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So, what time in the morning are we meeting up at Amersham (obviously before 5:24am!), and what kind of ticket do we need to buy when we get there? (Is the Amersham ticket office even open at 5:24am?)

On the other end of the spectrum, where are we meeting at Upminster after we've finished -- inside the station, or what?

We will all need a Zone 1-D travelcard, which is £13.20 for adults (I still think it's a terrible shame that I can't use my annual Oyster that cost me £1000 )

I'm sure someone will come along in a minute with suggestions on timings etc...

Senji wrote:So, what time in the morning are we meeting up at Amersham (obviously before 5:24am!), and what kind of ticket do we need to buy when we get there? (Is the Amersham ticket office even open at 5:24am?)

According to the National Rail website, the Ticket Office at Amersham is open 06:15 to 22:00 on weekdays, so you'll need to buy your Travelcard in advance.

I believe the suggestion is to get to Amersham for 05:15, though I suspect most people will be there earlier.

Cheers,

Barry

OK, so if we have to buy them in advance, will I be able to purchase one from the ticket office at Upminster the day before, or do I have to get it from Amersham?

(Seriously, I hope we will get to Amersham by 10pm, but lets be a little paranoid)

Yes - you should be able to buy it at Upminster the day before.

Make sure that it is a peak zone 1-D travelcard though.

OR..... use the wonderful thing known as a ticket machine at Amersham that morning - it will even let us all buy our tickets together! Isn't modern technology wonderful.

And lets all stay inside Upminster at the end. There's a very nice waiting room on platform 1 for c2c, which we can use.

If anyone needs anything to be at Upminster I will do my best (within reason - no elephant or gold bar requests please!)

James_#510 wrote:OR..... use the wonderful thing known as a ticket machine at Amersham that morning - it will even let us all buy our tickets together! Isn't modern technology wonderful.

Whilst there is a ticket machine at Amersham, I certainly wouldn't want to risk leaving it 'til the last possible minute to buy a ticket as, for example, if the National Rail site is indeed correct about the 06:15 opening time for the Ticket Office, the actual "lobby" area may be closed, with access through a side gate, like it is at many National Rail stations...

Just my 2p's worth...

Cheers,

Barry

I have never had any problem buying a ticket from the ticket machine at 0515 in the morning, and I will be doing that on the day.

It takes debit cards, in case you wondered. And possibly credit cards...