Our Greater London Megathread

kenkin

Folks
Will the train from Gatwick say St Pancras ?
Will the tube from St Pancras say Wembley ?
Will the tube from Wembley say St Pancras ?
Will the train from St Pancras say Gatwick ?
Sorry for asking loads of questions

LXFlyer

kenkin wrote: »

Folks
Will the train from Gatwick say St Pancras ?
Will the tube from St Pancras say Wembley ?
Will the tube from Wembley say St Pancras ?
Will the train from St Pancras say Gatwick ?
Sorry for asking loads of questions

Look at the departure boards at Gatwick - they will list the stations that the trains call at. You are looking for trains operated by Thameslink - just ask a member of staff if you're not sure. St Pancras is an intermediate station en route.

At St Pancras Underground follow the signs for westbound Metropolitan Line and take any Metropolitan line train. Do not board a Circle or Hammersmith & City Line train. Again Wembley Park is an intermediate station.

For the return trip get a Metropolitan Line train headed to Aldgate from Wembley Park. From St Pancras International you will need to look at the departure boards to see which train is headed for Gatwick Airport - the station is the Thameslink station within the main station complex.

This map will help!
http://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-rail-and-tube-services-map.pdf

There are full PIS systems on all trains with electronic signs and announcements for all stations. But no substitute for reading station signs yourself!

Vic_08

kenkin wrote: »

Folks
Will the train from Gatwick say St Pancras ? Bedford
Will the tube from St Pancras say Wembley ? Go to Westbound Metropolitan/Circle/Hammersmith & City Line platform, take any Metropolitan Line train: Amersham, Chesham, Watford or Uxbridge
Will the tube from Wembley say St Pancras ? Metropolitan Line Eastbound: Aldgate
Will the train from St Pancras say Gatwick ? Brighton or Three Bridges
Sorry for asking loads of questions

Those are the usual service pattern terminus locations, others can occasionally be used. As said above look at the departure boards to confirm.

Instead of St. Pancras I would suggest you change at Farringdon instead in both directions. The interchange there is much closer as the platforms are adjacent each other, at St Pancras you will have to walk through the main station shopping area to get to the Underground station.

LXFlyer

Vic_08 wrote: »

Those are the usual service pattern terminus locations, others can occasionally be used. As said above look at the departure boards to confirm.

Instead of St. Pancras I would suggest you change at Farringdon instead in both directions. The interchange there is much closer as the platforms are adjacent each other, at St Pancras you will have to walk through the main station shopping area to get to the Underground station.

Good point re Farringdon!

kenkin

Thanks everybody for all your help. You have been brilliant

ScouseMouse

I know there is a huge amount of info here but it will take time to go through it.

Myself and the other half arrive into London city airport about 9am, this Friday and leave about 9pm this Sunday. We will do general London travel, staying in Brick Lane and moving at random around the city.

Briefly, is there any particular card or way of paying for two adults moving about.

Many thanks in advance.

Scousemouse

exiledelbows

Hi Scousemouse,

Just pick up an Oyster card each, top up by £20/30 and away you go. The system works out the cheapest fare each time and will cap you at a certain amount so you don't have to calculate anything. Then topup if you need to as the weekend goes on.

Marcusm

Or alternatively just use contactless debit cards!

ScouseMouse

Marcusm wrote: »

Or alternatively just use contactless debit cards!

I thought of that but would it not attract loads of fees using an irish debit card like that?

Marcusm

I think it goes through as a single transaction at the end of each day. I wiuldn't have expected any significant fee or hassle.

kenkin

Just returned and had no problems whatsoever and thats because of the help i received here. The girl on the London Underground stand advised us to use contactless to get around which we did. I have a charge for the first day on my account and there are no fees etc. Once again many thanks to all

kenkin

An edit to my previous post. There is a debit card fee for each trip.

Padraig Mor

kenkin wrote: »

An edit to my previous post. There is a debit card fee for each trip.

You sure? I was over recently and all of each day's usage (capped) definitely went through as one single charge.

kenkin

Possitive. I was charged a debit card charge of 0.46 cents for each day.
No big deal I know.

schemingbohemia

kenkin wrote: »

Possitive. I was charged a debit card charge of 0.46 cents for each day.
No big deal I know.

So then it's a charge per day rather than per trip which is what you said.

ScouseMouse

Thanks for the advice folks.

I got back last night and used two separate debit cards for traveling around. We started using them on Friday morning and as of right now, Monday afternoon, no charges have appeared whatsoever on either card. One is AIB visa debit and the other is Ulster visa debit.

I will update when it happens.

kenkin

I only did 1 trip per day. Gatwick to Wembley return. The fare was 10.40stg each way and I was charged €12.07 each way plus 0.46 each way debit card charge

Padraig Mor

kenkin wrote: »

Possitive. I was charged a debit card charge of 0.46 cents for each day.
No big deal I know.

Ah, thought you meant you were charged separately for each tube trip.

ScouseMouse

So, just got my charges through. One card was ulster bank visa debit, the wife's was AIB visa debit. Slight difference in the totals even though the cards were used side by side. Not to bad I think for 3 days in London.

Ulster Bank
-€3.85
-€8.27
-€9.58

AIB
-3.40
2.80 GBP@
0.823529
VDC-TFL.GOV.UK/CP -7.90
6.50 GBP@
0.822784
VDC-TFL.GOV.UK/CP -9.23

cambasque

Has anyone got an idea on how long it takes to get through stansted aiport to catch a connecting flight (ryanair) ? a saturday in mid january...checked in online and only hand luggage...i know it says 2 hrs. however the times are tight 1hr 20 between touch down and take off...both within the eu...is there any chance of catching it ?

cambasque

just being reading the reviews about the airport, not good !!

Curb Your Enthusiasm

cambasque wrote: »

Has anyone got an idea on how long it takes to get through stansted aiport to catch a connecting flight (ryanair) ? a saturday in mid january...checked in online and only hand luggage...i know it says 2 hrs. however the times are tight 1hr 20 between touch down and take off...both within the eu...is there any chance of catching it ?

You should be fine. Stansted isn't bad at all, security actually moves along nicely, despite the usual large lines!

cambasque

i hope so , thanks, was thinking of biting the bullet and booking a later flight...i misread the original time my flight going out

runningbuddy

Folks, what is the cheapest option to get from Stansted to the City and back? thanks

LXFlyer

runningbuddy wrote: »

Folks, what is the cheapest option to get from Stansted to the City and back? thanks

Train fares (To Liverpool Street Station):
Anytime Return - £28
Off-peak Day Return - £18


You can get single fares booked at www.stanstedexpress.com from £8 if booked in advance.


Stansted Citylink Coach Fares: Return - £18 (To St Pancras Station)
www.stanstedcitylink.co.uk

National Express Coach Fares: Return - £16 (To Liverpool Street Station) - there may be cheaper advance fares online
www.nationalexpress.com

Vic_08

lxflyer wrote: »

Train fares (To Liverpool Street Station):
Anytime Return - £28
Off-peak Day Return - £18


You can get single fares booked at www.stanstedexpress.com from £8 if booked in advance.


Stansted Citylink Coach Fares: Return - £18 (To St Pancras Station)
www.stanstedcitylink.co.uk

National Express Coach Fares: Return - £16 (To Liverpool Street Station) - there may be cheaper advance fares online
www.nationalexpress.com

Also: Airport Bus Express

https://www.airportbusexpress.co.uk/en/

masterK

Has anybody recently arrived in T2 Heathrow and transferred to T4? I have had flight times change giving me 1h55m gap between flights. I am due to land on an Aer Lingus flight at 8:05am and need to get a Malaysian Airways flight at 10am from T4.

The heathrow site is confusing, in some places it saying I need to get a bus, others a train. Do I have to go through immigration and baggage checks again?

Vic_08

masterK wrote: »

Has anybody recently arrived in T2 Heathrow and transferred to T4? I have had flight times change giving me 1h55m gap between flights. I am due to land on an Aer Lingus flight at 8:05am and need to get a Malaysian Airways flight at 10am from T4.

The heathrow site is confusing, in some places it saying I need to get a bus, others a train. Do I have to go through immigration and baggage checks again?

Is it a through booking on one ticket or did you book the legs separately? If separate then it will be very tight as you will have to retrieve your checked bags, exit airside, go to T4, check-in bags, go through security.

masterK

Vic_08 wrote: »

Is it a through booking on one ticket or did you book the legs separately? If separate then it will be very tight as you will have to retrieve your checked bags, exit airside, go to T4, check-in bags, go through security.

It's all the one ticket so the bags will be checked through.

Marcusm

masterK wrote: »

It's all the one ticket so the bags will be checked through.

Take the airside bus from T2 to T4 and go through flight connections/security screening in T4. No sense in going landslide as the transport is more complex.