On Jul 13, 12:02*am, Neil Williams
wrote:

On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:15:29 +0100, "John C"
wrote:

If I am heading from Paddington to King's Cross or Liverpool St I normally
take a southbound Bakerloo train to Baker Street and then the Met line from
there. If there is a long wait for the Met I have the option of using the
Circle instead but normally I wait for the Met because it is less crowded.

Tried the 18 bus this morning, and it seemed a good choice - not much
slower (even though I had to wander round a bit before I found the
back entrance) and not overcrowded - I think that will now be the
default.

Aha, great stuff Neil - I'm glad someone's up for trying out my
unorthodox suggestions! More to the point, I'm glad to hear it
actually worked out alright! I've done it myself of course (wouldn't
have been quite so keen to suggest it if I hadn't!), but not during
the morning rush.


Don't know about going home, though, as the Marylebone / Euston Road
seems a lot busier in the evening peak going east than it is around
0800 going west.

I can imagine the buses could be fairly busy too - well, almost
certainly busier that an 8am-ish westbound bus. Still, if you do give
it a try then do pls report back.