for our travel while we are there. The plan is to park at Cockfosters then tube in. First stop the Bike Shed MC for a wander round then over to Covent Garden for food and then on to The Ambassadors Theatre.

My question is, I have a contactless debit card which I am thinking of using and wondered, is this scanned at the turnstile and how do you do it for two people? Or would it be easier to speak to someone at the station and tell them our plans?

TIA 

[Paradox1]

You can use your contactless card to get through the barriers at each station. if you misses hasnt got one then I guess you could pass her your car in theory....

Check out the prices for a day pass. may be work out easier

[just_coolnuh]

I heard they stopped contactless at train stations but not 100% sure, if they do still accept it then you will need 1 each as I dont think you can tap twice, best best is to both get travel cards, that way you can also jump on the buses if you don't fancy walking.

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[Paradox1]

they definitely do still use contactless. i work in the city so see it everyday. think its like #2.50 a time

[rich83]

Its easiest just to buy 2 travel cards at Cockfosters and use those all day. Are you planning to do lots of tube journeys? Does wify not have contactless?

[Pesky jones]

Just get two travel cards.

[RetroRaz]

contactless definitely works, I use it every day on underground and overground but you wont be able to tap twice.

If you are doing many journeys, then get a one day zone 1-5. (cockfosters is in zone 5)

[Tfsi_Mike]

Buy 2 day passes at the 1st station and you can use them in all the zones on under / over ground and some busses

Was about £6 iirc, but I have a railcard 1/3 off

[Matto]

Thanks for the replies. The plan I have will have need 3 tube journeys, Cockfosters to Old Street, Old Street to Covent Garden then Covent Garden back to Cockfosters.

I have contactless and so does wifey but was treating her for her birthday so I had thought about just putting some money in her account to use for travel.

Just checked for a days Travel Card and you're looking at £17.20 each for Zones 1-6 Anytime. How does that compare to paying contactless for each journey?

[rich83]

https://tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments/fares/single-fare-finder

Easy enough to work out.

[Matto]

Cheers Rich. Looks like it might be cheaper to pay contactless. £20 for both of us for the 3 journeys. That's including peak time travel back to Cockfosters. May be slightly more depending on what time we get there in the morning.

[Brownpants]

There's a lot of scanning of contactless cards taking place on the tube. Make sure you store your card in a scan-proof wallet

[Liam0205]

Out of interest, do people park in the Cockfosters car park ?