AndreaC wrote:
I'm about to start a new job and this will involve travelling from
Hounslow to Warren Street.

If I use the train it's a simple case of going to Waterloo and then up
on the Northern line, but I'll also have the option of using the tube.
The most obvious route there seems to be Piccadilly line to Green Park,
change to the Victoria line there and go on to Warren Street.

However, I seem to recall that once, a long time ago, in the vague
mists of time I tried to change or possibly even exit at Green Park and
it was a flipping horrible station to navigate.

The alternative as I see it is to stay with the Piccadilly line to
Leicester Sq and then change to the Northern line there.

Any suggestions or advice from those of you who know these things
better than me? Any idea of journey times?

A.




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AndreaC

Depends what time of day you travel and what about your return journey.
I assume its rush hour as you are going for work,

If you use SWTrains from Hounslow then you're guaranteed a seat.

Rush hour changes at Vauxhall could be a pain though.
As there's normally a crush of people there changing to Victoria Line.
The Victoria line is slightly less congested as you get on before
Victoria itself but still busy.

You may be better off continuing to Waterloo and changing to Northern
where the crowds disperse somewhat onto different lines. But the
Northern is usually fairly with commuters from before it gets to
Waterloo. However the frequency of trains is normally fairly good.
It's 40 minutes to Waterloo with a couple minutes less for Vauxhall on
SWT. with trains every 15 mins.

On the return journey then Waterloo is a definite.
Get on at Vauxhall and you'll be lucky to get a seat and sometimes
lucky to get on at all.
At Waterloo you're sometimes better off waiting for the next train too.

If you live near the tube then again you should get a seat okay when
you go out.
Stay on it until Piccadily circus. Then it's just a few stops to Warren
Street.
On the way home I suspect the Pic will be congested.

Times are much the same if you include the changes and the waits for
trains.
For comfort I would go SWT which has nice air conditioned trains.
Wheres the Pic you could get hot and bothered.

A.