Stratford and several other stations have been moved from Zone 3 to the new Zone 2/3. What this means is that the Zone will change depending on direction of travel. Travelling between these stations and central London will actually be cheaper.
Transport for LondonStratford, Stratford High Street, Stratford International DLR, West Ham, Canning Town, Star Lane and Abbey Road are now in zone 2/3.
Zone 3 makes a first class caseDespite these increases, you will find many areas around the 93 tube stations in Zone 3 still have a relatively affordable housing market. Prices across Zone 3 as a whole average around £488,000; that's around a third cheaper than the £723,000 you'd pay in Zone 2.
Greenwich and Cutty Sark stations are in both zones 2 and 3. A travelcard for zones 1 and 2 will take you from central London to Greenwich by any rail or bus route. to explain a bit - there are a few places that are in more than one zone.
Put simply, zone 2 training is aerobic exercise; the part where your heart rate is up, you're sweating but you're not tiring yourself out completely. Almost any moderate intensity cardio-oriented exercise, whether it's: Brisk walking. Jogging.
The theory is that you use Z2 to get in the training without overtaxing yourself and therefore give your body the proper recovery it needs to make your hard days hard. Z3 used to be referred to as “junk miles” because they were not hard enough to stimulate growth/adaptation, but not easy enough to facilitate recovery.
The station is in London fare zone 1. In addition to the Underground stations at Paddington, Lancaster Gate station on the Central line is a short walk away to the south. A little further to the south lie the conjoined parks of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens.
Tourists normally use zone 1 where most of the tourist attractions are located, along with a lot of the popular hotel districts. Some of London's trendy neighbourhoods like Camden and Notting Hill are located in Zone 2.