Ealing to Oxford - anyone advise me on the commute?
 

I currently drive from High Wycombe (M40 J4) to Oxford for work, which is fine,
but am considering moving to Ealing.

I was wondering what it's like getting out of Ealing and onto the A40 - M40 in
the morning these days, and how hectic coming back in the evening?

With thanks,

Tom

Ealing to Oxford - anyone advise me on the commute?
 

On 31-Oct-2004, Tom wrote in :

I currently drive from High Wycombe (M40 J4) to Oxford for work, which is fine,
but am considering moving to Ealing.

I was wondering what it's like getting out of Ealing and onto the A40 - M40 in
the morning these days, and how hectic coming back in the evening?

With thanks

Usually a 10 min tailback on Hanger Lane to join the A40.

Argyle Road is usually easier.

The A40 itself is a fairly hateful stretch of road, though not quite as
bad west of the gyratory as it is closer to town.

I know a number of people who commute in the opposite
direction from places like Oxford or Bicester and they seem
to manage. They're all early birds of course.

--
kedron

Ealing to Oxford - anyone advise me on the commute?
 

Usually a 10 min tailback on Hanger Lane to join the A40.

Argyle Road is usually easier.

The A40 itself is a fairly hateful stretch of road, though not quite as
bad west of the gyratory as it is closer to town.

I know a number of people who commute in the opposite
direction from places like Oxford or Bicester and they seem
to manage. They're all early birds of course.

Thanks for the info. I used to come into Wembley from Wycombe so I know the
flow of traffic into town, and hopefully things are easier going the other way
(my journey M40 J4 to Oxford is usually fine).
I'll check out Argyle Road. I'm most likely to get a short let while keeping my
local flat, so I can test the water before committing to a full move.
Tom

Ealing to Oxford - anyone advise me on the commute?
 

"kedron" wrote in message
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Usually a 10 min tailback on Hanger Lane to join the A40.

Argyle Road is usually easier.

You can also join the A40 w/b at Lynwood Rd. I don't know what the queue is
like.

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Ealing to Oxford - anyone advise me on the commute?
 

On 31-Oct-2004, John Rowland wrote in :

Usually a 10 min tailback on Hanger Lane to join the A40.

Argyle Road is usually easier.

You can also join the A40 w/b at Lynwood Rd. I don't know what the queue is
like.

Yes that's true.

It depends which direction you're coming from.

Generally I'd avoid it. The connecting road, Brunswick Road,
frequently gets blocked up with traffic coming from West Ealing
trying to get onto Hanger Lane, heading for A406 north or A40 east.
Also there's a lot of school run traffic around those little streets.

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kedron

Ealing to Oxford - anyone advise me on the commute?
 

You can also join the A40 w/b at Lynwood Rd. I don't know what the queue is
like.

I'll make a note of that thanks..

Generally I'd avoid it. The connecting road, Brunswick Road,
frequently gets blocked up with traffic coming from West Ealing
trying to get onto Hanger Lane, heading for A406 north or A40 east.
Also there's a lot of school run traffic around those little streets.

Right.. I sometimes get a bit annoyed by it, but I guess if I had kids I'd
prefer to take them myself rather than have them get a bus or something..

Ealing to Oxford - anyone advise me on the commute?
 

"Tom" wrote in message
...
I currently drive from High Wycombe (M40 J4) to Oxford for work, which is
fine,
but am considering moving to Ealing.

I was wondering what it's like getting out of Ealing and onto the A40 -
M40 in
the morning these days, and how hectic coming back in the evening?

With thanks,


Why not move closer to Oxford and save the commuting?

Ealing to Oxford - anyone advise me on the commute?
 

I briefly commuted from Ealing to Wycombe by car a couple of years
ago. To get from my house (2 miles south of the A40) to the A40 took
about the same amount of time as it did from joining the A40 to
getting to my work in central Wycombe, and this was leaving after 9am,
using the Argyle Rd/A40 junction. I was returning late evening so
obviously quicker, but not a fair comparison on the return. Depends
where you live in Ealing I guess but generally all main roads in the
area are an nightmare in the mornings. Have you considered the train?
There are direct trains from Ealing Broadway to Oxford, and also from
West Ealing and Hanwell with a change; it's not necessary to go into
London first. I think the fast trains Ealing Bdy-Oxford take a little
over an hour; more like 1h20 if you have to change/catch a slower one.
Don't know how busy they are etc but as you'd be going out of town I
would expect them to be significantly less busy than in the other
direction; you'd probably get a seat, and could use the time
productively, etc.

Ealing to Oxford - anyone advise me on the commute?
 

Keith Raeburn wrote:

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Don't know how busy they are etc but as you'd be going out of town I
would expect them to be significantly less busy than in the other
direction; you'd probably get a seat, and could use the time
productively, etc.

He could use the time even more productively by living in Oxford and not
commuting. Plus he'd cut his travelling costs.

Ealing to Oxford - anyone advise me on the commute?
 

On 1-Nov-2004, Brimstone wrote in :

He could use the time even more productively by living in Oxford and not
commuting. Plus he'd cut his travelling costs.

Well he could sleep at his desk and wouldn't need to travel at all.

The fact is he wants to live in Ealing, and frankly speaking, I can
think of worse places -- Oxford being one of them.

The point about the traffic is that it's much worse coming toward
Uxbridge Road from the A40 compared to the other direction.
And someone starting out early enough to get into Oxford for
say 9:00am will miss the worst of it.

Argyle Road, BTW, is the way to go.


--
kedron

Ealing to Oxford - anyone advise me on the commute?
 

kedron wrote:
On 1-Nov-2004, Brimstone wrote in
:

He could use the time even more productively by living in Oxford and
not commuting. Plus he'd cut his travelling costs.

Well he could sleep at his desk and wouldn't need to travel at all.

You're assuming he works at a desk? I've not seen anything to support that.


The fact is he wants to live in Ealing, and frankly speaking, I can
think of worse places -- Oxford being one of them.

Which is the primary cause of all the unnecessary mileage on the roads.

I agree that most of Ealing is perfectly pleasant, I grew up there.
Similarly, I suspect that not all of Oxford and it's environs are bad
either. I'm simply baffled by this wish that so many people have to wste
time, money and effort commuting further than is absolutely necessary.

Ealing to Oxford - anyone advise me on the commute?
 

"Brimstone" wrote in message
...

I'm simply baffled by this wish that so many
people have to wste time, money and effort
commuting further than is absolutely necessary.

I think the point is generally to find somewhere to live where both partners
have an acceptable commute.

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That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes

Ealing to Oxford - anyone advise me on the commute?
 

John Rowland wrote:
"Brimstone" wrote in message
...

I'm simply baffled by this wish that so many
people have to wste time, money and effort
commuting further than is absolutely necessary.

I think the point is generally to find somewhere to live where both
partners have an acceptable commute.

Where two people are concerned you may have a point but the OP mentioned
only the singular. Nevertheless, there seems to be a considerable number of
people who appear to commute simply because it doesn't occure to them to do
anything different.

Ealing to Oxford - anyone advise me on the commute?
 

"Brimstone" wrote in message
...

Nevertheless, there seems to be a considerable number
of people who appear to commute simply because it
doesn't occure to them to do anything different.

That's unnecessarily patronising. When I worked in Leicester and lived a 40
minute work from the office, it sometimes felt like I was spending several
days on the trot in an industrial estate. I relished spending my lunchtime
in the town centre, just to get a good distance away from the office.
Although Ealing to Oxford does seem a little excessive...

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That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes

Ealing to Oxford - anyone advise me on the commute?
 

Must admit I'd sooner live in Oxford than Ealing! Some better pubs for a start.

At my last job there were a few people who commuted into west London from
Oxford and environs, one woman coming in from Witney. She was glad to find an
alternative nearer home, because as she said, on a nice Summer evening she
could be sitting in her garden with a nice cool drink rather than sitting in
her car stuck in traffic on Hanger Lane. Maybe travelling other direction would
be easier.
Another person used to change trains at Ealing. And a bloke I know comes in by
the Oxfod bus and trains into London from Park Royal. Commuting out to Oxford
must be less usual. You could train from Ealing, or pick up the bus at
Hillingdon.

Ealing to Oxford - anyone advise me on the commute?
 

Hey, thanks to all who replied. I wasn't expecting a debate on the logic behind
the commute - good stuff though! Commuting advice noted.

Anyway, I live in-between - High Wycombe. The query was because I'm considering
a weekend room let in London, and it occurred to me that somewhere like Ealing
would give me the extra option of a direct drive during the week if required.

However I have very quick links by rail from Wycombe, so there's other options.

Thanks again!

Tom