best public transport route with as few steps as possible from East Dulwich to Royal Marsden SW3- any transport wizards ?

[intexasatthe moment]

It would be from junction East Dulwich Rd /Peckham Rye and is for a friend .

I am looking at TFL sites ,inc step free stations .Feeling buses might be better option .

Walking is ok ,but difficulties with knees makes steps painful though 2 or 3 are manageable.

I'm thinking that District/Circle line from Victoria would have escalators but I don't know what the exit at South Ken would be like .
Anyone familiar ?

[Sue]

57 minutes ago, intexasatthe moment said:

It would be from junction East Dulwich Rd /Peckham Rye and is for a friend .

I am looking at TFL sites ,inc step free stations .Feeling buses might be better option .

Walking is ok ,but difficulties with knees makes steps painful though 2 or 3 are manageable.

I'm thinking that District/Circle line from Victoria would have escalators but I don't know what the exit at South Ken would be like .
Anyone familiar ?

Apparently Google maps has settings for disability access, but I'm not sure how you do this.

You would put in the start and finish point and set it for a disability friendly route 

It's the kind of thing that ChatGPT or similar would be good at finding a quick answer for, provided you then double check what it comes up with, but for something like this it should be very quick and accurate, I would have thought.

Just give it all the information you have included above.

Good luck!

 

Edited 5 hours ago by Sue

[intexasatthe moment]

Thanks Sue ,good idea !

[Earl Aelfheah]

Take the Windrush line from either Peckham Rye or Denmark Hill (the latter is step free) to Clapham Junction, then switch on to the Mildmay line (it's on the same platform) to South Kensington

Edited 5 hours ago by Earl Aelfheah

[intexasatthe moment]

Chatgpt suggests a 345 bus from Peckham bus garage .

I think this would work well. 

Thank you so much Sue for recommending Chatgpt.

[Sue]

5 minutes ago, intexasatthe moment said:

Chatgpt suggests a 345 bus from Peckham bus garage .

I think this would work well. 

Thank you so much Sue for recommending Chatgpt.

Despite all the doomsaying, AI does have its uses!

Edited 5 hours ago by Sue
Removing apostrophe in its 🤣

[Angelina]

Citymapper is a great app you can put on your phone - tells you routes and you can choose quickest, least walking, step free , least changes etc. Also has real time arrivals (GPS for buses), journey times etc

[intexasatthe moment]

Thanks Earl, bit concerned about exiting South Ken. 

Thanks Angelina.i think the problem with the route planners is lack of nuance eg doesn't have to be completely step free .

[Moovart]

21 minutes ago, intexasatthe moment said:

Chatgpt suggests a 345 bus from Peckham bus garage .

I think this would work well. 

Thank you so much Sue for recommending Chatgpt.

Just check that your friend is happy to sit on the bus for at least 90 minutes, more if bad traffic.  It is a very long bus journey but a good one bus route.

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by Moovart

[intexasatthe moment]

Moovart - I know ,its tricky .Maybe we could get a 37 to clapham common and pick up the 345 there ,a chance to move .

or train from Denmark Hill to CC and then bus ? Aaargh .Must get on with the washing up .

[Sue]

18 minutes ago, Moovart said:

Just check that your friend is happy to sit on the bus for at least 90 minutes, more if bad traffic.  It is a very long bus journey but a good one bus route.

 

 

Good thinking. It is a long time to sit.

Pros and cons, obviously. My partner and I tend to prefer buses, even if a longer journey, but of course trains don't have traffic to contend with (though  a problem if they break down en route, or a train ahead does!)

Another point is, the earlier in the route you get on, the greatest chance of getting the seats of your choice!

6 minutes ago, intexasatthe moment said:

Moovart - I know ,its tricky .Maybe we could get a 37 to clapham common and pick up the 345 there ,a chance to move .

or train from Denmark Hill to CC and then bus ? Aaargh .Must get on with the washing up .

Ask ChatGPT for other suitable routes which don't involve sitting  a long time in one place?

Or if money is no object, a taxi? Still traffic, but no bus stops and would presumably take the quickest route?

Edited 4 hours ago by Sue
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[Earl Aelfheah]

55 minutes ago, intexasatthe moment said:

Thanks Earl, bit concerned about exiting South Ken. 

Yes, you're right, South Ken isn't accessible. You could get off at West Brompton which is step free? 

So Windrush line from Denmark Hill to Clapham Junction, change train (it's on the same platform) and go two stops to West Brompton. From there you can take the 430 bus the short distance to the hospital.

Edited 4 hours ago by Earl Aelfheah

[intexasatthe moment]

oh ,i like the sound of that Earl..

Sue - good point about seats of choice ,I hadn't considered that .I

too prefer a long bus ride to getting on off tubes ,trains etc .( insert tiny violin emoji to express how dreadful it is for us Londoners to have to suffer so many transport choices )

A taxi is a possibility and has been preferred transport in previous visits.

Friend's preference ,type of treatment ,general health ,state of mind and cognition will all be factors in choice .
Still I guess AI can work with all those variables .

[Insuflo]

Download the TfL Go app. It allows you to search for step free journeys. It also recommends the 345 at 1hr 35mins. You can’t guarantee AI is using up to date sources re closures, diversions etc.

[ctovey]

I had to go to the Marsden many years ago on a daily basis for several weeks.  I  found the 345 to be a perfect option, so much better than messing about changing on the tube.  It gets a bit busy along the route if you have to go during school travel hours, but you get on an empty bus at Peckham, so get the choice of seats.