West Malling -- Chancery Lane in under an hour?

[dibbers006]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 15 December 2023 at 23:28

[dancarro]

Not really a chance under an hour.

I do Otford to Blackfriars (you can get a 7.22 i think which take about 45 minutes)

Then walk to Chancery Lane

Won't be far off - but the traffic getting to Otford might be a pig at that time around Seal.

Dan

[Squishey]

Drive to Ebbsfleet (30 mins), Javelin train to King's Cross (20 mins), tube to Holborn (5 mins), walk to Chancery Lane (10 mins)?

Not doable in under an hour but won't be too far off.

[menousername]

Squishey said:

Drive to Ebbsfleet (30 mins), Javelin train to King's Cross (20 mins), tube to Holborn (5 mins), walk to Chancery Lane (10 mins)?

Not doable in under an hour but won't be too far off.

Ebbsfleet would involve the A2 or be in the region of the A2? Which is a nightmare in the mornings.

Tube from Kings also a nightmare prob takes 10 mins to get to the platform and another 20 to get on a tube that isn't rammed.

Could take high speed to Stratford and then central line but prob not a good route home and not likely to be under an hour

[YarisSi]

If you get to Sevenoaks in 30 minutes which is pushing it with traffic
going from ightham to seal you would do it under an hour.

[KAgantua]

midnight with the roads clear if youre lucky

never, ever not in a million years any other time

[HairyMaclary]

KAgantua said:

midnight with the roads clear if youre lucky

never, ever not in a million years any other time

10pm Sunday evening....Just done Parliament Sq to WM in 1hr 7 mins. Could do it quicker on a bike and I was motoring down the m20.

Its 36 miles. Could be quicker via a20? Satnav took me via limehouse link and down onto the a2.

Edit. Train from wm station to victoria is circa 50 mins. Dont drive to the stone to get the train!

[KAgantua]

HairyMaclary said:

10pm Sunday evening....Just done Parliament Sq to WM in 1hr 7 mins. Could do it quicker on a bike and I was motoring down the m20.

Its 36 miles. Could be quicker via a20? Satnav took me via limehouse link and down onto the a2.

Edit. Train from wm station to victoria is circa 50 mins. Dont drive to the stone to get the train!

i do borough green to vic regularly and its c45 mins on a good day (if u dont get the one that stops at kemsing)
factor in the tube journey i would say including waiting times - an hour and twenty mins
of course it can be quicker, but this is london

[sjg]

http://www.commutefrom.com is handy for this. I don't think it's at all realistic to do it in an hour door to door though, there's a 24 min fast train from Sevenoaks to London Bridge but you burn a load of time to get there and parked. May as well get the closer train and make better use of 50 mins each way sat on it.