Transfers at Baker Street

[youngpete]

Is the transfer from the Circle/Metropoliton platforms to the Bakerloo platforms difficult as on the TFL Journey Planer gives every journey from St Pancras to Marylebone walks from Baker Sreet rather that a underground transfer.

 

[Mattplans]

I've done this journey a couple times. I don't remember this interchange being particularly long but It's definitely faster to walk from Baker Street to Marylebone as it's not that far and will take less time. By the time you get to the platform, wait about 3 minutes for the train you're already at Marylebone.

 

[bluegoblin7]

Slightly easier from the Met line platforms - if you're in the fourth car (heading north) you should come out roughly by the steps to the intermediate concourse.

Otherwise from the C&H car 5 towards the middle or car 2 towards the middle, steps up and over to the Met platforms then the same - stairs to intermediate concourse then escalators down to platform level.

However, I concur that if your final destination is Marylebone (or nearby) then you're just as well walking from Baker Street rather than changing, as it's a reasonable distance (and a lot of stairs) below ground at both stations. I wouldn't recommend walking to Marylebone if you're travelling onwards by Tube, though.

 

[bramling]

Is the transfer from the Circle/Metropoliton platforms to the Bakerloo platforms difficult as on the TFL Journey Planer gives every journey from St Pancras to Marylebone walks from Baker Sreet rather that a underground transfer.

Yes it isn’t a particularly nice place to change. From the C&H platforms is quite a long walk requiring passing along the Met platforms.

From the Met platforms to the Bakerloo requires passing down a very narrow staircase, and then down escalators which often seem to have a queue of people blocking them.

If you aren’t in a hurry or are making the journey at a very quiet time of day then it isn’t too bad, but otherwise it can be very tedious.

 

[youngpete]

Thanks for your help. As we have a suitcase each I think we will walk it

 

[Skimpot flyer]

Those very narrow staircases on the Met platforms suffer too from people coming up the ‘this side down’ half!!!

 

[Turtle]

Those very narrow staircases on the Met platforms suffer too from people coming up the ‘this side down’ half!!!

Seems to be a problem with the Met. I used to encounter that situation every time I used Great Portland Street.