On 22 Jan 2004 19:17:04 GMT, Robin May
wrote:

"Peter Lawrence" wrote the following in:


On 22 Jan 2004 02:15:54 GMT, Robin May
wrote:

I'm flying Luton Airport this Saturday. What's the best way to
travel there from east London? My local stations are West Ham,
Plaistow and Canning Town.

Thanks in advance.

Ignore most of the advice so far, except for 'drive', since
Thameslink is scheduled to be blocked this weekend.

Thanks for the info, I could have been in a spot of bother without
knowing that!

This leaves H & C to St Pancras and then Midland Main Line train
to Luton Airport - one only per hour (at 30 mins past)

What are the Midland Main Line ticket prices like and roughly how long
will it take to get to

MML price is same as Thameslink; I guess that single, without
railcard, is about £12 but could be wrong. Time St P to Luton AP is
24 minutes.

- or
Jubilee Line Canning Town to West Hampstead and then walk to West
Hampstead Thameslink (10 minutes) for train to Luton Airport,
prob. every 15 mins.

So this will work even with the central London Thameslink stations
shut? And again, what sort of ticket prices and journey times can I
expect?

Yes, Thamesllink operates 'normally' north of West Hampstead. Prices
as above. West Hampstead to Luton AP is usually 37 minutes on slow
trains or about 26 on fast trains (which may overtake slow ones). I
don't have precise timetable for Saturday though and Thameslink
website is broken!.


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Peter Lawrence