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London Public Transport
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London is a mile big, huge city that covers 620sq and get around it may take time and patience.
The best thing for a new visitor to do is orient yourself with the map of the London Underground. The 'Tube' is the fastest and easiest way to get through and around the city, but not go everywhere, only 40 of the 275 subway stations are on the south side of the River Thames, which divides London .
The are 12 subway lines are color coded on the maps and their interest pretty simple to navigate your way around the city and change lines, many stations also connect with National Rail services covering the suburbs. 55% of the surface subway trains actually run.
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| The tube is open 364 days a year, closed Christmas Day, but it is a system of 24 pm and opens around 5:30 am and runs until midnight. It has a flat rate pricing, the network is divided into six zones from zone 1 in the center and moving to the area in June. The areas most cross, the more you will pay.
Buses run all over London and are easy to use, but congested roads means it will not be the fastest way to move. Bus stops are the symbol of London bus, a white circle with a horizontal white line through the center on a red background, and all buses stop at these stops. If the symbol is the word written in red on the horizontal line Application "should indicate to the driver at arm's length you want to stop. Not all services are 24 hours, but most of the main night bus routes will be running.
The best bet for visitors is to buy one of the travel card, either one day, three days or seven days. Travelcards can be used in the subway, buses, some National Rail services and Docklands Light Railway. The system of prepaid Oyster card was introduced in 2003 and is probably worth having if your stay is more than a week. Buying a ticket for a single trip can be very expensive, sometimes working three times more than you would with an Oyster card.
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Note that one-day Travelcards can be used only after 9.30 Monday to Friday. Children under 5 can travel free at any time on buses and tubes, under 11 free at any time on buses and restricted travel for free on the tubes.
There are a lot of tickets, prices and restrictions. The best place to research what is right for you is the transport for London website, which broke all ticket sales schemes. You can even buy your tickets before arriving there in the UK, if you are concerned to find out the system once the land.
There are over 20,000 licensed taxis in London and have a minimum charge from £ 2.20 at all times, and tariffs that the change measured by time of day and day of the week. London had a real problem with unlicensed taxis, which operate mostly at night, and visitors should be aware of what vehicle you are especially if you are leaving the clubs and bars. There have been a lot of sexual attacks on women who have risen in the unmarked car after having a few drinks.
Visitors to London should realize that the public transport system is crowded, slow and uncomfortable at times, the tube can be very hot in summer, but will get you where you want to go.
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