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> But everyone mostly pays a flat rate for using the whole system each week (within the zones they travel to at least). I was wondering how widespread travel c
by mostlystatic 7y ago
> But everyone mostly pays a flat rate for using the whole system each week (within the zones they travel to at least).
I was wondering how widespread travel cards are, since I never bought one personally. If you don't travel much on the weekends you end up paying more.
In 2017 TfL sold weekly, monthly, and annual travel cards covering year-round flat-rate travel for ~0.8m people. Travel card journeys account for about 39% of all journeys.
Maybe it was more common in the past, since travel card journeys dropped around 10% a year from 2015-2017.
https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-2774-1718 https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-informa...
- scatters 7y agoYou don't need to, the weekly cap is applied automatically. A weekly travelcard is only useful if you're visiting London for a 5-day period that covers a weekend.
- isostatic 7y agoPeople from outside the zones often have a travelcard - e.g. Sevenoaks-Z16, which allows unlimited travel between Sevenoaks and anywhere in London