On 16 Apr 2007 13:32:37 -0700, wrote:

I currently go Bakerloo to Baker Street, then Jubilee to West
Hampstead, then NLL to Hampstead Heath.

This isn't great because NNL is only every 15 minutes or so, plus the
two changes.
Is there a better way? Bus?

Bakerloo to Baker St, Jubilee to Swiss Cottage, 268 bus to Rosslyn Hill,
short walk to Hampstead Heath.

18, 27 or 205 bus to Warren St then 24 bus. If you walk as far as
Gloucester Place / Marylebone Road then you can add on the 30 bus as
well to the above list.

27 Bus to Chalk Farm Road (before Morrisons Supermarket) then 24 or 168
bus.

18, 30 and 205 bus to Euston and then 168 bus. The interchange is bit
more involved here as you'll need to walk round into Eversholt St from
the Bus Station at Euston.

Most of the buses are pretty frequent - the 24 is typically every 5 mins
or so for most of the working day.

Timetables for most routes are available via this enthusiast site (TfL
don't do real timetables any more).

http://www.londonbusroutes.net/details.htm and then select the route
number you want. A detailed timetable with journey times should be
available for most routes.

I'd probably opt for the Warren St and route 24 option as this is a high
frequency option. You can try the others as an experiment when you're
perhaps not pushed for time.

I'm sure others will come up with some other ingenious options.

BTW am I supposed to buy a zones 1-4 travelcard for this one, I
currently only buy a 1/2 but according to Wikipedia HH is in zone
3(eek!)

Assuming you are starting at Marylebone and not travelling in from
further out then you do need Z1-3 to be able to use Hampstead Heath NLL.

The options I have suggested will trim you down to a Z12 if using the
tube to Swiss Cottage or else simply a Bus Pass if you do not need the
tube at all. I'd probably stick with the Z12 Travelcard as the tube
network is very handy in those zones and there's only a smallish
difference in price.

HTH
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!