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Please - a compendium of places that should be easy to get to, but arent. I shall forward the completed thread to citydreams for further analysis. :)
Item 1: Wood Green to Homerton - a right pain in the arse.. :mad:
So thats that. Wood Green to Homerton - the only irritating journey in London. Everything else's hunky dory.
cool.
lang rabbie
05-05-2007, 16:30
Getting to Homerton from anywhere that isn't on the North London Line is a pain. There is a warp in the space-time continuum at Highbury and Islington statio which means that I always miss the eastbound NLL train to Hackney and Homerton by one minute, however late it was running.:mad:
ChrisFilter
05-05-2007, 16:35
Tulse Hill to Clapham.Very annoying.
wrysmile
05-05-2007, 16:37
Tulse Hill to Clapham.Very annoying.
Isn't it? So close yet so far, you need to take your bike - by far the easiest way... :cool:
Hocus Eye.
05-05-2007, 16:37
What a strange thread. :confused:
Is it just about London places or can I have Stoke on Trent to Stockholm?
Nottingham to Alton Towers is mighty annoying.
Canada Water/Surrey Quays to Brixton - why is there no direct bus???
What a strange thread. :confused:
Is it just about London places or can I have Stoke on Trent to Stockholm?
Which forum is this in??? :confused: :p
Bethnal Green to King's Cross
Hocus Eye.
05-05-2007, 17:10
Which forum is this in??? :confused: :p
I got here via 'new posts' another interesting journey itself. I should have looked out of the window to see where I was I guess.:o
I always travel via new posts too. It's cheapest and fastest.
PacificOcean
06-05-2007, 09:13
Brixton to any part of South East London.
Apart from the shitty little P4, why are their no buses from Brixton to South East London?
If you want to go into town or Croydon from Brixton, you are well catered for. But Brixton to Brockley or Bromley? Forget it :mad:
spanglechick
06-05-2007, 09:22
wimbledon from anywhere that isn't on the same line. And i include croydon, despite the tramlink.
kilburn from herne hill (that's my excuse, anyway, trashola ;))
Monkeygrinder's Organ
06-05-2007, 09:41
If you want to go into town or Croydon from Brixton, you are well catered for. But Brixton to Brockley or Bromley? Forget it :mad:
You can get the train from Brixton to Bromley though.:)
Seven sisters/turnpike lane to archway.
:mad:
Seven sisters/turnpike lane to archway.
:mad:
But you can just get the 41.:confused:
phildwyer
06-05-2007, 13:03
Hell, Hull and Halifax.
citydreams
06-05-2007, 13:08
Please - a compendium of places that should be easy to get to, but arent. I shall forward the completed thread to citydreams for further analysis. :)
we don't have irritating journeys, just irritating customers :mad:
http://www.londontravelwatch.org.uk/view_event.php?id=524 :)
sarfsider
07-05-2007, 13:42
Brixton to any part of South East London.
Apart from the shitty little P4, why are their no buses from Brixton to South East London?
If you want to go into town or Croydon from Brixton, you are well catered for. But Brixton to Brockley or Bromley? Forget it :mad:As mentioned, you can get a train from Bromley South to Brixton. Takes around 20 mins. I used to live in Brockley and make the commute to Brixton. Utter nightmare, including going into London Bridge and taking the tube to Stockwell then changing. I swear it took me longer than getting into central London. Plus using a Zone 1 Travelcard when I was essentially travelling btwn 2 locations in Zone 2. :mad:
The P4 may be a shitty little bus, but it's quick from where I live now. From Forest Hill to Brixton it again takes about 20 mins because it cuts out the major traffic hotspots on the way by going through Dulwich Village. And it cuts out sitting in traffic on the High St as it goes down the side roads on the way into Brix Town Centre.
It's not just about crap services from Brixton to SE London. SW to SE London is a real faff. Yep, we are getting the Overground/tube/East London Railway/whatever it's called this week around my way. But they may cut the Forest Hill, Sydenham, CP to Clapham Jct and Victoria train instead.
Orang Utan
07-05-2007, 13:44
Brixton to any part of South East London.
Apart from the shitty little P4, why are their no buses from Brixton to South East London?
If you want to go into town or Croydon from Brixton, you are well catered for. But Brixton to Brockley or Bromley? Forget it :mad:
Get to Peckham, then get another bus to SE London - piece of piss
Luton Airport to South Ealing on a sunday evening.
Kennington to Greenwich - takes an hour by public transport or 15 minutes in the car :rolleyes:
detective-boy
07-05-2007, 15:40
Twickenham to Epsom (or any number of similar combinations requiring non-"In" / "Out" direction travel - selected this one as it is now my daily commute - thank God for the R1 (bike, not bus)! :mad: )
Nottingham to anywhere. Mysteriously adds a couple of hours to any journey, e.g. Blackpool to Southampton, six hours. Via Nottingham, nine. Magic.
ChrisFilter
08-05-2007, 08:29
Get to Peckham, then get another bus to SE London - piece of piss
Na, fucking annoying, buses are so slow, specially round that way. Would take a good hour to get anywhere.
Roadkill
08-05-2007, 08:34
Lewisham to Charlton. Fine in the day but a pain in the arse at night, since it's either two buses or a walk to Blackheath Hill - either of which is unappealing after a heavy night in Stonewall. :D
Orang Utan
08-05-2007, 08:49
Na, fucking annoying, buses are so slow, specially round that way. Would take a good hour to get anywhere.
Then it's an ideal opportunity to catch up on some reading! :)
Brainaddict
08-05-2007, 08:54
Brixton to Southfields. There seems no good reason it should take an hour...:mad:
DJWrongspeed
08-05-2007, 09:04
Camden to Wapping, nightmare:mad: it was on a sunday and because of closed tubes , late late buses, we just gave up!
RubyToogood
08-05-2007, 10:16
It's not just about crap services from Brixton to SE London. SW to SE London is a real faff.
Even by road it's a faff getting anywhere SW to SE or vice versa, because the whole area is carved up by railway lines, so that any journey is zig zag zig zag all the way. Even the Scircular is a glorified zigzag.
fractionMan
08-05-2007, 10:24
Anywhere outside london to stanstead.
Anywhere through Victoria Station at rush hour. It's filth, with the barriers and the sirens going off and the out-of-towners with their elbows :mad:
From Hackney to St James Park I get a bus to Liv St then the Circle Line to avoid the H&I/Victoria nightmare.
intrikat
11-05-2007, 22:55
It's not just about crap services from Brixton to SE London. SW to SE London is a real faff.
Yep, it is awful. I used to live in west norwood and travel to wimbledon for work.
oh boy, that was fun.
ShiftyBagLady
11-05-2007, 23:08
streatham to stockwell
you can only get to brixton from streatham then you have to change to go around the corner! its just stupid
lang rabbie
11-05-2007, 23:21
streatham to stockwell
you can only get to brixton from streatham then you have to change to go around the corner! its just stupid
What's wrong with the 255 bus? :confused:
sheothebudworths
11-05-2007, 23:26
Bethnal Green to King's Cross
An 8 to Chancery Lane and a quick stroll (or another bus) up Grays Inn Road?
Bethnal Green to King's Cross
Central Line one stop to Liverpool Street, then Circle Line four stops to King's Cross? Not that bad, is it?
An 8 to Chancery Lane and a quick stroll (or another bus) up Grays Inn Road?
Central Line one stop to Liverpool Street, then Circle Line four stops to King's Cross? Not that bad, is it?
Yes, yes... but fairly massive dog-legs (massive relative to Zone 2, that is). Not being near Bethnal Green tube, it's annoying to start off walking directly away from King's X...
Southgate to Golders Green. You'd think someone would give us Jews and hand there (or maybe they assume we all have volvos).
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