On 21 January 2018 at 17:59, Christian de Larrinaga <cdel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > You can use an Oyster card with buses, as on the tube (underground) and > for travel outside London. So I don't think you need an Oyster card anymore - if you have Apple Pay or Android Pay, or an NFC bank card, it should work fine. Certainly that's what I use around the tube these days. > Details at > > https://oyster.tfl.gov.uk/oyster/entry.do > https://tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments/ > > recommended. > > Christian > > Bob Hinden wrote: >> Hi, >> >> When I was in London in October I found by using the map app on my >> phone (Apple in my case), it was easy to use the bus system. After >> entering your destination, it tells you where the nearest bus stop is, >> the bus number to get on, where to change, and importantly where to >> get off. It was nice getting to see London from the bus, vs being in >> the underground. >> >> Bob >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 21, 2018 at 9:15 AM, John R. Levine <johnl@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> In London, I’ve also used the myTaxi app to get a black cab. I have no >>>> idea >>>> which is better, perhaps locals can help? >>> The taxi drivers I talked to said they used Gett and Hailo, which seem >>> pretty much indistinguishable. >>> >>> For the most part, it's faster and easier to use your Oyster card on the >>> underground or a bus, but taxis are useful if you have trouble walking or >>> have a lot of stuff. >>> >>> Regards, >>> John Levine, johnl@xxxxxxxx, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for >>> Dummies", >>> Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. https://jl.ly >> > > -- > Christian de Larrinaga > @ FirstHand > ------------------------- > +44 7989 386778 > cdel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >