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It's very decent, although journey time can depend on whether you are travelling during rush hour or not. One advantage is that it will drop you in the centre of Oxford rather than at the station.


My family live in Oxford and I tend to use the Oxford Tube more frequently than the train, it's much cheaper.

Nigello Wrote:

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> The train from Marylebone is great: it takes about

> 50 minutes or so and runs regularly. Bakerloo line

> will get you there.



Paddington isn't it?


Some of the trains to Oxford are remarkably noisy, and the station at Oxford isn't very conveniently situated unless you are being met or getting a taxi .....

There are trains to Oxford Parkway (north of Oxford) and Oxford city from Marylebone and from Paddington to Oxford city. I love the Marylebone train and would not go back to using the coach, but it depends where you want to end up. For me, visiting my parents who live a few miles north of Oxford, average journey time door to door with the coach is 3.5 hours and with the train, 2.5 hours, partly because I can get out of the train on the right side of Oxford. The train is much more dependable - I have had some horrendous coach journeys getting stuck in traffic. But I'd probably use the coach if I was going to Headington or that side of town.

I find the coach very convenient for the part of Oxford I go to (it makes several stops before the city centre).


It's very frequent, and extremely good value, particularly if you are returning the following day


And Victoria is easy to get to from ED.


ETA: However it is quicker to drive, though less relaxing.

Robert Poste's Child Wrote:

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> Nothing against the tube but just to add it's not

> always cheapest: just booked a return on the train

> for ?13.40, both parts on faster trains from

> P'ton.



That's a good price. Did you need to get specific trains?


I get a discount on the Tube due to my extreme age :))

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