need quicker/better train route please.

sandraroffey

need to be at london waterloo this sunday by half past mid day, absolute latest, travelling from ipswich.

The route i have looked at (and i appreciate its a sunday!!) says that will take me two and half hours!!! plus there is disruption on the underground because of engineering work. that seems like rather a long time to me???

the route i looked at said train to stratford then tube to waterloo. the tube journey alone showed at 45 minutes!!

not bothered about driving a little way out of ipswich and parking up for the day if i can get a quicker journey from somewhere else.. anyone any bright ideas???

WickedWolfie

sandraroffey wrote: »

need to be at london waterloo this sunday by half past mid day, absolute latest, travelling from ipswich.

The route i have looked at (and i appreciate its a sunday!!) says that will take me two and half hours!!! plus there is disruption on the underground because of engineering work. that seems like rather a long time to me???

the route i looked at said train to stratford then tube to waterloo. the tube journey alone showed at 45 minutes!!

not bothered about driving a little way out of ipswich and parking up for the day if i can get a quicker journey from somewhere else.. anyone any bright ideas???

Welcome to weekend engineering works. National Rail Enquiries (see link) shows that there is a bus service between Ipswich and Witham (taking 45 minutes). Witham to Stratford on the train then takes a further 45 minutes. The only piece of good news I can give you is that while the National Rail website gives Stratford to Waterloo as yet another 45 minutes on the Jubilee line TfL's own website quotes it as taking 20 mins.

National Rail:
http://nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/currentAndFuture.html?nojs=true&action=true&txtTravelDate=24%2F02%2F2013&toc=le

TfL site:
http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/user/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en&execInst=&sessionID=0&ptOptionsActive=1&itOptionsActive=1&imparedOptionsActive=1&ptAdvancedOptions=1&place_origin=London&place_destination=London&show_origin=Stratford&show_destination=Waterloo&type_origin=stop&type_destination=stop&itdTripDateTimeDepArr=arr&datepicker=23%2F02%2F2013&stepfree-access=no-requirements&routeType=LEASTTIME&includedMeans=checkbox&inclMOT_2=on&inclMOT_1=on&inclMOT_5=on&inclMOT_0=on&inclMOT_4=on&inclMOT_9=on&inclMOT_7=on&inclMOT_8=on&inclMOT_3=on&trITMOTvalue101=60&trITMOTvalue=20&trITMOT=100&changeSpeed=normal&name_origin=1000226&name_destination=1000254&itdDate=20130223&itdTimeHour=12&itdTimeMinute=15

suffolkb

You are going to be on a bus for part of the journey anyway, so why not get the coach?
The 05:55 is only £4.50 and the 08:15 is £8.50, both to Victoria. The 21:00 back is also £4.50.

redux

WickedWolfie wrote: »

The only piece of good news I can give you is that while the National Rail website gives Stratford to Waterloo as yet another 45 minutes on the Jubilee line TfL's own website quotes it as taking 20 mins.

And depending on how many further stops are on the National Rail service it may work out as well to travel right in to Liverpool Street then via Bank and Waterloo & City line

sandraroffey

thanks to everyone for all the replies. what a day to pick to go to london???!!! armed with all this information, its going to be easier than i thought. thank you again.

totallybored

redux wrote: »

And depending on how many further stops are on the National Rail service it may work out as well to travel right in to Liverpool Street then via Bank and Waterloo & City line

No Waterloo and City line on Sundays though.

sandraroffey

oh no!! wouldnt you know it!!!!!

redux

totallybored wrote: »

No Waterloo and City line on Sundays though.

sorry, shows what I know

totallybored

redux wrote: »

sorry, shows what I know

The OP could always just walk, it'll only be a few miles

A bus might be possible, there's not much traffic on a Sunday morning so wouldn't take too long.

suffolkb

http://www.quickmap.com/movie1liv.htm

Number 26 bus. Takes 15 mins.

photome

Why not drive as far as you can with easy parking then public transport for last bit,

you are only an hour away by car