martin j wrote:
Wonder if anyone here can shed some light on this.
My colleague was checking both TFL's travel planner and National
Rail's website for transfer times for a Saturday AM between the above-
mentioned stations. TFL were pretty optimistic, quoting just over 20
mins, using Jubilee to Baker Street, then Bakerloo.
National Rail seemed to have very little faith in London Underground's
services and quoted 1 hour. No detail could be found for which route
their webiste might have determined.
We decided after some discussion, that a midpoint between the 2 times
was probably the most realistic. I'm just surprised there was such a
disparity.
Any comments/suggestions?
Martin J.

The other comments have provided quite a bit, I'd just like to add that
it depends how important your connection is at Paddington - do you have
a ticket for a specific train that you absolutely must catch, or are you
taking a frequent service on a flexible ticket?

In the former case, I would pretty much allow double whatever the
Journey Planner says. However, in the latter, I'd be quite happy to cut
it fine, especially if I am not weighed down with bags and if I already
have a ticket for the train. In that case I'd say 30 mins for the
journey you describe would be OK if everything is running smoothly.

The key point for me is to check the travel information - a little while
before you need to make the journey, so then you can go straight for an
alternative. If you have a WAP/internet phone, the TfL site at
wap.tfl.gov.uk is invaluable (choose Live Travel News for the Tube from
the front page). You can also text TUBE JUBILEE to 60835 to get
real-time info for the Jubilee line (or swap JUBILEE for any other line).

If there are problems, alternatives would be to catch another overground
train from London Bridge onwards into Charing Cross and then go for the
Bakerloo direct, or take the Northern to Moorgate and then Circle or
Hammersmith & City to Paddington.

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Dave Arquati
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London