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London Underground - Oyster Card Calculator

Is it cheaper to have an Oyster pre-pay card, rather than an annual travelcard? For many commuters, it now is. This page will help you work out what's the cheapest option for you. Is it Oyster? Or is it Travelcard?

This tool uses January 2009 prices, from the TfL website.

What zone do you travel from/to?
How many days holiday do you have per year?
What days do you normally travel over the weekend?
Do you travel on bank holiday Mondays?
Do you travel on Good Friday?
Do you travel on Boxing Day?
Do you travel on New Year's Day?
Note: The tube doesn't run on Christmas Day.
On an average week,
how many times do you travel home AFTER 7.00pm?

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