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Having managed it myself a few times (Bus to Turnpike Lane, Tube to Warren Street, then an onward Bus journey) I can confirm that the hopper fare continues to apply in such circumstances.
Elstree & Borehamwood – Kew Gardens via West Hampstead is charged as a Zone 2-6 journey on the “Mixed Mode” scale so would be £5.30 Peak / £3.70 Off-Peak on Contactless/Oyster and £6.10 Single / £11.90 Return for Cash.
West Hampstead – Kew Gardens, meanwhile, is charged as a Zone 2-3 journey at the TfL rate, thus £1.90 Off-Peak / £2.10 Peak on Contactless/Oyster but attracting the non-PAYG premium charge of £6.70 Single for Cash.
Heading towards London there should only be an AM peak.
PM peak only applies when heading away from London or for cross-London journeys.
Not that you’d know that from the page on NRE.
That’s definitely wrong. Can you query it with TfL Customer Services so they can flag it up with their fares team?
As an aside, Leighton Buzzard is one of the 53 stations in the extended Pay As You Go area that’s due to be introduced by the end of the year, so you’ll be able to use contactless (but not Oyster) all the way from Leighton Buzzard to Kensal Green when it goes live.
Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/53-train-stations-to-benefit-from-tap-in-tap-out-rollout (DfT News Story from July)
