On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 21:32:09 +0000 (UTC), "Dr Ivan D. Reid"
wrote:

I have to travel to Croydon next week. tfl's Journey Planner's
best suggestion has me bussing to Uxbridge, Tube to Hillingdon, then
some mysterious express bus to Victoria, thence rail to East Croydon.
A bit over two hours.

Poking around various maps I wondered about Piccadilly from Ux to
Earl's Court, District to Wimbledon, and Tram to Croydon. No idea yet how
long that would take.

About 100 minutes including interchanges but excluding time to get to
Uxbridge from your place. If you have an Oyster card and decide to use
the Pre-Pay extension part of the card then be very careful to validate
properly at Wimbledon station!

Anyone (Paul?) have a better idea?

There are several options but they'll take a long time!

1. Met to Farringdon then Thameslink.
2. Picc to South Ken, District to Vic, Train to East Croydon
3. Met to Harrow, buses 140,182, 186, 258 or 340 to Harrow and
Wealdstone then direct train to East Croydon (depends on time of day for
latter train link)
4. Bus A10 or U3 to Heathrow Central then Bus 726 to East Croydon.
Be warned the 726 is only hourly and can get bogged down in traffic.
5. Picc to Earls Ct, District to West Brompton, direct train to
East Croydon (again watch the time of day / frequency for the train)

www.nationalrail.co.uk will help with the National Rail journey
planning.

HTH
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!