London Transportation Tips by kris-t

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Category: Subway/Metro
Getting TO/AROUND: On the weekends you can buy a weekend travel card that works out cheaper for the two days.

If you are in London for longer, you can also buy weekly and monthly travel cards. Family weekend card will cost about 40bp for both.

Get Information at any tube office.

and! you don't need more a picture for getting Weekend Travel cards!

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Website: www.thetube.com

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Category: Subway/Metro
Getting TO/AROUND: I bet you'll will repeat this words 100 times a day :)

The London Underground is a metro system that covers the Greater London area and beyond. It is an electric railway and, despite its name, runs both above and below ground. It is usually referred to by Londoners as either simply "the Underground" or, more familiarly, "the Tube", owing to the cylindrical shape of its deep-bore tunnels. It is the oldest underground system and one of the three largest in the world. Operations began on 10 January 1863 on the Metropolitan Railway; most of the initial route is now part of the Hammersmith & City Line.

The Underground currently serves 274 stations and runs over 253 miles (408 km) of lines. There are also a number of stations and tunnels that are now closed. In 2004–2005, total passenger rides or journeys reached a record level of 976,000,000, an average of 2,670,000 per day.

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Website: http://tube.tfl.gov.uk/
Other Contact: http://solo2.abac.com/themole/

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Category: Ship/Boat
Getting TO/AROUND: You can get a river-trip, go to Greenvich or Tower... From Westminster tube-station.
Price - about 8 pounds, you'll get 30% discount with travel card

Collect your pass from The Original Tour (bus) on the day of travel.
Choose between the Thames Circular non-stop 50-minute cruise with a professional multi-lingual commentary in 7 languages or the Point-to-Point cruise, towards Greenwich or Waterloo, with the live "Captain's commentary" by the Catmaran crew. Point-to-point cruises are available from Embankment, Waterloo, Bankside, Tower and Greenwich Piers. A great way to explore London's riverside attractions in greater detail!. N.B. You must hand in your 'River pass' when making your first journey.

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Website: http://www.theoriginaltour.com/special_offers/page_101.html

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Category: Bus
Getting TO/AROUND: They are really fabulous!

The most famous bus of this type, a typical London double-decker bus, seats between 60 and 80 passengers. They are between 10.5 and 10.9 m in length and are a common reference item for describing very large objects; for example, a blue whale is about as long as three double-decker buses. They were created as a means of carrying large numbers of passengers without exceeding legal limits on vehicle length. A particularly iconic example was the Routemaster model bus, which had been a staple of the public transport network in London for nearly half a century following its introduction in 1956. Citing difficulties accommodating disabled passengers, the last remaining examples in use finally retired in 2005, although Transport for London has established two "heritage routes", which will continue using Routemasters.

Double-decker buses are common throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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Website: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/

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Category: Car/Motor Home
Getting TO/AROUND: Taxis look cute here.

The first hackney-carriages licenses date from 1662, and applied literally to horse-drawn carriages. During the 20th century cars generally replaced horse-drawn models, and the last horse-drawn hackney carriage ceased service in 1947.

In most of the United Kingdom hackney carriage operators use conventional four-door saloon cars, but London (and some other cities like Glasgow and Edinburgh) use specially-designed hackney carriages manufactured by Manganese Bronze. The design of these vehicles allows up to 6 passengers in the back, and holds luggage in the front next to the driver. Some modern designs can also accommodate wheelchairs in the back. Motorised hackney cabs, traditionally all black in colour, have the popular name of black cabs. Despite the name, other colours occur - most frequently when advertising campaigns call for the respraying of large groups of cabs in vivid brand liveries, as in this example of an 'ad campaign'.

In London, hackney-carriage drivers have to pass a test called The Knowledge to demonstrate they have an intimate knowledge of London streets.

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Website: http://knowledgeoflondon.com/taxis.html

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Category: Other
Getting TO/AROUND: Not common kind of transport for Europe :) You can see that on Picadilli

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Website: http://rickshaw.blogspot.com/

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Category: Bus
Getting TO/AROUND: If you are out late.. NIGHT BUSES leave for almost all destinations from Trafalgar sq.

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Website: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/

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Category: Car/Motor Home
Getting TO/AROUND: Those in need of a limo will usually contact a rental company to provide transportation on a very short term basis. The most common requirements are for transportation to an airport, proms and weddings.

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Website: http://www.tlpa.org/

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Category: Bus
Getting TO/AROUND: "The Original Tour provides more than just a great way to travel around London. Founded in 1951 at the time of The Festival of Britain and now the largest and most popular sightseeing operator in the world, it has become established as THE essential introduction to London. The Hop-on Hop-off service allows you to board any of our famous London sightseeing buses along all of our tour routes at over 90 different stops with an entertaining 'live-guided' commentary in English or a wide choice of other languages"

You can get this kind of bus trip from Big Ben (North bank) tube Wenstminster.

ohhhhhhh it was something...... I cann't say we enjoy this high speed trip very much........ but we have seen London and had chance to realaise, what we need to see later ...

every 15-20 minutes.

Adult -Public price £16.00 £15.00
Child 5-15 Years. Public price £10.00 £9.00
Family - 2 Adult / 3 Child. Public price £60.00 £50.00

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Website: www.theoriginaltour.com

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Category: Bus
Getting TO/AROUND: That's the world famous London amphibious Tour!
Frog Tours is quite a unique venture, operating tours of London and the river Thames in their amphibious vehicles called 'Frogs', Frog Tours offers an exciting alternative to the red bus tour companies.

Cost: Adult: £16.50 / Child: £11.00

Mon - Friday Opening Times: 10am - sunset
Saturday Opening Times: 10am - sunset
Sunday Opening Times: 10am - sunset

Nearest Tube: Waterloo

Departing from Chicheley Street, behind County Hall, amphibious vehicles drive past famous London landmarks such as Big Ben and The House of Parliament, Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus before a dramatic launch into the Thames from our slipway at Vauxhall for the water borne part of the 70 minute tour.

The excitement of seeing the capital in this novel way is enhanced by an entertaining, action packed commentary by character guides providing an alternative view of London's history, plus fascinating facts and figures about the Duck vehicles themselves.

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Phone: 020 7928 3132
Website: http://www.londonvisions.com/tours_frogtours.htm