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I Various ways of transportation in London.
Transports of London are organized by the LRT (London Regional Transport). Centres of information are at your disposal to inform you, you will find them at the airport of Heathrow, Piccadilly Circus, Oxford Circus as well as in the stations of King Cross, Euston and Victoria.
You could find some information about prices, routes and schedules at the telephone number: 0171.222.1234
1) Bus.
The internal buses of London are red; they allow you for certain to have the head sight. These double floors are known all over the world, it is also an excellent means to visit the city. The price is lower than that of the underground.
2) Underground.
In London, the underground is called “the tube”. It is opened from 5h15 AM until 11h PM. The underground covers most of the districts of the capital with 11 lines. Prices are not unique and are very changeable according to your zoning allocates and of your place of arrival. It’s better to get yourself a plan and to follow the colours of lines, because certain station can welcome three different lines. i give you a piece of advice about public transports because of the high price of it. We advice you to buy a day travel card or 3 days travel card, week travel card according to the duration of your stay because the price of the day travel card is cheap.
You can purchase these cards in train stations, underground stations as well as the newspaper sellers having the abbreviation of the public transports. You could find each travel prices in appendices.
2.3) Car.
You could circulate by car in London but it isn’t an easy thing, like a great number of capitals, the traffic is very dense. Pay-and-display is in service from 8 o’clock until 18h30 from Monday until Saturday. There are private car parks managed by the NCP (National Car Park). You could have free guides in:
21, Bryanston W1 A London Tel: 0170.499.7050
If you haven’t got a car, you can rent it but it’s very expensive. The price of a rent decrease according to your age, the older you are the less the price is expensive.
If you are going to rent a car, you can find addresses in appendices.
2.4) Taxi.
London Taxis are very expensive too, it is very spacious and taxi driver are generally very courteous. A reason to take a London taxi is that London taxis are known all over the world.
A simple and economic transport to move in London. It is a fabulous means to travel and to have a look on the monuments but it’s quite dangerous because the traffic is very dense.
London began a project of organization of cycle track. The London’s mayor wants to increase the travel by bicycle for two big reasons. · First: to decrease the London traffic very dangerous for bicycles riders and walkers. · Second: to decrease the pollution and noise, generated by the motorized vehicles, in the centre of London.
Benefits of this project are to improve the visit of London for the tourists and make a better quality of life for the Londoners. If you are going to rent a bicycle to visit London you could find two addresses in the appendices.
2.6) On foot.
The best transport that you can use to visit London is on foot. You could see London in all the hidden recesses. This year, London opened a new walkway for the queen’s jubilee. One proposes you a continuous stroll along the south bank of the Thames of Lambeth Bridge to Tower Bridge, more than 2 miles with magnificent sights of the river and the monuments (London Tower, London Eye, Houses of parliament, Big Ben and others) of the opposite bank.
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