Buying tickets from London Boundary Zone 6 online

[rrrrachel]

Hi,
I have a London Midland Annual Gold Card from my hometown in Herts to London, which includes Zones 1-6.

Occasionally for work I have to get a Zone 6 –> Redhill (Southern Trains) return. It's only £3 or so with my Gold Card.

I just wondered if I can buy this ticket online in advance anywhere, as the queues at Victoria ticket office are insane and I'm having to turn up over 30 mins early just to buy a ticket in person.

It doesn't seem to work on Trainline or Southern website.
Thanks for any advice.

 

[LexyBoy]

No, you can't.

You can however buy Coulsdon South - Redhill, which is the same price. Coulsdon South is the last station in Zone 6 on that line and all London-Redhill trains pass through it. As you are combining a season ticket with a non-season ticket, the train does not need to stop.

 

[Hadders]

you can also buy Boundary Zone tickets from Southern TVM's or buy from any other station if it helps.

Remember to get the Gold Card discount though!

 

[tsr]

You should be able to buy tickets to or from Boundary Zones from Southern-operated ticket machines. These can be found on London Victoria's concourse.

EDIT: I was clearly too slow with that advice...

 

[rrrrachel]

Hi, thanks for the tips! I couldn't see Boundary Zones as an option on the TVMs at Victoria, but perhaps I was being a bit dim. Or perhaps I wasn't using a Southern one.
Anyway I've bought a return from Coulsdon South to Redhill online. I wasn't sure if the train had to stop there, so it's good to know it doesn't matter in this case.
Thanks again.

 

[bb21]

Hi, thanks for the tips! I couldn't see Boundary Zones as an option on the TVMs at Victoria, but perhaps I was being a bit dim. Or perhaps I wasn't using a Southern one.
Anyway I've bought a return from Coulsdon South to Redhill online. I wasn't sure if the train had to stop there, so it's good to know it doesn't matter in this case.
Thanks again.

There should be a button on the screen somewhere that says something along the lines of "Buy tickets for another station".

 

[maniacmartin]

Yes, and then you must type the name Boundary Zone 2 using the on-screen keyboard.

Apparently FCC machines can now do this too as they have recently had new software loaded

 

[Deerfold]

Just to make it clear - you should be able to buy from any ticket office so if your local station has shorter queues that may help.