[Vocabulary] travel by the underground

[heyt]

Hello,

I'd like to ask you a question concerning the phrase "the underground". I often see / hear 'I like travelling by the underground'.

Is that correct or we should say 'I like travelling by underground', without the definite article.

Thank you,
heyt :shock:

 

[apex2000]

Normally we say travelling on the underground.

 

[5jj]

Normally we say travelling on the underground.

Thanks for that, apex. In Prague I happily go/travel by metro or take/use the metro, but it has been so long since I used the London system that I wasn't sure how we spoke about it.

Do Londoners still take the tube / go by tube?

 

[apex2000]

Yes, we do both.