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My 3 friends and I are going to london tomorrow (for one night). We get off at kings cross.......the hotel is at Russell square.....the theatre is the London Palladium. The travel agent said these were all fairly close to each other. We aren't sure if we should just get taxis or tubes?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Kings Cross to Russell Square is walking distance - 1 stop on the tube. Nearest tube to the palladium is Oxford Circus, again a short tube trip (bit too far to walk maybe). Taxi's cost a fortune in London and most of the time you'll be stuck in traffic when the meter just keeps rolling over. Go to www.tfl.gov.uk to plan your journey.
You buy one day travelcards at any tube station ticket machine. To safeguard innocent travellers, the machines also issue travelcards automatically if you try to get a return ticket in off peak hours of travel. Don't know how familiar you are with it, so I 'll add that travelling Russell Square to Oxford Circus doesn't require two tickets; going up to buy another one at King's Cross is not required; even though you change lines at King's Cross (just as well, because the queues at King's Cross, both for the machines and the ticket windows there, are horrendous at most times!). You simply go from one line to the other. The ticket issued will be valid for any journey in the central zone. The travelcard you'll need is likewise one which is valid for a day's journeys in that zone, more than big enough for normal sightseeing.