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All depends on your start point - the No 12 goes from Dulwich Library to Oxford Circus, stopping just before and after Piccadilly Circus, which is a short walk to the Ritz. Two Oyster journeys a day would, I think, cost ?2.80 - so good value, tho' the journey time would be about 50 mins each way but he should be sure of a seat on the inbound journey.
Depends where they have been picking the 37 up from. If at Goose Green area, 176 only is faster than getting to a (3)63 point by a long way. Plus, with a bus pass, you get a huge amount of other possible bus combinations along the same route. (There can sometimes be days when the fastest route is P13, 68, 1, 11, for example)

If he's got a bike, has he thought about cycling it? It should take less than 30 minutes even if he doesn't push it. Many companies do have showers/bike storage these days and then it would be free. The other benefit is a more or less fixed time for the commute which isn't always the case with other public transport.


If not, then a bus pass so he can take any route is probably cheapest.

Good luck to him at The Ritz!

My Grandad used to be the Head Doorman / Concierge at The Ritz, and the other day I was idly passing by (no, not Saturday!) and popped in and there was a man working there who - as a boy - learned everything he knew from my Grandad and still worked there as now as Head Porter. My best wishes to your son!!

I work round the corner from there. My favourite route is 185 to victoria and then nice 15 minute walk past buckingham palace and through green park. Can take slightly longer during term times going past camberwell but generally done in 50 minutes. And if running late can hop on tube at either vauxhall or victoria and make up the time on the tube to green park.
Mike Dodd, the man who remembers my Grandad was a young man when he started there but is now in his sixties; this was a long time ago! I hope your son has a great time and indeed the above post involving walking through the parks and round Buck House sounds lovely... and healthy too!

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