Aylesbury to Paris by Eurostar

[adamskiodp]

Hi there

I have a CIV ticket Aylesbury to Paris bought online from Eurostar. The route suggested is Aylesbury to Marylebone, then tube to Kings Cross/ St Pancras. Can I change at Amersham or Chalfont & Latimer for a Metropolitan line train direct to Kings Cross or do I have to go to Marylebone then tube to Baker Street and change again to Kings cross?

Hope this is clear?

Thanks,

Adam

 

[button_boxer]

In this situation I'd probably walk from Marylebone to Baker Street, it's less than 5 minutes and probably quicker than taking the Bakerloo by the time you've got down to the platform, waited for a train, gone one stop and then back up again.

 

[adamskiodp]

Thanks for a quick reply. I am travelling with my elderly father who uses a walking frame. I just thought it would be easier for him to change once at Amersham (same platform) and go straight to Kings Cross.

Thanks,

Adam

 

[button_boxer]

According to BRFares the ticket you have to london is routed "+Any Permitted" with the cross-London maltese cross marker, and the RUK fares and ticketing guide suggests that Amersham is a valid place to enter the Underground system for a cross-London transfer (though interestingly C&L isn't) so on the face of it that seems like it should be OK. But I'd personally want a second opinion from one of the more knowledgeable posters.

Maybe you should ask the question in the fares advice & policy section?

 

[Gordon]

How about going to Marylebone and getting a taxi to St Pancras International. This would entail less walking and no stairs as taxis can drop you off pretty close to the entrance to the check in part of St Pancras International, much better than the rather long walk to and from Underground at St Pancras International.






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[34D]

According to BRFares the ticket you have to london is routed "+Any Permitted" with the cross-London maltese cross marker, and the RUK fares and ticketing guide suggests that Amersham is a valid place to enter the Underground system for a cross-London transfer (though interestingly C&L isn't) so on the face of it that seems like it should be OK. But I'd personally want a second opinion from one of the more knowledgeable posters.

Maybe you should ask the question in the fares advice & policy section?

This is my own understanding also.

 

[adamskiodp]

Thanks guys

Adam

 

[yorkie]

(though interestingly C&L isn't) ...

It is, however, worth noting again from our Guide, that Amersham <> Harrow-on-the-Hill (and intermediate stations) is an "inter-available" route.

So you don't actually need there to be 'cross-London' validity.

So, I agree that changing at Chalfont & Latimer would be permitted. These days that gives a greater choice than changing at Amersham. Changing at Harrow-on-the-Hill gives a wider range of services, but is not step-free.

The quickest might actually be to change at Marylebone and Oxford Circus, in terms of less chance of having to wait for trains, however the walk is then longer at King's Cross St Pancras. It is also best avoided at times when Oxford Circus station is busy!

 

[30907]

So, I agree that changing at Chalfont & Latimer would be permitted. These days that gives a greater choice than changing at Amersham.

And, importantly for the OP, is guaranteed same-platform.

 

[philjo]

Providing the travel was not during peak hour (as the Euston Road can get very congested), I would consider as an alternative using the 205 bus which stops immediately outside the door at Marylebone.
You would need to use OysterPAYG on the bus but your Father presumably has a bus pass so it would be free for him.
I have used this a few times to get from Marylebone to Kings Cross with luggage.