whats the best way to get there?

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whats the best way to get there?

I would say Piccadilly+District to Victoria or Embankment (for
Charing Cross) and then overground train from there.

tim

On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:59:35 -0700, "
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whats the best way to get there?

Probably Piccadilly line to Barons Court, then District Line to
Charing Cross, then South Eastern Trains to Dover Priory at 23 and 553
minutes past each hour. Taxi or shuttle bus for the final leg.
--
Terry Harper
Website Coordinator, The Omnibus Society
http://www.omnibussoc.org

On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:12:04 +0100, Terry Harper
wrote in :
South Eastern Trains to Dover Priory at 23 and 553 minutes past each hour.

boggle! How many minutes in your hours? /b!

;-)

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Brunel University. ] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
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Dr Ivan D. Reid wrote:
On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:12:04 +0100, Terry Harper
wrote in
:
South Eastern Trains to Dover Priory at 23 and 553 minutes past
each hour.

boggle! How many minutes in your hours? /b!

I think the alternative universe in which the District Line goes to
Charing Cross has 568 minutes to the hour (and 60 ml = 1 imperial pint
of course).
;-)

Options to connect with trains to Dover Priory a

Piccadilly to Barons Court, then District to either Victoria or
Embankment (short walk to Charing Cross)

Piccadilly to Piccadilly Circus, then Bakerloo to Charing Cross

Heathrow Express to Paddington (quicker but more expensive), then
Bakerloo to Charing Cross or Circle Line to Victoria.

Alternatively take the Bakerloo to Waterloo, and catch the train from
Charing Cross at Waterloo East.

None of these routes are obviously "better" than the others. You'll
need a taxi from Dover Priory station to the cruise ship terminal (it's
over a mile).

I suggest you use the TfL Journey Planner at
http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk and ask it for a journey from Heathrow
to Dover Priory, "Station or stop at" *Dover*, at the desired date and
time. When it asks you to choose a Heathrow station, choose either
T1-2-3 or T4 Underground station. Ignore the further choice it asks you
to make about Dover (or just choose Dover (Kent)).

You should then get some sensible options for your journey.

--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

On 25 Jul, 00:49, "Richard J." wrote:
Dr Ivan D. Reid wrote:

On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:12:04 +0100, Terry Harper
wrote in
:
South Eastern Trains to Dover Priory at 23 and 553 minutes past
each hour.

boggle! How many minutes in your hours? /b!

I think the alternative universe in which the District Line goes to
Charing Cross has 568 minutes to the hour (and 60 ml = 1 imperial pint
of course).
;-)

Options to connect with trains to Dover Priory a

Piccadilly to Barons Court, then District to either Victoria or
Embankment (short walk to Charing Cross)
Piccadilly to Piccadilly Circus, then Bakerloo to Charing Cross

There's an argument that it's nearer from the bakerloo platform at
Embankment to the Charing Cross platform, then the CX backerloo
platform to CX mainline, certainly for Platforms 1-4, it's certainly
quicker to change to district at Barons Court (or Hammersmith).

On 24 Jul, 21:59, "
wrote:
whats the best way to get there?

Helicopter or limo I'd guess, although some would no doubt like a
cycle ride, others would fancy driving a swanky car.

Paul Weaver wrote:
On 25 Jul, 00:49, "Richard J." wrote:
Dr Ivan D. Reid wrote:

On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:12:04 +0100, Terry Harper
wrote in
:
South Eastern Trains to Dover Priory at 23 and 553 minutes past
each hour.

boggle! How many minutes in your hours? /b!

I think the alternative universe in which the District Line goes to
Charing Cross has 568 minutes to the hour (and 60 ml = 1 imperial
pint of course).
;-)

Options to connect with trains to Dover Priory a

Piccadilly to Barons Court, then District to either Victoria or
Embankment (short walk to Charing Cross)
Piccadilly to Piccadilly Circus, then Bakerloo to Charing Cross

There's an argument that it's nearer from the bakerloo platform at
Embankment to the Charing Cross platform, then the CX backerloo
platform to CX mainline, certainly for Platforms 1-4, it's certainly
quicker to change to district at Barons Court (or Hammersmith).

Well, if you want an argument ... :-)

If you're splitting hairs regarding the distance to Platforms 1-4
compared with Platforms 5 & 6, the difference isn't worth bothering
about . I notice you don't advise which platform(s) the Dover trains
run from, which I'm sure the OP doesn't know.

In any case, alighting from the Bakerloo at Charing Cross and folowing
the signs to the National Rail station is going to be easier for a
stranger to London than alighting at Embankment and finding one's way
along the right street to Charing Cross station, especially if it's
raining (which you won't know if you arrive by tube).

Re you last remark, it's quicker to reach the District *platform* at
Barons Court than the Bakerloo platform at Piccadilly Circus, but since
the District runs every 5 minutes (off-peak) compared with the
Bakerloo's every 3 minutes, on average there is no advantage in
interchange times.

--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

On Jul 26, 12:12 am, "Richard J." wrote:
Paul Weaver wrote:
On 25 Jul, 00:49, "Richard J." wrote:
Dr Ivan D. Reid wrote:

On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:12:04 +0100, Terry Harper
wrote in
:
South Eastern Trains to Dover Priory at 23 and 553 minutes past
each hour.

boggle! How many minutes in your hours? /b!

I think the alternative universe in which the District Line goes to
Charing Cross has 568 minutes to the hour (and 60 ml = 1 imperial
pint of course).
;-)

Options to connect with trains to Dover Priory a

Piccadilly to Barons Court, then District to either Victoria or
Embankment (short walk to Charing Cross)
Piccadilly to Piccadilly Circus, then Bakerloo to Charing Cross

There's an argument that it's nearer from the bakerloo platform at
Embankment to the Charing Cross platform, then the CX backerloo
platform to CX mainline, certainly for Platforms 1-4, it's certainly
quicker to change to district at Barons Court (or Hammersmith).

Well, if you want an argument ... :-)

If you're splitting hairs regarding the distance to Platforms 1-4
compared with Platforms 5 & 6, the difference isn't worth bothering
about . I notice you don't advise which platform(s) the Dover trains
run from, which I'm sure the OP doesn't know.

In any case, alighting from the Bakerloo at Charing Cross and folowing
the signs to the National Rail station is going to be easier for a
stranger to London than alighting at Embankment and finding one's way
along the right street to Charing Cross station, especially if it's
raining (which you won't know if you arrive by tube).


Charing Cross is well signposted from Embankment (which was called
Charing Cross for a long time).

But I would choose between them based on whether I was arriving from
north or south. Which CX platform is trivial when it's so small, but
Dover trains are more likely to go from 5 or 6.

I would definitely do Baron's Court, however. No contest. Why
negotiate somewhere like Piccadilly Circus when you can just stand on
the platform? (In fact, if it was me, not a tourist, I might prefer
to walk from Leicester Square to CX than bother changing at Picc,
except I'd be on the District by then.)



Re you last remark, it's quicker to reach the District *platform* at
Barons Court than the Bakerloo platform at Piccadilly Circus, but since
the District runs every 5 minutes (off-peak) compared with the
Bakerloo's every 3 minutes, on average there is no advantage in
interchange times.

--
Richard J.
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Terry Harper:
South Eastern Trains to Dover Priory at 23 and 553 minutes past
each hour.

Ivan Reid:
boggle! How many minutes in your hours? /b!

Richard J.:
I think the alternative universe in which the District Line goes to
Charing Cross has 568 minutes to the hour (and 60 ml = 1 imperial pint
of course).
;-)

Well, at that rate, that would explain why it's still 1974 there. :-)
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But I beg leave to doubt it." --Frimbo