Day trip to London from Manchester for an official event 8 September 2020 at 9:49AM in UK holidays, days out & entertainments 6 replies 81 views

seaweed5254

Hi All,  I would need to go to London on 1st Oct. for an official event that i cannot miss. Looking at the available train schedules, the cheapest single fare i can get is £34. However, according to the trainline website, this could be subject to change, and I cannot risk this. If I were to drive to London, can you suggest where i can park my car (outside central London or even outside London). Thank you in advance.

onwards&upwards

It won't change once you book the ticket.

Where is the event?

daveyjp

The timetables will be reviewed on 26th September in response to Covid, hence the warning your booked train time may change times.

However if you do book a service which doesn't run you are entitled to use an alternative service.

With such a potential disruption book through the train operating company and not Trainline as problems are easier to resolve if you deal directly with the provider rather than a third party.

Paula_Smith

How about Luton Airport Parkway - its just off the M1
https://www.london-luton.co.uk/to-and-from-lla/travelling-from-london-or-the-south

Robin9

Paula_Smith said:

How about Luton Airport Parkway - its just off the M1
https://www.london-luton.co.uk/to-and-from-lla/travelling-from-london-or-the-south

There has to be a better way - I presume the OP is looking to go from Euston but we don't know where OP lives.

jon81uk

If you want to park it depends where the event is, how long it is on for etc. Don't forget if it is very central there is the £15 congestion charge.
At weekends you might find on-street parking for free if you are lucky and can do some decent research on streetview etc.
But otherwise one good option is to park at Westfield either Shepherds Bush or Stratford and take the tube in from there

Train will most likely be cheaper and easier overall though.

bradders1983

I assume he lives in Manchester given the thread title.

I have often parked on a street near Stanmore tube station, end of the Jubilee line, but this was years back and street restrictions may be more severe now.  And that is just off the M1; the OP may actually be coming down the M40.