Quickest route into London

[FF1078]

Hi everyone
I'm heading into London on 20th November from up North
I can either do A1 or M1
I usually go M1 and go down the Edgeware road and end up on The Strand
Do any of you nice people know a better less congested route to the west end?
I'm thinking of clutch wear on the MC shift specifically
I'll be heading in around 11ish AM

Cheers Nick

 

[2b1ask1]

M1 is a joke from j29 south, use A1 all the way.

 

[FF1078]

M1 is a joke from j29 south, use A1 all the way.

I'm thinking of more in London than motorway, dont want lots of stop start on the clutch, I know it's inevitable but just want the best flowing route.
Nick

 

[macaroni]

I'd suggest;

A1, A406 N circ round to White City, the Bush, Hammersmith, A4 into Kensington etc.

The more pertinent question would be what is the best time. However, given that I've recently been stuck in stop-start jams at 1.30am, there is no best time!

 

[StuartW]

I tend to go for A1 all the way into town and then A41 to Egdware Road and into Park Lane

 

[Wack61]

helicopter

 

[daverichardson]

don't bother

 

[FF1078]

helicopter

I dont have one I'm afraid

 

[FF1078]

don't bother

Not an option. You tell the wife she cant go shopping!

 

[FF1078]

I tend to go for A1 all the way into town and then A41 to Egdware Road and into Park Lane

It's Edgeware road that I find congested

 

[FF1078]

I'd suggest;

A1, A406 N circ round to White City, the Bush, Hammersmith, A4 into Kensington etc.

The more pertinent question would be what is the best time. However, given that I've recently been stuck in stop-start jams at 1.30am, there is no best time!

Thanks for you suggestion
I may well try this

 

[drewf]

Train.

Do you really need to take a car into the middle of London? It's braindamage.

 

[c4sman]

I work near Oxford street every day and you are completely nuts planning to drive into London. Please, please, please re-think and take the train. Forget all the A1, M1 problems, it can take you 60 minutes to travel 0.5 miles in central London if things are relatively normal. You will cost yourself 10% of your entire clutch life in an MC and that equates to £300 plus fuel and the rest of the wear and tear and where the **** do you plan to park without it getting scratched and or door dinged. Expensive shopping trip if you ask me

 

[Rex B]

M1 to Luton Junction 10 1 Mile to Luton Parkway station then train to London (30 minutes) and underground to destination in London.

Rex B

 

[drewf]

Exactly - I was just about to suggest a similar dodge with Stevenage; straight down the A1, then Anytime First Class return from SVG-KGX @ £33.30, off-peak @ £25.50. It will cost that in parking and lost time in London.

I appreciate the train from York could be spendy...

 

[MAF260]

As a Londoner I would never choose to drive in central London unless I had no other choice. The advice to take the train is the best you will get on here. If you want to drive a little further to London find a tube station at the end of the line, park there and take the tube into town.

 

[hilts uk]

As a Londoner I would never choose to drive in central London unless I had no other choice. The advice to take the train is the best you will get on here. If you want to drive a little further to London find a tube station at the end of the line, park there and take the tube into town.

Agree with the others . I Work in west end and drove in once. Cost me 60 quid in parking and congestion . Traffic was OK due to half term but normally I would never attempt it. Central London is OK its getting through the suburbs that's the issue. I'd park up and buy a travel card and train or tube it in. PS if it's raining please done drive. Travel time doubles....

 

[safrane]

Park on the outskirts and take the tube in is an option or use the urber app and select car upgrade to a limo...other than that enter earlier in the day and leave at night.

 

[c4sman]

Car and train combo would work and far more sensible. Thanks for the moderation above although it looks far worse as **** than it was when spelled out

 

[Wack61]

If you take the car into central London remember the congestion charge and parking is ridiculous £40 a day isn't unusual

Plus you have to factor in the nut jobs , I drove through the city at 5pm, people just walk out in front of you , got to a roundabout and it's a wall of moving traffic so I sit there waiting for a gap which is usually about a car length

I see a gap, turn to look in front of me as I go for it and there's a woman stood right in front of the van wanting to cross the roundabout because she's too lazy to walk round it

She was about 3ft from getting flattened , I did see flowers tied to a few lamp posts so it must be a regular thing