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50 pound visitor Oyster cards

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Hello,

my wife and I leave for London tomorrow... we have 50 pound visitor Oyster cards. we also have Gatwick express cards--ie, we won't use the Oyster for the Gatwick journeys. I KNOW much depends on use--but I curious to know how long will those50 pound cards last

On Wed, 6 June is out real start-- we will go to 4 places "connect the dots" by Tube. Then, all thursday, train to Canterbury--Oyster only to get to the rail station and back Friday, London. 4-5 places bus or tube "connect the dots/attractions" Sat. the V and A, Natural history, and science museums, all day, mostly just tube to get there and back-- Sunday, bus tour to Cotswolds, again, just to get to rendezvous place and back-- Monday, Warwick castle, oyster just to get to the trains station and back-- Tuesday Greenwich "go and come back" and wed--last full day-- random places as a final "look about"
Eric

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That’s about $ 67 US Dollars. That’s a lot. I can’t imagine using that much for a tourist trip.

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1172 posts

I think that you will have more than enough. Just make sure to 'cash out' your card before boarding your plane.

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8889 posts

The "daily cap" for Zone 1, i.e. the maximum you will pay using an Oyster card for the tube within zone 1, is £6.80 per day. All the trips you describe are in zone 1. Buses cost £1.50 per trip, with a daily cap of £4.50. With 8 days, I guess £50 is about right. If you run short, you can top up the card, and if you have excess you can get a refund.
When you use he card, a small display shows how much you have left.

Tube fares are listed here: http://content.tfl.gov.uk/adult-fares-2018.pdf

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8951 posts

The title got me laughing as an involuntary image of you carrying around an extremely heavy Oyster Card came to mind:)

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We have just returned from a ten day holiday in London. We used our Oyster card everyday, all day. The posting by Chris F. Is spot on. There is a maximum cap on how much is deducted from your Oyster card for your travels on a daily basis. It looks like you will have enough for your trip. We spent about £47 for our ten day trip. Even if you don’t, it is really easy to add amounts to your card using the machines in the stations.

Have Fun!

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Very impressive shellfish for sure.

When I was in Orkney, we enjoyed some large scallops, those were maybe a pound or so each, and delicious. I was impressed with those, but OP is talking about some seriously big clams here...

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5697 posts

Or maybe it's a transportation card for teeny (50-pound) travelers ??

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8171 posts

I would guess that you would have more than enough. Even if you topped out everyday(looks like on a couple you will not) it would total just over 40 pound. Check into policies for refund of fare and the Oyster card deposit.

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5565 posts

We spent 8 days in London last fall and used the cards every day ( including the train out to Watford Jct), and still had money left on our cards. We only put 35GBP on them, so I think you'll be fine.

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