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Swindon by train

Jonjo-For-England
Jonjo-For-England Posts: 61
edited May 2010 in General Charlton
Anyone going to Swindon by train and if so what would you suggest the best route to be ? I had a quick look and the train journey seems to be more trouble than it's worth.
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  • Ollywozere
    Ollywozere Posts: 1,544
    Takes an hour from Paddington to Swindon straight through doesn't it? Thought it was pretty straight forward!
  • paulbaconsarnie
    paulbaconsarnie Posts: 9,435
    i looked on thetrainline earlier.
    £11.50 single going out lunchtime.
    £7.50 single coming back. last train from swindon is at 23.15.
    gonna make sure i get match tickets before booking though.
  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,287
    Yeah mate, paddington to swindon direct
  • Ollywozere
    Ollywozere Posts: 1,544
    Going to get a train straight from paddington after work. I'll be on the 17:45. Thankfully will be meeting the family up there so will grab a lift in the car on the way back!
  • NathanPrior
    NathanPrior Posts: 3,577
    £12.50 return for me ;)
  • cafcdan18
    cafcdan18 Posts: 3,664
    Rather than start another thread, does anyone know how long it would take to drive to Swindon or how long on the coach from Eltham area if they used the service in Feb?
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    I'm on the 16.00 up and the 22.31 back £24.50
  • nichorob
    nichorob Posts: 1,794
    If there is no traffic then should only take about 90 mins to drive max, not a bad drive round the M25 and then onto the M4.
  • cafcdan18
    cafcdan18 Posts: 3,664
    cheers nich!
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,128
    [cite]Posted By: cafcdan18[/cite]Rather than start another thread, does anyone know how long it would take to drive to Swindon or how long on the coach from Eltham area if they used the service in Feb?

    I drove there from greenwich for the league game and it took about 2 hours 15 mins

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  • Jonjo-For-England
    Jonjo-For-England Posts: 61
    all the return tickets to and from new eltham that i saw are about £50, might give the train a miss lol
  • NathanPrior
    NathanPrior Posts: 3,577
    [cite]Posted By: Jonjo-For-England[/cite]all the return tickets to and from new eltham that i saw are about £50, might give the train a miss lol

    Get a travelcard and get a return from paddington. Or for me, instead of going to New Eltham, i'm gonna get the tube from North Greenwich
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,406
    [cite]Posted By: nichorob[/cite]If there is no traffic then should only take about 90 mins to drive max, not a bad drive round the M25 and then onto the M4.

    Make sure you leave early, as the M25 on a friday after 4pm is a car park. Mainly between j/t's 11 and 15 and onto the M4.
  • nichorob
    nichorob Posts: 1,794
    [cite]Posted By: shirty5[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: nichorob[/cite]If there is no traffic then should only take about 90 mins to drive max, not a bad drive round the M25 and then onto the M4.

    Make sure you leave early, as the M25 on a friday after 4pm is a car park. Mainly between j/t's 11 and 15 and onto the M4.

    Tell me about it, done the journey many a time. Simple journey outside of peak times. I think I have made it to Bristol in 2 hours before!
  • da2 addick
    da2 addick Posts: 54
    two of us getting the 13.48 from paddington returning saturday £25.50 each.staying at the jury inn hotol £39
  • F-Blocker
    F-Blocker Posts: 3,409
    [cite]Posted By: shirty5[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: nichorob[/cite]If there is no traffic then should only take about 90 mins to drive max, not a bad drive round the M25 and then onto the M4.

    Make sure you leave early, as the M25 on a friday after 4pm is a car park. Mainly between j/t's 11 and 15 and onto the M4.
    When going down to the in-laws in Cheltenham (via Swindon) we always avoid this bit - come off at jct 12 (M3) and then go through Bracknell to join the M4 just before Reading. Usually miss a lot of traffic...
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,560
    [cite]Posted By: nichorob[/cite]If there is no traffic then should only take about 90 mins to drive max, not a bad drive round the M25 and then onto the M4.

    If there's no traffic!!!.....Jeesus H nichorob, a Friday night in the rush hour and you're thinking that there might not be any traffic............no way Pedro!
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,945
    [cite]Posted By: nichorob[/cite]If there is no traffic then should only take about 90 mins to drive max, not a bad drive round the M25 and then onto the M4.

    the M25 is a car park on a Friday after about 3.30pm
  • nichorob
    nichorob Posts: 1,794
    I did say if there is no traffic! Where does it say he is planning on doing it in the middle of rush hour?
  • Stone
    Stone Posts: 3,026
    [cite]Posted By: F-Blocker[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: shirty5[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: nichorob[/cite]If there is no traffic then should only take about 90 mins to drive max, not a bad drive round the M25 and then onto the M4.

    Make sure you leave early, as the M25 on a friday after 4pm is a car park. Mainly between j/t's 11 and 15 and onto the M4.
    When going down to the in-laws in Cheltenham (via Swindon) we always avoid this bit - come off at jct 12 (M3) and then go through Bracknell to join the M4 just before Reading. Usually miss a lot of traffic...

    I do the same going down to our HQ in Wales. Miss out the Heathrow and Slough traffic.

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  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,152
    edited May 2010
    .
  • nolly
    nolly Posts: 12,122
    dont think it is mate.
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,152
    [cite]Posted By: nolly[/cite]dont think it is mate.

    No. Braindead moment already edited mate
  • les_says
    les_says Posts: 934
    four of us on the 13.48 train friday. £23 return. wallop.
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,107
    4pm from Padders for our lot - don't want to spend too much time in Swindon.
  • NathanPrior
    NathanPrior Posts: 3,577
    13:48 train out, Coach B

    Will be on the 10:28 or whatever it is back, aint booked that one yet though
  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,369
    On the 4pm out

    Terry Tibbs me up
  • paulbaconsarnie
    paulbaconsarnie Posts: 9,435
    2.15 out
    10.34 back
  • NathanPrior
    NathanPrior Posts: 3,577
    Sposed to be on the 23:14 or whatever it is back, cos the 10:28 apparantly sold out and I wernt paying £2 more for the 10:34, so got the 11odd one for £4.95 and just gonna get on the 10:28 and see what happens
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,259
    edited May 2010
    [cite]Posted By: NathanPrior[/cite]Sposed to be on the 23:14 or whatever it is back, cos the 10:28 apparantly sold out and I wernt paying £2 more for the 10:34, so got the 11odd one for £4.95 and just gonna get on the 10:28 and see what happens

    If only you hadn't pulled those sickies at Comet you'd have afforded the extra £2!

    Aside from that, something tells me the 10.28 will be a bit busy as everyone will just pile on that.

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