SimonM Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 I go Victoria/Park Lane etc, but avoid Edgeware Road by driving East of it up Abbey road & through West HampsteadBut if I am driving to Yorkshire I prefer Blackwall/M11/A1(M) these days. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6715-quickest-way-to-the-m1-from-ed/page/2/#findComment-215858 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asset Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Ha, jolly good Jezza. What about traffic flow? I reckon my route better in peak times. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6715-quickest-way-to-the-m1-from-ed/page/2/#findComment-215999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Who can tell... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6715-quickest-way-to-the-m1-from-ed/page/2/#findComment-216011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew123 Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Asset Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> "Vauxhall Bridge/Embankment/Earls Court/A40/M1"> > > You are joking with that one aren't you?No I'm not joking. I've done that route during early afternoon for many years and it's about 45 minutes from the Oval to the M1 - other routes such as through Archway always seemed to take double the time.Forgot to mention the North Circular, which joins A40 to M1. When returning late at night from M1 I take this direct route Brent Cross / Finchley Road / Swiss Cottage / Park Lane / Victoria Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6715-quickest-way-to-the-m1-from-ed/page/2/#findComment-216018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annasfield Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I HATE driving in London. (6). It took me 90 mins to do 12 miles on Friday afternoon, making my drive to Devon take far longer than it should have. The daft thing is, it was cheaper to do that than get the train. When I drive up north, I tend to go via blackwall, unless i'm leaving/coming back at a ridiculously unsocial hour. It's not the shortest, but any route planner/sat nav will tell you its the quickest. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6715-quickest-way-to-the-m1-from-ed/page/2/#findComment-216226 Share on other sites More sharing options...
???? Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Rotherithe's far better than Blackwall, belive me I've been driving to UP since the 1980s - even if you're going to the bizzare, A13, north circular, M11, m25, m1 route that some clearly mad people favour, i'd use Rotherhithe rather than Blackwall.BTW - SAT NAV IS CRAP Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6715-quickest-way-to-the-m1-from-ed/page/2/#findComment-216238 Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidmarks Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Depends what you want to do. Take the shortest route as the crow flies and sit in traffic and be delayed by endless sets of traffic lights. Once you?re through Blackwall. There is one set of traffic lights for the A13 then that is it. You?re doing 40mph by Mile End and 50mph by Stratford on two and three lane dual carriageways. I know its longer but there is nothing more frustrating than not moving I prefer to be moving! The best I?ve ever got to the M25 is 30 mins from Peckham Rye Park.Yes, sat nav is shite Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6715-quickest-way-to-the-m1-from-ed/page/2/#findComment-216243 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostThePlot Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 ???? Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Rotherithe's far better than Blackwall, I agree> SAT NAV IS CRAPI disagree...that's the route mine suggest!To answer the original question, as other have, it depends where you want to go after the M1. Anywhere above the M18 then the M11/A14/A1 is the best option. Otherwise, oval/Through the congestion corridor, then turn to pass Lords, but take Hamilton Terrace, before going through swiss cottage, up to Brent Cross then mile on the North Circular before you pick it up at the start. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6715-quickest-way-to-the-m1-from-ed/page/2/#findComment-216250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annasfield Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Agree about sat nav. Refuse to have it. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6715-quickest-way-to-the-m1-from-ed/page/2/#findComment-216271 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lard Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 SimonM Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I go Victoria/Park Lane etc, but avoid Edgeware> Road by driving East of it up Abbey road & through> West Hampstead> Correct. Used to live round there. Abbey Road/ West End Lane quicker than Finchley Road or Kilburn High Road.Coming back go all the way down Lisson Grove and Seymour Place. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6715-quickest-way-to-the-m1-from-ed/page/2/#findComment-216307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostThePlot Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Annasfield Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Agree about sat nav. Refuse to have it.So how do you know then? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6715-quickest-way-to-the-m1-from-ed/page/2/#findComment-216326 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annasfield Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Because I sometimes travel with friends/parents who do. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/6715-quickest-way-to-the-m1-from-ed/page/2/#findComment-216330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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