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The Greater Anglia site says it does stop at Stratford. This is interesting though - what does "pick up only" mean? Is nobody allowed to get off?

That's true, but because the tube goes inside the station, there are no barriers so it's possible to get on there. And yes, you're right some of the trains from LS don't stop at Stratford. The Greater Anglia site says the 0730 does though, at 0738, is that wrong?

I have a folding bike, so think I can go on any trains/tubes with it. Although, I try and avoid it as much as possible!

That's a great question. I like your thinking! Would they check that? It's the late running of the train to London Bridge or Farringdon that would be the issue, and would anyone care how I got to Liverpool Street. I even thought I could have a ticket from Liverpool Street and if I wanted, go...

And is that different? If it's much less from Farrigndon then I'll just stay on. The cost is the same.

Thank you! I was thinking that was how it worked, but couldn't find a good connection from Croydon stations. Maybe it's Farringdon that's making the difference..? The same train also stops at London Bridge. Could I get off there and cycle (save the cost and not be in the tube with a bike at a...

Hi all, I'm a little confused about how to figure out the connection times. I'm thinking that Norwood Junction might be a viable option and a little bit easier conection wise. I can get to London Bridge or Farringdon or Stratford direct from there so it gives me a few options. The Greater...

Thank you! Good point. But the trains I'm getting all pass through Stratford too, and rather than going to Shoreditch High Street I can get off at Whitechapel and usually be on the platform at Stratford station within 10 minutes. Athough, if the tube wasn't running and the overground was -...

Very true. Nothing is guaranteed. But I have been able to (for the last 4 years) never miss my 7:25am pre-booked train from Stratford when crossing London from Clapham/Battersea and leaving my house at 6:20am. I've had maybe four close calls in that time, but have almost always got to the...

I'd be travelling to Colchester. The commute is already very long (2+ hours door to door) so allowing 50 minutes between trains isn't going to happen. I've been booking advance tickets and crossing London using the tube and overground for a few years and never missed a train, but there were...

So you don't leave 37 minutes? And has there ever been an issue?

Right. So if I want to be able to not worry about train delays etc then I have to leave 50mins between connections. That's never going to happen. I can walk from LB to Liverpool Street in 20 mins so 50 is nutty. If I'm not going to leave that amount of time then if my first rain is late or...

Wait... 50mins!? I'm looking for places to live in south east london but need to get a train out of London from Liverpool Street or Stratford a couple of days a week. Lots of places arrive into London Bridge and I can cycle to Liverpool Street in around 10mins (I'm told) so should be able to...

That's brilliant - thank you. How do I find out what the minimum connection time is? And what are the chances it's going to be a lot longer than it actually takes?

Hi All, Hypothetical question - If I'm travelling from South East London (Hither Green, Catford or even Croydon) to London Bridge using Oyster or contactless to then cycle to Liverpool Street to catch advanced booked train, and am delayed on that first part of the journey and don't make the...

Cycling from London Bridge might be okay for a while at least... https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/may/15/large-areas-of-london-to-be-made-car-free-as-lockdown-eased

That's incredibly helpful - thank you!

Perfect. Thanks!

Ah. Thanks, that's great to know. I'll mostly be doing this trip to either get to Stratford for around 7:15am or 10am. And coming back after 7pm.

I thought they might be - thanks for that. Any ideas where I can get actual journey times? EDIT - TFL seems quite accurate, although I can't see a direct train, only changing at canary wharf.