Hi,
We will be travelling from Liverpool to London (Canary Wharf) on Tuesday by minibus. We will be leaving school at 6am and we need to arrive in Canary Wharf by 11am.

Can anyone tell me what would be the best option for this journey?
I was thinking Liverpool-Stanmore Tube station - Park - Tube info Canary Wharf

Can anyone recommend a better route or tell me if this sounds a good option?
Haven't arranged parking yet as the NCP has height restrictions so that's another thing Im looking for parking that's suitable for a minibus at Stanmore or any other station recommended.
Please Help!
Thanks

On 2013-11-23 19:20:23 +0000, juliejonesy said:

Hi,
We will be travelling from Liverpool to London (Canary Wharf) on Tuesday
by minibus. We will be leaving school at 6am and we need to arrive in
Canary Wharf by 11am.

As Paul says you may be cutting it fine - make sure you take the M6
toll road. I drove to Manchester and back a few weeks ago and the good
news is that the M1 roadworks are about over.


Can anyone tell me what would be the best option for this journey?
I was thinking Liverpool-Stanmore Tube station - Park - Tube info Canary
Wharf

Stanmore is right by the M1 so a good choice.

Haven't arranged parking yet as the NCP has height restrictions so
that's another thing Im looking for parking that's suitable for a
minibus at Stanmore or any other station recommended.

You could try this:

https://www.parkatmyhouse.com/uk/parking/stanmore/

and see if anyone has a free space near the station. I think there a
school near the station - maybe you could ask them.

E.

Thanks again for the further comments so nice of you guys to take the time to offer your sound advice.
Super excited to visit our fabulous Capital its been a while! 20 years!

Cheers guys wish me luck! x

juliejonesy wrote:
Thanks again for the further comments so nice of you guys to take the
time to offer your sound advice.
Super excited to visit our fabulous Capital its been a while! 20 years!

Cheers guys wish me luck! x

One other question -- how will you be paying for the Tube journeys? As you
may know, cash fares are expensive, assuming the children are old enough to
need tickets. Oyster is much cheaper, but may not be worth buying for a one
day trip.

One other thought: try and have a DLR ride through Docklands if you have
time. The views are great, especially from the front (driverless) car. The
kids will love it.

On Mon, 25 Nov 2013 09:42:48 +0000, Paul Corfield
wrote:

It is worth asking about the Group Ticket provisions. They allow
discounted travel by tube, DLR and London Overground (NOT buses or
trams) for people travelling in groups of 10 or more. They cover
zones 1-6 which is ideal for Stanmore - Canary Wharf and back.

How does group tickets work? Does each member in the group get a
ticket, so they can go through the gates, or will they have to ble let
in by a member of staff?

--
jhk

On 24/11/2013 20:37, juliejonesy wrote:
Thanks again for the further comments so nice of you guys to take the
time to offer your sound advice.
Super excited to visit our fabulous Capital its been a while! 20 years!

Cheers guys wish me luck! x

Good luck! Do come back and tell us how you got on.

Hi Guys!
Thanks for all your messages regarding our trip appreciate your time.

We left school at 6am and arrived at Canary Wharf for 12 a hour behind schedule but it wasn't too much of a issue.

Parking at Stanmore was really easy we used parkonmydrive and jumped the tube straight through.
It was a long day for what we actually experienced, a lot of travelling back and forth.
Good day though London is a great place!
Once again Cheers

In article ,
(juliejonesy) wrote:

Hi Guys!
Thanks for all your messages regarding our trip appreciate your time.

We left school at 6am and arrived at Canary Wharf for 12 a hour behind
schedule but it wasn't too much of a issue.

Parking at Stanmore was really easy we used parkonmydrive and jumped
the tube straight through.
It was a long day for what we actually experienced, a lot of travelling
back and forth.
Good day though London is a great place!
Once again Cheers

Glad to hear the day went well. Good to get feedback!

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Paul Corfield wrote:
On Sat, 23 Nov 2013 20:20:23 +0100, juliejonesy
wrote:


Hi,
We will be travelling from Liverpool to London (Canary Wharf) on Tuesday
by minibus. We will be leaving school at 6am and we need to arrive in
Canary Wharf by 11am.

I am no expert on the motorways but is 4 hours enough time to get from
Liverpool to Stanmore allowing for the inevitable rush hour delays you
will hit at some point on your journey? Don't all motorways crawl to
a halt during the AM peak period so are you not at risk of being
clobbered somewhere in the West Midlands or south thereof?

The tube takes about 45-50 mins to C Wharf but you need to allow time
for buying tickets, parking time, etc etc.

I'd just question whether the 5 hours has any contingency in it for
delays plus the things I've said just above.

Can anyone tell me what would be the best option for this journey?
I was thinking Liverpool-Stanmore Tube station - Park - Tube info Canary
Wharf

This is probably fine given Stanmore is within easy reach of the M1
and offers you a direct link to Canary Wharf.

Can anyone recommend a better route or tell me if this sounds a good
option?

The problem is that the further in you go the more traffic you'll
encounter and therefore risk delays.

The only other route I can think of is the M40 into Hillingdon on the
Met Line. There is a reasonably large tube station car park there but
I've no idea how busy it gets. Met Line to Finchley Road and then
Jubilee line will get you in reasonably quickly as the Met runs semi
fast south of Harrow on the Hill and runs past several Jubilee Line
stations. It's a cross platform interchange at Finchley Road so very
simple. Baker St is much more involved so don't bother!

Haven't arranged parking yet as the NCP has height restrictions so
that's another thing Im looking for parking that's suitable for a
minibus at Stanmore or any other station recommended.

That's a real puzzle. The only thing I can suggest is perhaps a
plaintive phone call to LU Customer Services to see if the local LU
manager covering Stanmore might allow you to park your minibus in the
staff car park (assuming there is one at Stanmore). I can't guarantee
that there isn't a height restriction though!

All good suggestions. If Hillingdon doesn't provide suitable parking, there
must be more options one station further out at Uxbridge?

On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 07:19:43PM -0600, Recliner wrote:

All good suggestions. If Hillingdon doesn't provide suitable parking, there
must be more options one station further out at Uxbridge?

Admittedly I've not used Uxbridge for years, but back when I did there
was no parking at all at the station, and very little nearby. I can only
assume that it's got worse since.

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