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What is the quickest way to Paddington from bexleyheath?

I have a meeting tomorrow morning at 9 over at Paddington and was wondering the quickest/best train to get?

P.S. why isn't there a category for train chat? Is this a charlton website or not?
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  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,847
    I thoroughly recommend the app called "Citymapper" fantastic for these sorts of things, especially when you might need to know right now and not have time for people on here to answer!
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    Catapult
  • I would suggest Bexleyheath to London Bridge then Jubilee line to Baker street then Bakerloo to Paddington should take about a hour.
  • Uber
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    Gammysnr said:

    Uber

    Not entirely ruling that out if I'm honest
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    Leuth said:

    Catapult

    My catapult is in the shop getting repaired unfortunately
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    Thanks guys, I'll go with Stu's advice for the morning but have also downloaded citymapper
  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 4,967
    or go straight through to charing cross and pick up the Bakerloo line from their
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,476
    I expected this to be about what platform offers the best view and element protection for getting those all important numbers.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,595
    Try and have a bit of decorum though mate

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  • What is the quickest way to Paddington from bexleyheath?

    Helicopter
  • P.p.s if you were a Charlton fan, you wouldn't need to ask.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    Cycle.
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,220
    If you're considering a cab then get one to North Greenwich and its 35 mins from there.

    If the Blackwall screwed don't bother!
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    edited September 2017
    I work in Paddington. Get on back of train at Bexleyheath, change at Waterloo east on to jubilee at Southwark. Door 18. Exit opposite door walk though tunnel directly in front of you to bakerloo line and for Paddington exit walk up to the right about a 3rd of the way up platform to get on train for 3 stops to exit same side. If you don't get off at the right door you get stuck in queue for escalators.

    Download 'tube exits' app which is handy....
  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,255

    P.p.s if you were a Charlton fan, you wouldn't need to ask.

    Yeah I'm not being funny dave but I have to question who you really are after starting this thread. Next thing you'll be telling me you don't own a thermos flask
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    edited September 2017
    The changing from train at London Bridge to jubilee line down the smelly toilet vault tunnel is awful btw....
  • MrLargo
    MrLargo Posts: 7,989
    edited September 2017
    For Christ's sake. What manner of heartless brute starts a new thread about trains and doesn't include a gratuitous picture.

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  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600

    I work in Paddington. Get on back of train at Bexleyheath, change at Waterloo east on to jubilee at Southwark. Door 18. Exit opposite door walk though tunnel directly in front of you to bakerloo line and for Paddington exit walk up to the right about a 3rd of the way up platform to get on train for 3 stops to exit same side. If you don't get off at the right door you get stuck in queue for escalators.

    Download 'tube exits' app which is handy....

    You are proper Charlton. I thought I'd seen you before...

    image
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    Did he make it?
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  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    I did thank you, wasn't overly productive meeting but I am now sat in the pub so every cloud and all that
  • I did thank you, wasn't overly productive meeting but I am now sat in the pub so every cloud and all that

    F8ck the meeting, we want to know which route you took, with train numbers and photos :smile:
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    edited September 2017

    I did thank you, wasn't overly productive meeting but I am now sat in the pub so every cloud and all that

    F8ck the meeting, we want to know which route you took, with train numbers and photos :smile:
    That is utter filth... Children come on here, dont want to be reading porn like that!! :)
  • Does anyone know if the prices for Scunthorpe away on 25 November will get any cheaper? Been checking on trainline and they've been always at £92.10 for several weeks (even with the 12 week advance purchase window) and are the same all day? Has anyone been before know if it usually costs less? Maybe there's something important on up that way this day....
  • just had a look;


    10.03 london kings cross 13.46 scunthorpe ( 1 change at doncaster ) £39.00
    18.08 scunthorpe london 21.22 kings cross ( 1 change at doncaster ) £26.70

    total £65.70 without any railcard discounts;

    @ElfsborgAddick and @clive are the men to talk to, they usually do a thread on each away game.
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,231
    Addick90 said:

    Does anyone know if the prices for Scunthorpe away on 25 November will get any cheaper? Been checking on trainline and they've been always at £92.10 for several weeks (even with the 12 week advance purchase window) and are the same all day? Has anyone been before know if it usually costs less? Maybe there's something important on up that way this day....

    Avoid The Train Line.

    Better to look on National Rail journey planner.
  • Addick90 said:

    Does anyone know if the prices for Scunthorpe away on 25 November will get any cheaper? Been checking on trainline and they've been always at £92.10 for several weeks (even with the 12 week advance purchase window) and are the same all day? Has anyone been before know if it usually costs less? Maybe there's something important on up that way this day....

    As @palarsehater recommends or try splitting tickets, i.e single to Doncaster then single to Scunthorpe and same as outward journey, sometimes it ends up cheaper that way.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    If it were me I'd go this way. It might be a little longer than some routes, but there's more train action and you get to avoid the notorious Southern Rail:

    Belxleyheath to Lewisham, Bexleyheath Line
    Lewisham to Limehouse, DLR
    Limehouse to West Ham, C2C
    West Ham to Stratford, Jubilee Line
    Stratford to Liverpool Street, Central Line
    Liverpool Street to Cambridge, Greater Anglia
    Cambridge to Kings Cross, Great Northern
    Kings Cross to Newcastle, East Coast Mainline
    Newcastle to Carlisle, Northern
    Carlisle to Settle, Northern
    Settle to Leeds, Northern
    Leeds to Bristol Temple Meads, Cross Country
    Bristol to Didcot Parkway, Great Western
    Didcot Parkway to Ealing Broadway, Great Western
    Ealing Broadway to Embankment, District
    Embankment to Camden Town (via Mornington Crescent and a win), Northern
    Camden Town to London Bridge, Northern
    London Bridge to Baker Street, Jubilee
    Baker Street to Paddington, Stuck in a tunnel on the Hammersmith and City line


  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    edited September 2017
    My own train advice request here for a mate of mine... Have a return ticket from Bexleyheath to London Terminals, want a single ticket from Bexleyheath to Strood. If going from London to Strood, do I have to use the Bexleyheath Line as per the existing / new tickets or can I get a train using the following options:

    - London Charing Cross to Strood (Direct via. Woolwich or Direct via. Sidcup)
    - London Victoria to Rochester (Direct via. Bromley South) and then a train back to Strood

    Or is the only route allowed: London to Dartford (via. Bexleyheath) change and get a Strood train from there as my mate is concerned that should there be a ticket inspector on any of the above trains he'll get fined.

    I remember years ago going from work to a Southend game on a Friday night (year Kyle Reid scored in the last minute to make it 2-1), and even in Essex was allowed to use my Bexleyheath season ticket as far as Zone Five and then got a separate ticket from Zone Five to complete the rest of the journey