domingo, 3 de abril de 2016

Ways to travel around in London

Requirements to hire a bike in London.




There are no further requirements to hire a bike than a credit/debit card with £2, with that they give you a release code that lasts 24 hours.

The first 30 minutes of the trip is free! and then for each 30 minutes (or fraction half hour) you have to pay £2



- What's Oyster?




Oyster is a plastic smartcard that you can use to pay all the collective methods of transportation in the UK, such as bus, DLR, London Overground, Tfl Rail, Tram, Tube, River bus, and others Rail services in the capital.




Also the Oyster card use a credit system in which you charge up credit an gets used as you travel, very similar to the Bip! chilean card





- Is there a train system?




Yes, there is. The people use this service to travel to others cities, the most popular train rutes are London to Manchester, London to Birmingham and London to Leeds. You can pay this services with the Oyster Card or buy a ticket at the station, besides there is a anual discount card AKA railcard, which gives you a discount for the fee according to your age, if you travel with your family or if you are disabled, the price range of the card is from £20 to £30.



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