Dave1980

Morning All

Travelling into London for a seminar, was contemplating driving in. Is the Hammersmith Bypass still closed?, if so how much of an inconvinience does that cause?.
Got to go to the Royal National Hotel at Russel Square which is smack in the middle of London from what i can see.

Would i be better driving to the edge of london and tubing it?.

Also how do i go about paying the congestion charge if i drive?.

ChrisB

Hammersmith Flyover has one lane open for cars doesn't it?

Congestion Charge you can pay online before you go or up to midnight on the day at £10. Or, it's £12 by midnight the following day.

boxst

Hammersmith Flyover having one lane shut added about 15 minutes to my journey on Thursday going to Earls Court.

If someone else is paying, I would probably get the train and tube.

Ray T

2nd the train and tube , once you paid the petrol/congestion charge and parking.

chet123

iTrader: (7)

agree, driving into London nowadays is a nightmare unless you have the patience. I would drive as close as you can to a mainline station and use either the underground or overground train depending on where you want to get.

As in earlier post congestion charges are a joke, cheaper getting the tube/train.

Dave1980

tempted just to drive it as parking is 8 for 6 hours where i need to go.

just wondered if the bypass was worth the risk or not. got to be there for 9.30 so may just drive it in that case.

Ant

Driving in , good luck with that

With London there's so many variables that make you so late, train would be first choice everytime

boxst

No, that is worse. Traffic peaks from 7:30am -> 10:00am (some would say all day!) so you should aim to be there by 8am or take the train ...

Dave1980

ok, tube it is. will go from ravenscourt park and get the tube in. thanks for the advice guys.

scoobeenut

You can drive into Hammersmith Broadway and park in the multistory car park here http://www.kings-mall.co.uk/how-to-get-here.html £11.00 for six to nine hours parking, get the tube from Hammersmith Broadway Picadilly or District line.

Chip

If your going from Bristol catch the train into Paddington then the tube to Russel Sq, much quicker than driving, much less hassle parking, and you wont get stuck on the M4 going in or out.

hodgy0_2

i was going to suggest the train -- could catch it from Reading, fast trains to paddington

Fat Boy

Definitely train or tube - speaking as a 30 year resident of London -a car is a nightmare in town. Much quicker and much much cheaper to leave the car at home.

Nelly71

iTrader: (1)

Don't bother driving into London its crap do it every day train in and out best way