It's unfair to judge a transport system from a tourist's perspective. And I'll admit I get very annoyed when people come to my home city (Washington, DC) and proclaim the Metro is the greatest thing ever (it's not). That said, the Tube worked flawlessly during my trip, so I really don't have much to complain about. It's an incredibly extensive system that can get you all over the city and out to Heathrow. Paired with the Citymapper app, I was able to get around on it without ever looking at a Tube map once.
One thing to note is that even though the Tube now accepts Apple Pay and…Read more
It's unfair to judge a transport system from a tourist's perspective. And I'll admit I get very annoyed when people come to my home city (Washington, DC) and proclaim the Metro is the greatest thing ever (it's not). That said, the Tube worked flawlessly during my trip, so I really don't have much to complain about. It's an incredibly extensive system that can get you all over the city and out to Heathrow. Paired with the Citymapper app, I was able to get around on it without ever looking at a Tube map once.
One thing to note is that even though the Tube now accepts Apple Pay and Android Pay, it doesn't work if you don't have a British credit card set up on it. I liked the idea of paying only for what I needed and not needed to worry about topping up or keeping track of money on the Oyster, but alas it didn't work with my Chase cards.