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Clapham Junc - Euston 1st class
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Bletchleyite
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Note: Ticket issued to: LONDON TERMINALS
That means it's a ticket to London (i.e. Waterloo/Victoria), not to Euston.
That means it's a ticket to London (i.e. Waterloo/Victoria), not to Euston.
Bletchleyite
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I'd have said Clapham Jn to Zone U1 but there don't appear to be any fares.
Might be just as easy, assuming you need 1st, to buy that ticket to Waterloo then use Oyster or contactless for the TfL bit. Or just travel Standard (it's only a 10 minute journey!) and use Oyster/contactless throughout.
Might be just as easy, assuming you need 1st, to buy that ticket to Waterloo then use Oyster or contactless for the TfL bit. Or just travel Standard (it's only a 10 minute journey!) and use Oyster/contactless throughout.
The sensible route is changing at Vauxhall. Almost every train from Clapham to Vauxhall is standard-class only. If peak time you stand a far better chance of getting on the first train that comes by taking the Victoria at Vauxhall than the Northern at Waterloo.
Even if you insist on going to Waterloo you're waiting for a service with 1st and ignoring all the standard-only services in the hope that peak time 1st isn't rammed full anyway in the particular carriage you pick.
Or you could Oyster/Contactless and be sensible about this.
Even if you insist on going to Waterloo you're waiting for a service with 1st and ignoring all the standard-only services in the hope that peak time 1st isn't rammed full anyway in the particular carriage you pick.
Or you could Oyster/Contactless and be sensible about this.
From memory they already hold a 1st class ticket from East Croydon. Cant view profile but I remember it from the other day
Yes, I agree with you. It was a thread querying the halving of 1st Class provision on this route. I didn't think it was a serious question at first but each to their own.
Looking at previous threads they've started, I don't think that's an option for the OP, for whatever reason.jopsuk said:
It's been a couple of months since I took a service on this route but I don't recall there being any tangible benefit to First Class over Standard.
Perhaps GodAtum might find useful my advice to put their money towards something more reasonable and useful, like a coffee, sandwich or beer each day, which would easily be covered by the difference in fare.
I can't understand why there's a new thread every few weeks/months on the same topic though.
It is very inconvenient at rush hour to have to get out of 1st at Clapham and stand in standard.
greatkingrat
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You can buy a FDR Clapham Junction - South Hampstead for £17.60 if you really want to.
That makes more sense now
CheapAndNerdy
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If you are travelling from East Croydon, could you get a Thameslink train to St Pancras? At a brisk pace, it's only a 10 minute or so walk from there to Euston.
But would the OP have the option of First Class?
But would the OP have the option of First Class?
they provide 1st on Thameslink dont they?
And likely a lot slower in peak time. I don't think its unreasonable to want to pay to increase one's chances of getting a seat on a train journey
Well, debatable. It's essentially Standard Class just with fewer seats and without the riff-raff
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