Travelling to Covent Garden

[siousxiesue]

Anyone travelling to Covent Garden regularly? I go against the rush hour, so start work at 5pm, but the 176 is arduous to say the least. Don't mind walking a bit of the way, especially at the other end.

[red devil]

Not sure if it's any less arduous than the 176, but No. 12 bus to Traf Sq, then a 5-10 mins walk.

I've caught the train to Ldn Bdg, then quick connection to Charing X, then walk across The Strand to CG...

[dc]

The link into CX from London Bridge is now working again in the evening peak having previously been out of action between 4.30 and 6pm going into town.

[mancity68]

I travel in rush hour every day. Coming home I often walk to elephant and castle and pick up the bus from there as it saves all the aldwych/Waterloo traffic. I don't find it too much of a pain though usually? And at least on the bus you can get off and walk if traffic is poo. I hate getting stuck on trains.

[cella]

I travel thee a few times a week and get the Peckham Rye/Denmark Hil train for just the one/two stops and then hop on a bus over Waterloo Bridge. Just a short walk from there.

[LJC56]

I work near Covent Garden and take the Thameslink to City Thameslink, then 15 minute walk, or if feeling lazy, 23 bus right outside City Thameslink station.

[siousxiesue]

Some good ideas, feel I'll definitely factor in more walking anyway!

[malumbu]

Cycle, I am ancient and have done this sort of distance since the 80s. It's not wet and cold everyday. 30 mins pootle.

[Huggers]

Wow has the long-missed lost rail link between London bridge and Charing Cross been restored without me even noticing?!

[Bookworm]

I work near the RCJ a couple of days a week ,and get the Denmark Hill train to Blackfriars and if I'm lazy, jump on the tube to Temple, then walk up. Depending which end of Covent Garden you are, you could walk from Temple or Embankment which would only be 10 mins. I'm paying for an Oyster anyway, so the tube journey doesn't cost me any extra.

[dc]

Huggers Wrote:

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> Wow has the long-missed lost rail link between

> London bridge and Charing Cross been restored

> without me even noticing?!

Yep, since the end of August 2016. As I mentioned above there were restrictions for the first year, with trains leaving CX not stopping at London Bridge in the morning peak and those passing through London Bridge towards CX not stopping between 4.30pm and 6pm. Now, since early September, trains scheduled to stop are doing so in both directions at all times.

The link to Cannon Street should be restored in January 2018 and all work completed by ?Spring? 2018.