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Elstree to Notting Hill Gate

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VideozVideoz

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Hi all. I'm staying in Elstree (next to the A1) and I'm travelling to Notting Hill Gate all this week. Today I drove to New Barnet then changed onto tube at Highbury & Islington then changed once more at Oxford Circus to get to Notting Hill Gate. The journey was a lot of faff as I don't really know the area all that well. Can anyone suggest a better alternative for me? The only other idea I have is to drive to High Barnet tube station (as there is a car park) and change at Tottenham Court Road to get to Notting Hill Gate. Thanks in advance.
 
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You could drive to Stanmore tube station , which has 450 spaces, costs £4.50. Then all would be required is :

Stanmore - Bond Street (Jubilee)
Bond Street - Notting Hill Gate (Central)
 

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How about...

Elstree to City Thameslink
(Short walk to St Pauls)
Tube to Notting Hill Gate

Just an idea. Not sure how practical it is for you.
 

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thanks for the advice guys! Do Stanmore and High Barnet car parks accept card payments on the machine or is it just the ring 'n' go rubbish where I cant get a receipt from the machine? I think Stanmore is a little too far from where I am as I dont wanna be caught in traffic
 

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What about elstree-west hampstead-jubilee line- bond street-central line - notting hill gate
 

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Why not the Thameslink straight into St Pancras then circle line along? Cant be more than an hour surely and is only 1 change.
 

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thanks for the advice guys! Do Stanmore and High Barnet car parks accept card payments on the machine or is it just the ring 'n' go rubbish where I cant get a receipt from the machine? I think Stanmore is a little too far from where I am as I dont wanna be caught in traffic

High Barnet is 6 miles from Elstree, Stanmore only 2.5miles.

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Why not the Thameslink straight into St Pancras then circle line along? Cant be more than an hour surely and is only 1 change.

Might take a bit more than an hour if taking a "direct" Circle Line train as it would mean going via Aldgate and Victoria!
 

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Might take a bit more than an hour if taking a "direct" Circle Line train as it would mean going via Aldgate and Victoria!

Oh aye - but I meant Westbound which would obvisouly be one extra change. I apologise for omitting such a vital fact and making you think I meant take the eastbound service via Aldgate and Victoria
 

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Let's be frank here, if it's where I think it is, you're in Borehamwood; the hotel probably says it's in Elstree to make itself sound nicer ;)

I would say there are 4 viable stations for you to go to:

-Elstree and Borehamwood (why drive? Can't you park at the hotel for free? If you can, and you're using Oyster, buses are only £1.35, or included in any Travelcard you might have)
-Stanmore (it's not that far, and once again there's a nice pink bus to take you there run by Uno - it runs every 30-60 minutes throughout the day but is a Hertfordshire service so doesn't accept Oyster)
-High Barnet (bit of a walk to the bus stop for this one, so I'll let you off from driving)
-Edgware (Once again, you can take the bus for £1.35/free with Travelcard :) )

Personally I would take the bus to Elstree and Borehamwood, take the Thameslink to Farringdon, cross-platform interchange to the Westbound Circle/H+C to Edgware Road, and change there to Notting Hill Gate (cross-platform half the time) :) however this depends on the reliability of Thameslink services which is... low? ;)

Either that or Northern line to Euston from HB/E'ware, then Victoria to Oxford Circus, then Central to NHG.

Or... Jubilee from Stanmore to...
*Wembley Park - change to Metropolitan faster service to Baker Street, then Circle/H+C, or back on the Jubilee to Bond Street and change to Central.
*Baker Street - change to Circle/H+C one stop to Edgware Road, then change to Circle/District to NHG.
*Bond Street - then take the Central as said above.

A *lot* of options I know!

My recommended is the first or last :D
 

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Either that or Northern line to Euston from HB/E'ware, then Victoria to Oxford Circus, then Central to NHG.

Isn't Tottenham Court Road now properly open again so you can cut out the extra change? I know the Oyster Rail services map doesn't think it is, but other tube maps are up to date.
 

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Isn't Tottenham Court Road now properly open again so you can cut out the extra change? I know the Oyster Rail services map doesn't think it is, but other tube maps are up to date.

Yes, it re-opened in November.
 

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Thanks again guys! I stuck to the following itinery:

Drive: Holiday Inn M25 J23 to High Barnet Tube station
Tube: High Barnet - Tottenham Court Road
Tube: Tottenham Court Road - Notting Hill Gate

Usual journey time 58 mins.

There's not a lot in it by driving to Stanmore as the hotel was actually in Borehamwood (not Elstree) as correctly pointed out by a previous poster =P . I was also concerned about traffic.
 
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Thanks again guys! I stuck to the following itinery:

Drive: Holiday Inn M25 J23 to High Barnet Tube station
Tube: High Barnet - Tottenham Court Road
Tube: Tottenham Court Road - Notting Hill Gate

Usual journey time 58 mins.

There's not a lot in it by driving to Stanmore as the hotel was actually in Borehamwood (not Elstree) as correctly pointed out by a previous poster =P . I was also concerned about traffic.

Fair enough :D I said change at Euston because it is cross-platform between one branch (Bank?) and the Victoria line, but then I suppose it is negated by the second change anyway :P
 
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