How to Use the London Underground 

Do press the button! It has a surprisingly satisfying clickiness to it.

Jay Foreman can make the most boringest of boring boringness extremely funny and entertaining to watch. I would watch videos of him stuck in a traffic jam for hours tbh.

Why am i watching this lol. I take the tube everyday to work looool

Oyster cards seem to last forever too. I make business trips to the UK once every 3-4 years and my Oyster card I bought 12 years ago still works, and still retains the money I had left on it from the previous trip. In December 2010 I was waiting to board my plane to fly out of Heathrow when 3 inches of snow fell in an hour. The whole airport shut down for several days. First thing I did was reserved a hotel, then picked up my luggage, passport control basically just waived us all back out without any check, and with my trusty Oyster card got right on the tube and quickly escaped the mess. Queue to get a taxi or a paper tube ticket was 2+ hours long! Lifesaver!

2ND MOST IMPORTANT RULE NEVER MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH ANYONE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES

"Don't Panic!" Jay, I think you forgot your towel...

I find it ironic that when he said to ask someone he was on the Victoria line which doesn't go to Bank unless that was a planned joke.

I do know all this but I just cannot stop loving Jay's videos

I was in London last week, I absolutely love the city and plan to go back. The London underground is perhaps the greatest subway i've ever ridden in my entire life, and i'm from NYC. Really makes the MTA look like it's being run by a bunch of kids.

Jay Foreman Brought me here!

Jay on a Victoria Line train. J : Does this station goes to Bank? Othet Guy : Yes! TRIGGERED

I live in Edinburgh....... ..... I still love watching these

Last time I was in London I got a visitor Oyster Card in the mail, tapped in at Heathrow, and off I went. Easy!

When I went to London with my class, I lost my ticket twice in the underground. Everyone had to wait for me, while I was panicking and searching for the place where I lost my ticket. I am the person who needs such a guide. So thanks for the help. It is too late right now but thanks anyways I guess.

Slightly surprised you didn’t mention wheelchairs. If you’re in one you’ll find it a huge logistical challenge despite some stations having step-free access! I’ve yet to see one on the entire system!

this guy is just perfect

Jay my favourite!

Why do the doors have buttons then?

1) Jay is a most common name in India. 2) Like your videos, I have seen first time today and start liking it. 3) I like short videos always and you are one of those RU-vidr. It's like Twitter your message should be shorter and to the point

JAY FOREMAN!!

Your videos are amazing. Can you just be my tour guide when I visit? Thanks. 👍

I'm not in London but the door open button reopens the door of the train when they self close. You can use button as long as the doors are not forced closed by the driver.

These are great fun! I'm going to use them in my English as a foreign language lessons. Have you thought about having some teaching materials written for use with the guide? You'd have a pretty huge audience.

Merci

suitably English. Nice work and helped me plan.

Good advice!

Am I the only one who watches his videos even though I have no plan on visiting London just because he's so funny?

I went to London for the first time last summer and I absolutely loved taking the tube. I found it really fascinating and fun, when you weren't crowded into a carriage during morning commute and late at night.

i like jay

I'm thinking about visiting London. I live near Birimingham and I'm thinking about taking a train to London Euston. Hope thats a good idea

Why am I watching this If I'm italian

I think on some above ground stations the open door buttons do work to keep the cool/warm air in the train

I do almost all the donts and anyways day tickets are way nicer because you wouldent have to spend half an hour at the ticket office thinking about what you did at tower hill

Je kiff la vidéo 😍😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩

DONT TALK ON THE TUBE THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE NOT EVEN TO ASK FOR HELP WE ARE A HORRID BUNCH THAT DOES NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU EXIST

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I love your video, your travelling tips are great.

This was so beautiful timed - I'm going to London in two days XD

So whats up with the oyster you see him holding before you get a close up of the reader. Its entirely dark blue

Of course there are exceptions to the no button pressing rule - e.g. at Wimbledon when a District line train is waiting for its departure time the doors sometimes close, and then you need to click the button to get in. And to confuse everyone they must be pressed on the Overground and mainline rail. And I'm old enough to remember when they actually worked on the Central Line, before they all got buggered in a couple of months and they went back to opening all the doors.

0:55 Is my favourite part

With the paper travelcard (to use the 2 for 1 promotion) of 7 days from zones 1-2, if I want to go to Wembley stadium (zone 4), I can present the travelcard at the ticket office to pay in cash only the difference instead of full fare? If not, I thought I'd get off at a station on the edge of zone 2, and re-enter using the Oyster PAYG to complete the journey to Wembley. It's a good idea? *I already plan to use Oyster PAYG for the other 4 days of travel, including the day I arrive in London, so I already have Oyster at my disposal.

How come jay's oyster is purple at 0:14? Can't find anything about purple oysters

Love your 60 Second Guides, keep it up!

0:51 are you sure about that

The open door buttons don't do anything!? You've literally just saved me

london tube station shortcuts during rush hour... would be nice... if they redirect the masses avoiding overcrowding - just take a shortcut...

Where can you get a Oyster card?

Jay:Does this train go to Bank? Man:Yes! Me:god damn its the victoria line and it doesn’t go there!!

And if you’re in a wheelchair, DO NOT expect to be able to get anywhere. The tube network is fast, efficient, and comprehensive, and if you have mobility issues 75% of it is completely unusable. I came to London with a friend who needed lifts to access stations and platforms, and time and again both the two or three stations nearest us and all of the stations anywhere near where we were going were completely inaccessible. And this can’t really be excused by the age of the system either. Boston has the oldest subway network in North America-it opened in 1897, just thirty or so years after the Tube, and more than 80% of subway/light rail stations are accessible.

The only reason because i watched this entire guide is because Jay was in it

I'm a Londoner who has moved away (20 years ago) and is coming back for a visit. Do I need to live in the UK to get an Oyster card or can tourists get one at Heathrow?

Sometimes the open door botton is useful.On the S stock sometimes the doors close.And dont say open the whole time if its terminateing.

Don't panic in the morning

Geoff looks different in this video.

Some stations in the New York City subway are very close to each other, even though they are not connected to each other.

The open door button should only be used when it illuminates orange, meaning they've been unlocked by the driver.

By far the best videos on this channel! Jay Foreman is love, Jay Foreman is life!

The only thing I find bad about it is that just a level or two down and it seems fresh air doesn't appear to exist anymore. On the bright side, it saves you money be recreating the experience of both indoor biomes at the Eden Project.

The End was............weird

Hi There!! I will be flying into LHR on Monday morning and want to travel to Camden Lock Market. Any advice of the most economical way to travel and estimated cost? Thank you!!

Does a Victoria line train stop at Bank? No.

I like Jay, I’ll watch ALL videos :)

Ah, Jay... So awesome!

Do not some times the open door button works and the oyster may be more expencice the contactlist

I don’t live in london. Why am I watching this? Probably becuase it has Jay Foreman.

I been on a tube before

Je regarde la vidéo même chez moi

Legends say he is still pointing at the video

Except for when a contactless credit or debit card is cheaper.

I look. At google maps that thingy next to Eros statue and Piccadilly Circus station is scaffolding (1979/1895/2014)

Their is a cap on what you are charged on daily basis (6.5 pounds). Just put 10 pounds on your card and don't worry about it because you can take 20 train trips and you will only be charged 6.5 pounds maximum for that day. that includes bus transport. I just got back from my trip. Get the oyster card and do not worry. It will pay for itself in one day. I rode the train at least 10 times per day.

A lot of people sugging to use contactless card instead of oyster- unless you have a UK card, check with your bank, they may charge you a fee for using your card in a foreign currency and a foreign exchange fee.

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0:50 thats a victoria line train, and the victoria line doesnt go to bank but I understand that you are acting so its okay.

How to get oyster card?

I tried opening a train with the button at Earl’s Court. Didn’t work

Im watching this because school 😅

WHAT????? JAY FOREMAN

Shouldn't the escalator's fast lane be on the right if traffic is left-side in England?

We see ur video in English class. And for homework we must see again 😹

Well, This is new.

0:41 Something ludicrous : In South Korea, it is required to stand on BOTH sides of the escalator. In other words, "Don't move on the escalator." But most Koreans don't follow that requirement

Its funny at the end when hes pointing his finger at nothing when they were making this. people might have been like, "what is this man doing?"

On our trip to the UK in 2014 the train was held up for ten or fifteen minutes at one station because of a man under, so my mom started singing Christmas Carols loudly on the Underground. It would have been more embarrassing had it not been Christmas, which fortunately, it was in fact mid December. Then later on we found out what man under meant.

Episode 1. Subway 🚇

0:53 look at the Mocete seating it is the Victoria line and it DOESNT go to Bank

I use a oyster but it beeps more than once

0:12 Do not! Instead use contactless card or apple pay so you dont have to hassle with the oyster card

0:53 Is that Highbury & Islington?

The only put open door buttons on tube trains so you can see who the tourists are!

Debit cards/Credit cards are just as good as Oyster

DON'T press the open door button? In my country you have to do that otherwise you can't get out.

Where is Geoff Marshall?

Why use an oyster card when any contactless card works?

Don't cough or sneeze It will make everyone think you have coronavirus

the only paper tickets you should ever use are "insert station here" to zones 1-6

It's same here in Stockholm stand on the right side when riding the escalator, the button on the metro does absolutly nothing, some stops are withing 5 mins walking time aka better just walk that distance and cards with cash on them will cost way more in the end then a time period one.

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DO make sure you tap your Oyster Card on the way out at the other end. I didn't once because the barrier was open and I got charged a fortune.