Thames Clipper or tube....or Walk

[topgazza]

Starting working London again next week and travelling in from Bramley, Hants via Basingstoke to Waterloo heading between Monument Tube and Tower Hill Tube. Not a bad journey by tube but the Clipper interests me.

Anyone here tried commuting from , in my case, London Eye to Tower Pier around 8.00 ? Is it packed out... is it worth it for the extra ?

Its about 1.8 miles walking but i don't fancy that with the winter coming on

 

[cjp]

Take the Drain to Bank and walk from there?

 

[topgazza]

Drain ?

Underground ? Bank is further away but if the weather is good I don't mind a bit of a stroll so not a bad idea at all.

But still wonder if taking to the ocean waves is any good or even sensible in the rush hour ?

 

[DasLunatic]

Drain ?

He means the Waterloo & City Line. It's also called the WC in some Tube circles.



The Clippers are fairly lightly used, so you should be able to get on board one, even during the commuter peak. At 2000, even more so. Just bear in mind it'll cost more than a Tube or bus fare, however.

 

[W-on-Sea]

The "Drain" is the Waterloo and City Line

 

[topgazza]

Ah...

WC... very appropriate as well seeing all the people queueing down the steps at Waterloo. Guy next door who does a similar route says the queue does move quite swiftly though so its not too long a wait. So yes, Bank makes sense and an easy 5 min walk down Lombard and half way down Fenchurch Street

I meant 8.00 am on the Clipper but I guess its not heavily used by most.... but the tube seems still to be the better option

 

[DasLunatic]

... or how about using the RV1 bus? It's a 26 minute journey on a hydrogen powered bus - no changes or long walks

 

[topgazza]

Now theres an alternative I hadn't thought of. Might use that as a back up plan... thank you

 

[Busaholic]

... or how about using the RV1 bus? It's a 26 minute journey on a hydrogen powered bus - no changes or long walks

Such a shame the RV1 seems to be affected by more 'temporary' diversions than any other route of its comparatively short length. 'Temporary' in Borisland can be up to two years, of course!

 

[MCR247]

... or how about using the RV1 bus? It's a 26 minute journey on a hydrogen powered bus - no changes or long walks

Although every time I try and get it its an E200

 

[theageofthetra]

Don't forget there are free buses between Waterloo and London Bridge during the Thameslink upgrade. The RV1 is one of them.

 

[Busaholic]

Don't forget there are free buses between Waterloo and London Bridge during the Thameslink upgrade. The RV1 is one of them.

According to the website, you can also travel free on routes RV1 and 15 from London Bridge to Charing Cross. The only problem is the RV1 gets no nearer to Charing Cross than Aldwych while the 15 confines itself, as ever, to the north side of the Thames, Monument being its nearest point to LB (or Bank at present while it's on diversion!) No wonder passengers get p****d off about duff info. I believe the last time you could travel direct between these two places by bus was in 1970, before the 13 got cut back to Aldwych.

 

[Deerfold]

Such a shame the RV1 seems to be affected by more 'temporary' diversions than any other route of its comparatively short length. 'Temporary' in Borisland can be up to two years, of course!

I've seen "temporary" changes with estimates of 5 years before the reversion of route.

How long was the temporary diversion whilst the top of Charing Cross Road was closed?

 

[Be3G]

One snippet of info not yet mentioned on this thread is that there are season tickets available for the river bus services, which can help to bring the cost of using them down nearer to tube prices. For example, an annual season for a journey from London Eye to Tower piers is £1128, which compares well with 260 days of a return journey using Oyster PAYG, costing a total of £1196. Having said that, it's still not as cheap as purchasing an annual travelcard season, which is £716 more than the London Terminals season.

Edit: forgot to account for holiday days in my above calculation. Oh well.

 

[Clip]

Ah...

WC... very appropriate as well seeing all the people queueing down the steps at Waterloo. Guy next door who does a similar route says the queue does move quite swiftly though so its not too long a wait. So yes, Bank makes sense and an easy 5 min walk down Lombard and half way down Fenchurch Street

I meant 8.00 am on the Clipper but I guess its not heavily used by most.... but the tube seems still to be the better option

Id say take the clipper just because its a great way to travel but you don't have to leave Bank and walk in the rain as you can take a long hot sweaty walk around the complex and pop out at monument station itself.