London Underground ticketing London Underground ticketing The London Underground metro system of London, England uses a mix of paper and electronic smart-card ticketing. London Underground uses Transport for London's Travelcard zones to calculate fares, including fares on the Underground only. Travelcard Zone 1 is the most central, with a boundary just outside the Circle line and Travelcard Zone 6 is the most outlying zone covering any of Greater London and it includes London Heathrow Airport. All of Greater London is covered by zones 1 to 6. Tickets including zone 1 are usually more expensive than those involving only outer zones. The most popular
London Underground in popular culture London Underground in popular culture The London Underground has long provided inspiration in various areas of popular culture. Filming is now managed all over the system but most commonly takes place at stations like Aldwych (a disused tube station), formerly on the Piccadilly line, or the non-operational Jubilee line complex in Charing Cross. The Waterloo & City line has occasionally been used for filming as it is closed on Sundays. The London Underground Film Office handles over 200 requests a month. Although not "filmed" as such on the Underground, there have been two animated children's television series set on and