Commuting from the city of Southampton to London

[Draino76]

(FIRST) Does anyone on here do it? I am thinking of moving back to Gods city.

[stevegrant]

Yes.

0700 train to Waterloo, returning on the 1805.

[Michelle]

Christ, travelling to London for the occassional work meeting/ training course is bad enough, I couldn't be doing with all that every day.

When I do have to now (which, typically has been a good half a dozen times in the past couple of months) I drive.

Leave So'ton at 07:00, parked up at Richmond by 08:20, then Richmond to Chancery Lane or Piccadilly Circus on t'tube, depending on required venue.

[Baj]

How much does it cost to park at Richmond all day?

[SaintKenny]

Last summer I used to commute from Brockenhurst to London, Monday - Friday.

Which meant the 4.45 train, so I got there in time for work.

I was spending about £70 a week on tickets.

[stevegrant]

Last summer I used to commute from Brockenhurst to London, Monday - Friday.

Which meant the 4.45 train, so I got there in time for work.

I was spending about £70 a week on tickets.
How the hell did you get them so cheap? :confused:

A return from Southampton Central to London Waterloo at peak time is £57.60.

[SaintKenny]

I was only 15 then so could claim child fares, which meant reduced ticket prices.

[Draino76]

Yes.

0700 train to Waterloo, returning on the 1805.

Its a bit of a knackering commute though isn't it?

[stevegrant]

Its a bit of a knackering commute though isn't it?
The commute itself isn't too bad, to be honest. It's the dragging myself out of bed at 6am bit that's the hard part. Oh, and I'm generally asleep again at about 9.30pm.

[Michelle]

How much does it cost to park at Richmond all day?

£8 for anything over 6 hours to 24 hours. Good enough for me - even more so when my company pay for it!

[bolo]

I commuted up to London from SOton for 9 months and it really wasn't that bad. The company paid for the £360 monthly season ticket and i would just sleep on the journeys. The killer was when i went out in London, i'd get back to Soton at 3am only to have to wake up early to go to work the next day!!! I've since moved up here so now its just a pain for the midweek home matches....

[Al de Man]

I commuted up to London from SOton for 9 months and it really wasn't that bad. The company paid for the £360 monthly season ticket and i would just sleep on the journeys. The killer was when i went out in London, i'd get back to Soton at 3am only to have to wake up early to go to work the next day!!! I've since moved up here so now its just a pain for the midweek home matches....

Didn't you live on Hill Lane five minutes walk from Southampton Central?

[bolo]

Didn't you live on Hill Lane five minutes walk from Southampton Central?


Err yeah that helped!!!! But Steve isn't much further than I was!