As an infrequent traveller I've found it handy to keep this screenshot on my phone.
These Elizabeth line / DLR and Jubilee line stations can all be useful (flexibility wise) when travelling from Abbey Wood / Bexleyheath - and handy to know how to travel the short distances between them. Who'd know that Heron Quays (DLR) to the Canary Wharf (Jubilee line) is quicker than Canary Wharf (DLR) to Canary wharf (Jubilee Line).
As a retiree of 10 years who previously travelled to London for 44 years I find the new options both bewildering and wonderful.
I feel I may have missed the boat ... which come to think of it can be picked up at Canary Wharf too
The signs for the jubilee line have been especially poor from canary wharf Liz line (pretty sure that's still the case). I pity anyone who doesn't get off at the back of the train from Abbey wood and walk through the shopping centre past Waitrose and down the escalators to reach the side entrance of the jubilee line.
Signage directs travellers to the far end of the shopping centre to enter the jubilee line via the ticket office entrance which is a much longer way, unless perhaps you needed the front end of the jubilee line train, which I never have myself.
The Elizabeth line, because it goes to the airport, often has people with luggage. So the nature of transfer points matters. It matters if you have pushchairs and children too.
The signs for the jubilee line have been especially poor from canary wharf Liz line (pretty sure that's still the case). I pity anyone who doesn't get off at the back of the train from Abbey wood and walk through the shopping centre past Waitrose and down the escalators to reach the side entrance of the jubilee line.
Signage directs travellers to the far end of the shopping centre to enter the jubilee line via the ticket office entrance which is a much longer way, unless perhaps you needed the front end of the jubilee line train, which I never have myself.
You can get off the front of the Lizzie and do pretty much the same parallel walk, across Adams Place, straight through the mall and out the other side to Montgomery Square and the main CW Jubilee entrance.
The advice for Canary Wharf then is just travel at either end and not the middle of the Lizzie 🤷🏻♂️
The signs for the jubilee line have been especially poor from canary wharf Liz line (pretty sure that's still the case). I pity anyone who doesn't get off at the back of the train from Abbey wood and walk through the shopping centre past Waitrose and down the escalators to reach the side entrance of the jubilee line.
Signage directs travellers to the far end of the shopping centre to enter the jubilee line via the ticket office entrance which is a much longer way, unless perhaps you needed the front end of the jubilee line train, which I never have myself.
You can get off the front of the Lizzie and do pretty much the same parallel walk, across Adams Place, straight through the mall and out the other side to Montgomery Square and the main CW Jubilee entrance.
The advice for Canary Wharf then is just travel at either end and not the middle of the Lizzie 🤷🏻♂️
Ok but when you've got off the back of the Liz line and find you're directed by signs to the ticket hall entrance to the jubilee line but need the back of the jubilee via a quicker route, it's poor. Annoyed me for months when the line opened.
Whenever I had time I'd turn one of their standing signs so it pointed the right way, the direct way, to the jubilee line and that gave me some satisfaction. As said, not sure if that's been improved now.
I am a walking advert for the Lizzie Line. Its the absolute bollocks. I'm a manager on various building sites across town and i now driver my van to Scabbey Wood and can get to 3 or 4 sites with ease and no agg. Instead of sitting in a tin can wanting to kill people and cyclists all day. Its great. Get e mails and reports done on the train and get back to the office quicker. Love it.
As or Wembely we've got 3 jobs around the ground and i cant tell how easy it is to get to using Farringdon.
Another vote for Farringdon - if you're coming in from Kent direction, go to the front of the train, use the Farringdon exit, up the escalator, cross the road, on the Met line pdq. Lizzie to Jubilee at Bond Steet is about a 10 minute walk, probably worse when it's busy.
Re Heathrow, you can transfer between terminals for free, even on the Heathrow express if that happens to roll in. You can get an inter terminal ticket or just use your oyster, as long as you don't travel beyond the terminals, doubtless a swingeing fine would await.
Another vote for Farringdon - if you're coming in from Kent direction, go to the front of the train, use the Farringdon exit, up the escalator, cross the road, on the Met line pdq. Lizzie to Jubilee at Bond Steet is about a 10 minute walk, probably worse when it's busy.
The road has been pedestrianised so just look out for cyclists and delivery riders on e-bikes.
Another vote for Farringdon - if you're coming in from Kent direction, go to the front of the train, use the Farringdon exit, up the escalator, cross the road, on the Met line pdq.
The road has been pedestrianised so just look out for cyclists and delivery riders on e-bikes.
Good point....also the charity collectors (chuggers in the modern vernacular), they swarm around there like flies.
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The walks from the Elizabeth line to the Met at Liverpool Street/Moorgate/Barbican aren't exactly short.
These Elizabeth line / DLR and Jubilee line stations can all be useful (flexibility wise) when travelling from Abbey Wood / Bexleyheath - and handy to know how to travel the short distances between them. Who'd know that Heron Quays (DLR) to the Canary Wharf (Jubilee line) is quicker than Canary Wharf (DLR) to Canary wharf (Jubilee Line).
As a retiree of 10 years who previously travelled to London for 44 years I find the new options both bewildering and wonderful.
I feel I may have missed the boat ... which come to think of it can be picked up at Canary Wharf too
Signage directs travellers to the far end of the shopping centre to enter the jubilee line via the ticket office entrance which is a much longer way, unless perhaps you needed the front end of the jubilee line train, which I never have myself.
It matters if you have pushchairs and children too.
Ok but when you've got off the back of the Liz line and find you're directed by signs to the ticket hall entrance to the jubilee line but need the back of the jubilee via a quicker route, it's poor. Annoyed me for months when the line opened.
Whenever I had time I'd turn one of their standing signs so it pointed the right way, the direct way, to the jubilee line and that gave me some satisfaction. As said, not sure if that's been improved now.
As or Wembely we've got 3 jobs around the ground and i cant tell how easy it is to get to using Farringdon.
Re Heathrow, you can transfer between terminals for free, even on the Heathrow express if that happens to roll in. You can get an inter terminal ticket or just use your oyster, as long as you don't travel beyond the terminals, doubtless a swingeing fine would await.
The most proper Charlton thread ever.