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BeezerDiesel:
I've got to do a bit of a road trip around England with the family over the next few weeks.

The two places I'm less sure about getting around due to sheer size are London and Manchester.

London I've been to plenty of times and always used the tube which is easy enough, but as I've not been for a few years the ticketing system seems to have changed a bit from what I can see.
Basically it's going to be my wife, myself and two kids who are both over 16 now so we're all going to have to pay. What's the crack with using 'touch to pay' type debit cards using the tube? I'm guessing it would only be possible to use one debit card per person which is easy enough for us two parents but my kids are still at college and don't have those types of card. Would getting an Oyster card for them work out cheapest or even getting a day travel ticket? We will only be on London a couple days as it's just going to be too busy at this time of year to bother with much touristy stuff, hence I didn't really want the hassle of getting an Oyster card.

And Manchester? I've never been to the centre of Manchester before - what's the easiest/cheapest way to transport four adults around? Again, it's only going for be for two or three days max before we've got to head out again which is a bit of a shame as I'd like to make the most of the time there having never been.

Both places I just want to park up and leave my car in the hotel for the duration relying on public transport. In fact I may even get a train or coach so I don't have to worry about driving and parking at all.

TIA

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Llew:
In London you can still get daily travel pass from the train station

rich83:
As above... you can get daily travel cards which are about 12 quid (gone up, bloody rip off), and that means you can use it all day. TBH depending on where you plan to go I would suggest walking, as you'll see more of the city.

Manchester.... walk. No point in getting busses or trams in the city centre, its very compact and you can walk the whole width of it in 20-25mins

Llew:
https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/visiting-london/visitor-oyster-card#on-this-page-1

doylebros:

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+1^ For London that's the way but it's a must to follow this instruction for every card :-

"If you don't touch in and out on a yellow card reader,  you might be charged a maximum fare, charged a penalty fare or prosecuted. Find out more about touching in and out".

Failure to do so is expensive as it charges the dearest journey charge for that day.

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