public transport between paralympics venues and kings cross area

balletshoes

Hi all,

I've put this in the Olympics board too, but wondered if anyone might be able to help here.

I see availability for some paralympics events on 30th and 31st August, can anyone tell me which venue is easiest to get to and back from, to the Kings Cross area (we arrive by train there on Thursday morning, are staying in a hotel on the Grays Inn Road on Thursday evening, and are departing London on Friday evening from St Pancras).

The venues are -

the Aquatics centre,
Copper Box,
ExCel,
Greenwich Park
North Greenwich Arena.

The aquatics centre is looking favourite for event to be honest, as its finals and medals ceremonies, but how easy/difficult is it to get back and forward there on public transport?

wealdroam

The first two on your list are both in the Olympic Park.

Why not use the Spectator journey planner?

balletshoes

thanks - I'm really struggling to find my way around the official London2012 website. I'll have a go .

eta - well that looks pretty straightforward - 40 minutes on the train.

Jeff_Bridges_hair

woah... 40 minutes to where?> Anything thats in the Olympic park will take you 7 minutes from St Pancras.

Those at excel may take a little longer due to changing at Bank for the DLR but I doubt it would be 40 minutes.

balletshoes

Jeff_Bridges_hair wrote: »

woah... 40 minutes to where?> Anything thats in the Olympic park will take you 7 minutes from St Pancras.

Those at excel may take a little longer due to changing at Bank for the DLR but I doubt it would be 40 minutes.

yes, I see that, when I put in Kings Cross the journey was 40 minutes, its showing 25 minutes from St Pancras to the Aquatics centre, including the walk from Stratford international to the venue inside the Olympic park .