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Hello
I am starting a new job and am trying to work out the cheapest way to pay for the commute.
The commute will be Clapham Junction (Z2) to Streatham Common (Z3) on NR, Mon-Fri, 39 weeks of the year, outward journey c7.45am and homeward c.5pm.
I am likely to go straight from Streatham Common to London Victoria (NR) plus possible tube travel in Zone 1 about once a week, as well as separate journeys from Clapham Junction into central London on NR+tube on the weekends.
I’m trying to find a cheaper option than using PAYG for all journeys = £52.50/wk (weekly Z1-3 PAYG cap) or £201.6/month (Z1-3 monthly travelcard)
Would any of these options work?
1. Buy Z2-3 travelcard and pay extension fares for any travel into Z1 = £33.50/week or £128.70/month plus extensions to Z1 (I don’t know how to calculate the extension fares, especially as it would involve NR into London Victoria or London Waterloo)2. Buy a national rail season ticket for Clapham Junction to Streatham Common, and PAYG for additional travel = £692/year or £57.67/month + additional travel PAYG. (Same issue – how would additional travel be calculated if I were going from Streatham Common straight into London Victoria? Presumably I’d have to tap out at Clapham Junction and board another train!)
Thanks for your insights
AHi A,
Sorry for the delay getting to this.
Option 1 would work fine, though it might not be the cheapest way. Extension fares are just the zone 1 fares for the journey, except if you use both NR and LU you won’t be charged the mixed mode premium.
Option 2 would indeed require changing trains. The best place might actually be Vauxhall because it’s dual zoned 1/2 and a smaller station than Clapham Junction. You can either get back on the next NR train for Waterloo or use the Victoria line for Victoria depending on where your eventual destination is. You also have the option of walking between Battersea Park (2) and Battersea Power Station (1) if you want the Northern line.
You might actually be better off with just PAYG. If you only travel between Streatham Common and Clapham Junction on some days then you won’t cap then. Otherwise your journeys will count towards the zone 2-3 weekly cap with extensions for zone 1. At weekends your daily journeys will cap at zone 1-2 whilst still contributing towards the zone 2-3 weekly cap. You might like to try that out for a week or so and see how you get on. Feel free to copy a weeks journey history here so I can comment on how it was worked out.
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