• Visitors can check out the Forum FAQ by clicking this link. You have to register before you can post: click the REGISTER link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. View our Forum Privacy Policy.
  • Want to receive the latest contracting news and advice straight to your inbox? Sign up to the ContractorUK newsletter here. Every sign up will also be entered into a draw to WIN £100 Amazon vouchers!

Durham/Newcastle -> Canary Wharf by train

Collapse
X
  •  
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

    Durham/Newcastle -> Canary Wharf by train

    I don't know London well enough to tell how easy/long such a trip might take. The only thing I know is the direct express train is 3hr from Durham to King's Cross, from there I'm lost. Small-town mentality says "oh just hop across on the tube", but I recall you can easily spend 1hr+ on the tube...

    http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk reckons 25min from Kings Cross, though it has about 5 choices for Kings cross, not sure they are the same...
    Last edited by d000hg; 12 April 2010, 14:22.
    Originally posted by MaryPoppins
    I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
    Originally posted by vetran
    Urine is quite nourishing

    #2
    Originally posted by d000hg View Post
    I don't know London well enough to tell how easy/long such a trip might take. The only thing I know is the direct express train is 3hr from Durham to King's Cross, from there I'm lost. Small-town mentality says "oh just hop across on the tube", but I recall you can easily spend 1hr+ on the tube...
    Northern Line - Docklands light railway I think (about 30 mins).


    Go to tfl.gov.uk and you'll find the answer.

    F IT ...... I'll do the work for you, answer below. The short version is Northern Line down to Bank Station, change at Bank for the DLR.

    Total time:26 mins.



    15:21
    Tube
    15:30 King's Cross St.Pancras Underground Station
    Take the Northern Line towards Morden

    BANK STATION: During escalator replacement work there is no step-free access to the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and a reduced escalator service between the DLR and Northern/Central/Waterloo & City lines at Bank. A one-way system, via the staircase from the Northern line platforms, will operate for customers accessing the DLR from Bank station. Allow extra time to change between the DLR and Bank station in either direction. Reported: 05/03/10 00:18 Last Updated: 05/03/10 00:18
    BANK STATION: No step-free access to the DLR platforms due to planned London Underground maintenance work. Reported: 08/03/10 11:26 Last Updated: 09/04/10 14:32
    KING'S CROSS ST PANCRAS STATION: Reduced escalator service until late April 2010. Reported: 12/04/10 03:14 Last Updated: 12/04/10 03:14

    Zone(s): 1

    * Average journey time: 9 mins
    * Zone(s): 1


    Maps
    King's Cross St.Pancras Underground Station
    Interactive MapPDF Map
    15:35
    DLR
    Bank DLR Station
    Take Docklands Light Railway towards Lewisham DLR Station

    Zone(s): 1, 2

    * Average journey time: 12 mins
    * Zone(s): 1, 2


    Bank DLR Station
    Interactive MapPDF Map
    15:47 Canary Wharf DLR Station
    Last edited by AngelOfTheNorth; 12 April 2010, 14:24.

    Comment


      #3
      Northern Line to Bank and then DLR to Canary Wharf,
      or Northern Line to London Bridge and Jubilee Line to Canary Wharf

      I reckon either should take about 30-40 mins once you are into Kings Cross.
      Never has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.

      Comment


        #4
        Try the journey planner here:
        http://www.tfl.gov.uk/

        It reckons the journey takes less than half-an-hour. My own recollection is that I'd allow 45 mins in the rush hour to be on the safe side.

        Comment


          #5
          Kings Cross cab rank: "Canary Wharf please"
          Cats are evil.

          Comment


            #6
            Originally posted by swamp View Post
            Kings Cross cab rank: "Canary Wharf please"
            Class!

            Comment


              #7
              Originally posted by swamp View Post
              Kings Cross cab rank: "Canary Wharf please"
              In seriousness, how long would this take (at rush hour, 9am) and how much would it cost?

              I'm researching a weekly commute to client site on the Wharf, so a one-time expense to save some time in favour of not turning up late and sweaty might be well worth it.
              Originally posted by MaryPoppins
              I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
              Originally posted by vetran
              Urine is quite nourishing

              Comment


                #8
                Originally posted by swamp View Post
                Kings Cross cab rank: "Canary Wharf please"
                The cab rank can be a bit crowded in the mornings. Sometimes on a sunny day I'd set off walking and pick one up somewhere along Gray's Inn Road or if it was particularly nice walk the whole way.

                (I used to do the same trip, but from Doncaster.)
                Insanity: repeating the same actions, but expecting different results.
                threadeds website, and here's my blog.

                Comment


                  #9
                  Originally posted by swamp View Post
                  Kings Cross cab rank: "Canary Wharf please"


                  Aye, get's my vote. The underground scares the tulip and daffodildos out of me.
                  How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.

                  Follow me on Twitter - LinkedIn Profile - The HAB blog - New Blog: Mad Cameron
                  Xeno points: +5 - Asperger rating: 36 - Paranoid Schizophrenic rating: 44%

                  "We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to high office" - Aesop

                  Comment


                    #10
                    Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View Post


                    Aye, get's my vote. The underground scares the tulip and daffodildos out of me.
                    Wimp .......

                    Comment

                    Working...
                    X