jamboree7123
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If I'm riding northbound on the Jubilee Line (from Bermondsey station) and want to get to Heathrow Terminal 5 station, which transfer/ride is faster? :
-- debark at Green Park, transfer to Piccadilly Line, ride to Heathrow T5
or
-- debark at Bond Street, transfer to Elizabeth Line, ride to Heathrow T5.
What I'm looking to determine is what is the MAXIMUM overall potential travel time for both options, in a worst-case scenario.
I realize the Elizabeth Line is technically faster than the Piccadilly Line, but cancelling that out is that its potential wait-time and the transfer time are longer.
Here are my rough calculations if already on a Jubilee Line train pulling into Green Park, assuming worst-case scenarios:
Option 1 -- Piccadilly
Debark at Green Park, 5 minutes walk through long transfer tunnels to the Piccadilly Line west-bound platform, wait 10 minutes for next train to Terminal 5, ride 49 minutes = 5+10+49 = 64 minutes total.
Option 2 -- Elizabeth
Stay on train 1 more minute for one more stop to Bond Street, debark at Bond Street, 6 minutes walk through very long transfer tunnels to the Elizabeth Line west-bound platform, wait 20 minutes for next train to Terminal 5, ride 33 minutes = 1+6+20+33 = 60 minutes total.
So it looks like the Elizabeth Line option is 4 minutes faster even in a worst-case scenario, and as much as 14 minutes faster if wait times are less, even taking into account the extra-long walking transfer within the Bond Street station, and the possible 20 minute wait for the next Terminal5-bound train.
But am I missing some detail that would change the calculations? I know there is a shortcut at Green Park to get from Jubilee to Piccadilly a bit quicker ("exit" up to ticket hall, then turn back around down to Jubilee Line), but not sure about the length of the Bond Street Elizabeth Line transfer. Any insight or personal experience with this route would be much appreciated. Thanks.
-- debark at Green Park, transfer to Piccadilly Line, ride to Heathrow T5
or
-- debark at Bond Street, transfer to Elizabeth Line, ride to Heathrow T5.
What I'm looking to determine is what is the MAXIMUM overall potential travel time for both options, in a worst-case scenario.
I realize the Elizabeth Line is technically faster than the Piccadilly Line, but cancelling that out is that its potential wait-time and the transfer time are longer.
Here are my rough calculations if already on a Jubilee Line train pulling into Green Park, assuming worst-case scenarios:
Option 1 -- Piccadilly
Debark at Green Park, 5 minutes walk through long transfer tunnels to the Piccadilly Line west-bound platform, wait 10 minutes for next train to Terminal 5, ride 49 minutes = 5+10+49 = 64 minutes total.
Option 2 -- Elizabeth
Stay on train 1 more minute for one more stop to Bond Street, debark at Bond Street, 6 minutes walk through very long transfer tunnels to the Elizabeth Line west-bound platform, wait 20 minutes for next train to Terminal 5, ride 33 minutes = 1+6+20+33 = 60 minutes total.
So it looks like the Elizabeth Line option is 4 minutes faster even in a worst-case scenario, and as much as 14 minutes faster if wait times are less, even taking into account the extra-long walking transfer within the Bond Street station, and the possible 20 minute wait for the next Terminal5-bound train.
But am I missing some detail that would change the calculations? I know there is a shortcut at Green Park to get from Jubilee to Piccadilly a bit quicker ("exit" up to ticket hall, then turn back around down to Jubilee Line), but not sure about the length of the Bond Street Elizabeth Line transfer. Any insight or personal experience with this route would be much appreciated. Thanks.