Getting from Paddington to St Pancras

Benjamin Hall

Does anyone know if there is a train operator that will let me carry a bike between the two? I'm off to continent to get a kicking at cross and need to get to dover. The only way to do it is to go through london (my least favorite place in the world!)

dynamicbrick

In all honesty, if you can get the front wheel off, I'd get a cab - depending on time of day it'll be about £15

From memory you can't get from Paddington to St Pancras or Kings Cross overground without first going to Farringdon, by which point you may as well ride the thing to St Pancras.

essexian

You can get from Paddington to Kings Cross/ St Pancras tube directly on the Hammersmith and City line. According to Transport for London, you can take a bike on this service, although I certainly wouldn't try during rush hour!!!:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling ... -link-tube

Be careful when getting on a tube at Paddington as there are two tube stations there (both called Paddington!).

Finally, its not that far to cycle it: the TFL site can recommend some routes for you.

rick_chasey

Normal bikes aren't allowed on the tube at rush hour. Hammersmith and city carriages are reasonably spacious.

de rien

Its only a couple of miles!! If you're worried about cycling along the Marylebone Road, just head E along the backstreets. You could walk between the two quite easily.

See here as well - http://www.cyclestreets.net/journey/8921619/

sungod

weekday or weekend?

daylight hours?

luggage too? or just bike and backpack?

if luggage etc. allow you to cycle, that's the easiest, otherwise wheel off and get a taxi

weekend+daylight, traffic isn't bad and there's a bus lane pretty much all the way there along euston/marylebone road

weekdays and/or nights, go for a sidestreet route, from st. pancras go south down judd st, turn right at tavistock place onto the cycle path, there's a fairly benign route to paddington from there