How close can you get to Inner London?

flyer

I know it's a bit late, but I'm taking the family to London tomorrow. The train fare is horrendous so I'm planning on driving down the M40 to a tube station and then going the rest of the way by tube (obviously).

How far can I go?

dmg24

You can go as far as you want to!

Are you asking how far you can go without paying the congestion charge?

irishjohn

If you go down the M40 and onto the A40 - then head for hanger lane - the residential streets around there have no parking restrictions and you can get the tube in easily from hanger Lane station

chris123

where do you live the train fares from

warwick

parkway are not too bad i

dont

know but i would be

surprised

if you can park in

london

.

flyer

dmg24 wrote: »

You can go as far as you want to!

Are you asking how far you can go without paying the congestion charge?

Yes please!

flyer

Is Hanger Lane Zone 6?

nic_santorini

I took the children to london and got a travel card for the adults and the children who were under 16 went for £1 and tube travel was free for them. Depends on the age of your children I guess and your train network. This was a network southeast deal.

dzug

You are probably best off going to Gerrards Cross or Beaconsfield and getting the train - quicker than the tube from further in and not a lot more expensive. There is a one day travelcard deal available. Alternatively Hillingdon is just off the end of the M40 and has a large car park.

tanith

I agree with the Hillingdon suggestion... very easy access from the A40 and plenty of local parking in case the carpark is full... its quick on the tube from there also and its mainly a nice quiet part of outer London..

boufje

also plumping for hillingdon, my boss commutes in from there everyday, you can get trains as well as tubes in from hillingdon.

trains from warwick parkway are also cheap (£15 return walk up fare after 10am and they do cheap family deals) it is 1 hr 50 mins from there into marylebone, you can get on the tube there or it is 5 minutes walk to baker street. nit depends whtat you are planning to do. Not sure what you plan to do with thefamily but remember that lots of london attractions have reductions if you produce a train ticket

bestyman

Just to clariy..Im off to London soon, You can park at a tube station called Hillingdon for free even for a few days?
TFL journey panner says 55 mins from there to Old street, is there a nearer place to park for free?
Thank you