Tourist mistake on the London Underground costs them $200k a year
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For many tourists visiting London, the London Underground is a blessing as it’s easy to navigate, fast and boasts 270 stations across 11 lines.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, some tourists are too eager to jump on the Tube and it’s costing them almost $200k a year.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A report by the UK’s </span><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/london-tourists-waste-100k-year-travelling-two-closest-tube/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Telegraph</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has shown that tourists in central London are wasting money catching the London Underground between the two closest stations on the network, which are Leicester Square and Covent Garden.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The stations in London’s West End are about 275 metres apart and take four minutes to walk between them.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The ride on the Tube between the two stations takes just 45 seconds and costs 2.40 pounds (AUD $4.48) for a single pay-as-you-go ticket.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A freedom of information request by </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Telegraph</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> showed that an average of 862 people travels between the two stations each week. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This means that close to 45,000 people are making the short journey each year, spending unnecessary funds to do so to the tune of AUD $201,600.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The report pointed out that walking between the stations is probably quicker than catching the Tube anyway after factoring in time spent getting down to the platform, waiting for a train and then returning to street level.</span></p>
