Need help planning trip to London

Right basically i'm off to London in a couple of weeks and I need help getting travel as cheap as possible without it taking ridiculously long.

From Hull. Leaving on the 19th August after midday, and coming home on the sunday (21st)

I looked at the mega bus at £9 each way But that would be like 4 1/2 hours each way too. So yeah, I think trains are the way to go but I need help finding them as cheap as possible... I don't care if i've gotta swap at stations etc as long as its a decent price.


Yes I know i've left it late. All help is appreciated.

http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/timesandfares/HUL/London/190811/1215/dep/210811/1015/dep

Those prices seem decent (in comparison to what I've had to pay before anyway )

Oh, and the think about booking ages in advance being cheaper is bull half of the time.

Yeah, i've seen that. I think I would rather go on a bus/coach that takes 2 hours longer but saves me £40. Didn't know if i'd be able to get it cheaper by getting smaller tickets like Hull to Leeds, then another from Leeds to somewhere then somewhere to London.

It's still like £7 or £8 from Meadowhall (Sheffield) to London so I doubt you'll find a cheaper alternative tbh. Good value, even if coach trips can be a bit of a nightmare.

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RobbieSavageIsA... wrote:It's still like £7 or £8 from Meadowhall (Sheffield) to London so I doubt you'll find a cheaper alternative tbh. Good value, even if coach trips can be a bit of a nightmare.

Yeah I think that may be the way to go, any ideas if they stop anywhere? Dunno if I can sit there for 4 hours without moving.

You're better off getting a coach. I travel in and out of London a lot and trains are ridiculous. Where in London are you coming?

Most coaches stop at a service station around 3 hours in to the journey.

Coaches are dirt cheap these days.

Mal wrote:You're better off getting a coach. I travel in and out of London a lot and trains are ridiculous. Where in London are you coming?

I'm actually going to Aylesbury. But the only way I know of getting there is going into London, then back out of London. Infact, I think that is the only way of doing it.

Yeah thats another thing, where do I find trains from London to surrounding towns (I think Aylesbury is a town)

You use Marylebone station for Aylesbury. Near me

I had a look Mal, I may as well just go to Paddington and get the train from there. That way I just have 1 change. If I went to Marleybone i'd have to go to Paddington anyway according to National Rail.

Can you help me with tube stuff? From what I gather St Pancreas is where Kings Cross is? So for me to get to Paddington, I need to go to Oxford Circus, then get another tube to Paddington.

What are the fares? £4.00 on each tube without one of them oyster cards?

Get an Oyster for £3. You can give it back for your money when you're done with it. Saves you fortunes.

If you get a coach, don't you get off at Victoria?

I'll answer your question tomorrow btw. I'm off out.

Mal wrote:Get an Oyster for £3. You can give it back for your money when you're done with it. Saves you fortunes.

If you get a coach, don't you get off at Victoria?

I'll answer your question tomorrow btw. I'm off out.

Coach goes to St Pancreas. And I didn't know that about the Oyster, should be worth it.

There's a National Rail for the East Coast that is actually very cheap when you book in advance.

http://www.eastcoast.co.uk/

Pretty sure that's it....

Decided on the bus, way cheaper and i'm pretty sure I can sit through the journey.

You can either walk out of St.Pancras and walk towards Warren Street(basically my area ) or the easier way is get on the Victoria line from Kings Cross to Oxford Circus then the Bakerloo Line to Paddington. With an Oyster it should only cost £3

Use TFL to plan your journey anyway. http://www.tfl.gov.uk

I heard Tottenham is quite good around this time. Really cheap prices its almost like your stealing.

Yeah I used TFL which is where I got my route from up in my other post.

I might just give up, is it really worth it for someones 21st? Considering i've gotta sort out somewhere to stay for 2 nights as well.