Travelcard Zone 1

Travelcard Zone 1 is the central zone of Transport for London's zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. London is split into six (approximately concentric) zones for the purpose of determining the cost of a Travelcard. The zone is also used for pricing London Underground and Docklands Light Railway single journeys, but not journeys undertaken entirely by bus or tram, for which a city-wide flat fare applies.

Related Topics:
Transport for London - Travelcard - London - London Underground - Docklands Light Railway

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The boundary of Zone 1 roughly corresponds to the route of the Underground's Circle Line and thus stations within the zone cover the West End, the Holborn district, Kensington, Paddington and the City of London. Old Street, Angel, Pimlico, Tower Gateway, Aldgate East and Euston, Vauxhall, Elephant & Castle, Borough, London Bridge, Earl's Court, Marylebone, Edgware Road, Lambeth North and Waterloo are in Zone 1 but not in or on the Circle Line.

Related Topics:
Circle Line - West End - Holborn - Kensington - Paddington - City of London

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A single trip within the zone costs £2.00 for adults and £0.60 for children (2005 prices). If you use an Oyster card, you pay £1.70 for a single journey. Books of ten single tickets - "Tube Carnet" - are also sold for £17.

Related Topics:
2005 - Oyster card

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Underground stations within this zone are typically close together. For instance Covent Garden and Leicester Square tube stations are only an eighth of a mile apart. Tourists and other visitors commonly stay in Zone 1 for much of their stay in London and therefore Zone 1 is London to many non-Londoners.

Related Topics:
Covent Garden - Leicester Square

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