Kings cross to oxford circus Number bus & fare

stingray_316

Anyone on here live in london or know of the bus l need to get from Kings cross to Oxford circus and bus return journey..
Roughly how much would it cost one way or can you buy return tickets..
Also if you know where to get on the bus at kings cross and off at oxford circus.. Never been to London before and these journeys will be at night so l don't want to be looking about for bus stops and what bus l should be getting.. Thanks

dacouch

Get the Tube, Victoria Line (Light Blue colour on maps) will take about 5 minutes and cost £4.30 each way if you pay cash or £2.00 each way if you have an Oyster Card.

Bus will probably take upwards of 30 minutes, you either need 390 or 73 or 10 all from Bus Stop R. Bus will cost you £2.30 each way for cash or £1.35 each way on an Oyster card.

If you want to walk it, will take about 30 minutes and is 1.7 miles

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&cp=11&gs_id=17&xhr=t&q=oxford+circus&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1366&bih=643&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl

Journey Planner http://www.tfl.gov.uk/ also shows the fairs if you click on "Tickets"

stingray_316

Thanks alot for that info dacouch , do you or anyone know the quickest way by foot if walking and is it safe enough to walk at night as l would be walking back to a hotel in the kings cross area at midnight..

agrinnall

Simplest route is to walk east along Oxford Street then turn left into Tottenham Court Road, at the end of TCR turn right on Euston Road which will take you straight to King's Cross. I would expect there to be people about, the dodgiest area is probably King's Cross, and you'll have to be on foot there whether you walk or take public transport (although a taxi would hopefully drop you at the door of your hotel).

dacouch

The above directions are good, Kings X is not that bad now days, as it's a station it will attract people begging, blagging etc.

The key to places like this is act like a Londoner, be confident, ignore other people especially if they try and get your attention as your walking as they normally want to beg change etc.

You can get walking directions by entering a location into google, do a search then click on "Maps" at the top of the screen, it then gives you the option to "Get directions" by entering a destination. Once you've got directions (They will be for driving) click on the pedestrian icon and it gives you walking directions.

If you get lost ask a normal person for directions we're happy to help.

A good tip is to ask the Hotel for a business card, if you need a taxi you can then show them the card and they'll take you straight there.

stingray_316

One more question , do you know how much a taxi would charge from Oxford circus to kings cross roughly...

dacouch

Probably between £15 and £20 at the moment, would be about £12 normally.

You can look them up here but they don't take into account the Olympic Traffic. http://www.worldtaximeter.com/

Here's an app for taxis if you have a smart phone https://www.hailocab.com/?gclid=CNCY0IWRvbECFSQhtAodW24AlQ

Personally I would get the tube if it's open, they come every few minutes and you'll be there in under 10 minutes

stingray_316

Taxi £15 to £20 pounds:eek: not going down that route then... May take the underground if l can find the right line at kings cross or can l get it at st pancrass ...

dacouch

The tube station is at Kings Cross, tube stations are well sign posted, when you enter the station follow the signs for the "Victoria Line" which is shown on the maps as light blue.

There are plenty of Olympic staff to ask directions from at Tube stations, the tube staff by the ticket barriers are very knowledgable and will be happy to point you in the right direction.

The Vic line goes north to south so just jump on the right direction train they go every 2 mins or so. They lots of signs showing which the route the victoria line travels which are easy to follow.

Here's a full tube map, the Vic Line is the Light Blue colour, Kings Cross is roughly in the middle of the map. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/standard-tube-map.pdf

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/14091.aspx

You can get free tube pocket maps that are easy to read at tube stations or tourist booths and at many tourist attractions

Here's the symbol a Tube Station has outside.





Here's what the Kings Cross tube station sign will probably look like


Getting around on the tube is normally much easier than on a bus

Rover_Driver

If you are too late for the tube, and don't fancy walking, the buses 10, 73 & 390 run 24hrs.

Mids_Costcutter

I'd recommend the walkit.com web site for planning journeys on foot. Most larger urban areas in the UK are covered now and you can choose from direct, less busy and even low-pollution routes, the latter in London only though.

http://walkit.com/

Even tells you how many calories you'll burn!