Milton Keynes to Brentwood in rush hour
Milton Keynes to Brentwood in rush hour
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Amateurish

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8,279 posts

251 months

Sunday 2nd March 2014
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I need to get to Brentwood for 9:30 tomorrow. How much time should I allow for the journey? I'm guessing that the traffic will be mental.

Amateurish

Original Poster:

8,279 posts

251 months

Sunday 2nd March 2014
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Amateurish said:
I need to get to Brentwood for 9:30 tomorrow. How much time should I allow for the journey? I'm guessing that the traffic will be mental.
Anyone? M1 south then m25 east...

Pdelamare

663 posts

157 months

Sunday 2nd March 2014
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MK to the M25 takes around 40 minutes at that time. No idea about the rest of the journey though.

I guess that's of absolutely no use to you at all.

cossy400

3,463 posts

213 months

Sunday 2nd March 2014
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how longs a piece of string with this one im afraid.

me id be away at half 7 and find a maccys nearby for breakfast and a brew.

surveyor

18,690 posts

213 months

Sunday 2nd March 2014
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You've got 15 miles of average speed roadworks on M25.

Much will depend on who decides to crash and where....

jbswagger

965 posts

230 months

Sunday 2nd March 2014
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I used to do the journey in reverse once a month, needing to be in MK for 10:00, and I had to be on the road before 7:00 to make it in time.

It will be bad queuing to get into the roadworks at junction 23 (A1), and now the roadworks go all the way to junction 28, M11 so it will slow the journey down even more.

Matt UK

18,084 posts

229 months

Sunday 2nd March 2014
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surveyor said:
You've got 15 miles of average speed roadworks on M25. You are using the mway network in the South East during a busy period.

Much will depend on who decides to crash and where....
EFA

Lewtyper

211 posts

207 months

Sunday 2nd March 2014
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^

This.

I did Leicester to Guildford last Monday. Left at half 6, arrived at half 10!

surveyor

18,690 posts

213 months

Sunday 2nd March 2014
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I'd give an alternative route some thought.

A421 past Bedford and either A1, or A428 to Cambridge and M11 or even cross country some serious consideration. Might be longer, but more reliable and more options for diverts.

Ultimately TomTom and HD Traffic is a very useful idea.

paulmoonraker

2,850 posts

192 months

Sunday 2nd March 2014
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The traffic going east in the morning is not too bad once your past junction 23/24. However, there is 15 miles of 50mph!

paulmoonraker

2,850 posts

192 months

Sunday 2nd March 2014
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surveyor said:
I'd give an alternative route some thought.

A421 past Bedford and either A1, or A428 to Cambridge and M11 or even cross country some serious consideration. Might be longer, but more reliable and more options for diverts.

Ultimately TomTom and HD Traffic is a very useful idea.
If you can come down the M11 then come off at Harlow and cut through to Brentwood!?

lamboman100

1,445 posts

150 months

Sunday 2nd March 2014
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Leave at 730am. Go via Bedford, A-roads etc.

s p a c e m a n

12,081 posts

177 months

Sunday 2nd March 2014
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M25 is the quickest route unless there has been a major incident, I would expect it to take an hour and 15 minutes. It'll be slowish but you should keep moving along, would probably take longer doing it in the other direction.

paulmoonraker said:
If you can come down the M11 then come off at Harlow and cut through to Brentwood!?
The technical term for the A414 is st.

Podie

46,649 posts

304 months

Sunday 2nd March 2014
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Brentwood M25/A12 junction can be a pain in the arse - can easily queue there for a while.

Can easily spend 30 minutes getting from the M25 to the bottom of Warley hill (lot of Ford people as well as the school run).

Personally I'd leave early and find somewhere for coffee.

seeby

1,807 posts

199 months

Sunday 2nd March 2014
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s p a c e m a n said:
M25 is the quickest route unless there has been a major incident, I would expect it to take an hour and 15 minutes. It'll be slowish but you should keep moving along, would probably take longer doing it in the other direction.

paulmoonraker said:
If you can come down the M11 then come off at Harlow and cut through to Brentwood!?
The technical term for the A414 is st.
If you come off at Ongar and follow the Ongar Rd into B/wood , your only on A414 for about 5 miles going opposite rush hour trafficsmile

paulmoonraker

2,850 posts

192 months

Sunday 2nd March 2014
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seeby said:
s p a c e m a n said:
M25 is the quickest route unless there has been a major incident, I would expect it to take an hour and 15 minutes. It'll be slowish but you should keep moving along, would probably take longer doing it in the other direction.

paulmoonraker said:
If you can come down the M11 then come off at Harlow and cut through to Brentwood!?
The technical term for the A414 is st.
If you come off at Ongar and follow the Ongar Rd into B/wood , your only on A414 for about 5 miles going opposite rush hour trafficsmile
yes

The bulk of traffic is flowing west in the morning.

cossy400

3,463 posts

213 months

Sunday 2nd March 2014
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paulmoonraker said:
seeby said:
s p a c e m a n said:
M25 is the quickest route unless there has been a major incident, I would expect it to take an hour and 15 minutes. It'll be slowish but you should keep moving along, would probably take longer doing it in the other direction.

paulmoonraker said:
If you can come down the M11 then come off at Harlow and cut through to Brentwood!?
The technical term for the A414 is st.
If you come off at Ongar and follow the Ongar Rd into B/wood , your only on A414 for about 5 miles going opposite rush hour trafficsmile
yes

The bulk of traffic is flowing west in the morning.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ correcto, but its goin to be Monday morning they ll of all had a weekend to forget how to drive.

Me id be gone half 7 and food up.

Suppose it depends on how important this arrival time is?

Muzzer79

13,077 posts

216 months

Sunday 2nd March 2014
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0730am absolute latest.

I'd probably leave at 7 to be safe-ish


irocfan

48,995 posts

219 months

Sunday 2nd March 2014
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go by train... less hassle frown

Amateurish

Original Poster:

8,279 posts

251 months

Sunday 2nd March 2014
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Thanks all better get to bed for early start