Comments on: Oyster Card

By: angela

angela — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:20:06 +0000

Hi Lizzie,

Each passenger requires their own Oyster Card.

By: lizzie

lizzie — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:25:08 +0000

Hi,

Is it possible to buy one oyster card and my husband I share it – we will be together all the time and do not want to have to keep topping up two cards and also get left with the credit at the end on two cards.

Thanks

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:01:58 +0000

I will be living in London but commuting to Cambridge four days a week for 6 weeks this summer. What kind of Brit Rail pass should I purchase? I will also need an Oyster card. Please advise!

By: angela

angela — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:16:22 +0000

Hi Cynthia,

I just checked and the pass pages are working. Perhaps it was a temporary error and you can try again. On the home page there are 2 places you can click to get to the Shopping tab to see prices. You can use the “Book your Pass” box on the top left, by entering 2 under Senior and clicking “get your pass”. Or you can select your pass using the Passes tab on the top of the page.

You can select your country either on the very top right of BritRail’s homepage or on the shopping page just above the list of products.

In reference to traveling during the holiday season, BritRail communicates any holiday schedules on its website as many train operators offer altered service. Unfortunately we cannot ensure the communication of individual train operators.

By: cynthia barrow

cynthia barrow — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:30:58 +0000

Hi….We can’t find the prices for the individual rail passes on your web page. When we click on the pass names, we get an error message. Where can prices be found? Also there is no drop down menu to be found as instructed, to name our home country.
(My husband and I are seniors, both over 70 and live in South Africa.)
Additional question – our last consecutive Britrail pass included Christmas and we lost days on our pass, that we had paid for, as trains were not running, and stations closed. Should we not have been told about this when validating our passes? Kindly advise.
Many thanks.

By: angela

angela — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:41:24 +0000

Hi Gord,

Good question. It depends on how often you plan on using London’s underground and bus network during your stay. The Oyster Card is a Pay-As-You-Go card so you start with £15 credit and can add more credit if you run out. Whereas if you plan on using the tube and bus more often then the London Visitor Travel Card provides unlimited travel for either 3 or 7 days.

By: Gord

Gord — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:00:51 +0000

Which is the better value for a 5-6 day stay in London – the Oyster or the Visitor Travel Card?
Thx.
Gord

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:27:49 +0000

We will begin our three week visit on Sept 8 with a 3 night stay in the Borough of Richmond and end it with a 2 night stay at a B&B in Guilford. In between we will be traveling by car well outside the Greater London area. Would an Oyster Card cover Brit Rail travel into Central London (we seek to avoid taking the much slower tube into the city) from those 2 specific locations? What London Brit Rail Terminals serve Richmond Borough and Guilford respectively?

By: angela

angela — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:05:20 +0000

Hi Len,

If you already have Oyster Cards, please top them up at London Underground stations, at a ticket office or at a touchscreen ticket machine. Select National Rail Stations also top up Oyster Cards.

Each BritRail Pass is issued in the name of the traveler. Therefore you can take your individual pass and travel alone if you wish.

The only cases where travelers must travel together at all times is with the BritRail Guest Pass Discount and the BritRail Party Discount.

By: Len

Len — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:31:14 +0000

My wife and I already have Oyster cards from last year, can I top them up at the same time I purchase Flexipass Rail Tickets for 2 seniors, also,if I purchase the rail tickets is it possible for only one person to travel on them on odd occassions.