On Sat, 7 Oct 2006, Londoncityslicker wrote:

Jkf wrote:

I'm trying to do something that may be impossible...help would be
appreciated. I will be arriving Friday night at Heathrow in a few
weeks. I imagine I'll be out of customs by 10:00 pm. Is there any way
I can arrive in Blackheath, where I will be staying by 11:00 pm?

Anyway, another possible route not mentioned and a good alternative
Heathrow route period is to travel via Feltham. 285 bus or cab ride to
Feltham is no more than 5-10 minutes. Then fast train to Waterloo. Walk
over to Waterloo East and the train to Blackheath.

I was going to suggest this - definitely beats going through the middle of
town, IMHO. Nice big trains with plenty of room for your bags, no central
London crowds of friday night revellers, no schlepping up and down
escalators deep in the bowels of the earth. The change from Waterloo to
Waterloo East isn't the easiest in the world, but it's no worse than the
mucking around you'll do on any tube route.

Getting from customs to Blackheath inside an hour isn't going to happen,
though. According to the NR journey planner, if you can get to Feltham by
2235, there's a pair of trains that will get you to Blackheath in 67
minutes, arriving at 2342. If you're quick at Waterloo, you might be able
to get a slightly earlier train and shave a few minutes off that, but not
a lot. Going to Lewisham and getting a cab doesn't seem to help, either.

tom

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