Victoria

[nosey-p]

I am working out how much the weekend would cost me to attend the World Championships but don't know which is the best/cheapest way to do it?

I have never been to London, so do I travel by car? or do I go by train? (Travelling from Wakefield)

By car I have the option of going home when I go out (6.00 on the Saturday) but what is the traffic like?

I am only planning on staying on Saturday night, how much are the hotels in the area?

Is it cheaper to book your train ticket in advance? (I have not been on a train for over 15 years) do you have to specify which train you are going on or is it an open ticket?  

Any help would be appreciated

Wayne

[Waz1892]

wakefield to london is much easier by train, go to KIngs corss on National Express service..which will be direct...http://www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com/

anymore info needed..oh and book in advance..the earlier the cheaper.

[Chelsea]

Hilton Metropol....10 mins walk from the Vic...20 mins from the West End and Oxford street..a little pricey but why not push the boat out

http://www.hilton.co.uk/londonmet?WT.srch=1

[nosey-p]

Thanks Chelsea, but out of my range

[deanp27]

i live in Wakey and always go by train to London now

if you book in advance you can get returns for £20ish

[nosey-p]

Was thinking more on the travelling part car or train?

[deanp27]

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Was thinking more on the travelling part car or train?

[nosey-p]

I followed the link by Waz1892. the cheapest I found was £79

[deanp27]

not got time to look but i sometimes use

www.thetrainline.com

[deanp27]

but to get cheap tickets you must get on the train you book

i managed to get an exception from the ticket office when coming back from Vegas via Gatwick cos my plane was late and the lady was sympathetic, but generally the are pretty strict

[Jon MW]

not got time to look but i sometimes use

www.thetrainline.com

I generally find www.nationalrail.co.uk better than the trainline because some of the cheapest fares you can order straight from the train operators (via nationalrail.co.uk) without the admin fee that thetrainline charges.

But if you can get a hotel with parking then the car should be better, I don"t think driving is likely to grind to a standstill and you don"t have to pay the congestion charge at the weekend. However I don"t drive so my perception might not be perfect.

[MartinOwlMan]

I don"t know what your budget is, but I would definitely get the train if you can afford it. If you plan to arrive in plenty of time youwill be relaxed and refreshed, ready for concentrating over a long period. Go by car and with the sun pounding through the windows, plenty of speed restrictions on the M1 with average speed checks, traffic when you get to London, hassle of finding the Vic and then somewhere to park, you"re likely to be relatively hot under the collar and that"s not ideal preparation.

Accommodation is not going to be cheap. There are some budget hotels fairly near Baker Street tube, which is handy for the Vic by tube and when they stop running and you are looking at a taxi, the area is nearer than anywhere else in London that has budget hotels that I know of: others may know better.

A tip - if you are staying at a budget hotel in London, pack a bath plug just in case your room has a bath, because for some reason the plugs in those places go missing!

[Paulie_D]

Found this on Booking.com (Seymour Hotel).

Can"t speak for the quality but around £60 pn is pretty good for a Bank Holiday weekend in the cente of London....and it"s just around the corner from the Vic.

Grosvenor Victoria, 150-162 Edgware Road, London. W2 2DT

Oh, if you decide to drive, the Vic has a car park underneath...don"t know about overnight though. I think it opens around midday.

[Roscopiko]

I would rather cut my legs off with a blunt spoon than drive in and out of london on a bank holiday weekend!!

Train FTW!!

[Paulie_D]

I agree but I believe that the last train out of Kings X to Wakefield is at 8.30pm.

If you are final tabling on the Sunday...you might miss it! Of course, if you are final tabling, you can probably afford the extra £60 for Sunday night as well.