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Kings Cross to Wembley stadium help!

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TheChippendenSpook · 29/05/2021 11:28

Please can somebody tell me how to get from Kings Cross to Wembley stadium tomorrow. I'm going to watch the league one play off final and only got a ticket at the last minute so I'm having to sort out my travel arrangements.

I can get to Kings cross but I've been informed that there are local restrictions. How long and how much is it on the bus? Or if I get a taxi do I have to book one and what company should I use?

Many thanks

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chocolatesaltyballs22 · 29/05/2021 11:32

Tube??

TheChippendenSpook · 29/05/2021 11:33

Someone told me that the metropolitan line is replaced by buses tomorrow.

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FizzyPink · 29/05/2021 11:36

Tube will be easiest. Kings cross to Green Park on the Victoria line, then change to the Jubilee from Green Park to Wembley Park.
It will be much quicker than a bus or taxi

FizzyPink · 29/05/2021 11:36

Download the Citymapper app so you can work out the quickest route back once it’s finished

Mumdiva99 · 29/05/2021 11:39

I plan journeys here tfl.gov.uk/

ThatLibraryMiss · 29/05/2021 11:40

Seconding Citymapper, it's brilliant. It'll show you options from walking to Uber and even tell you which end of the Tube train to get on.

TheChippendenSpook · 29/05/2021 11:49

Thank you all so much 😊

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TheChippendenSpook · 29/05/2021 12:44

If I got a taxi, would I need to book? Sorry, I'm a clueless northerner who has only had to go as far as Kings Cross on my own before!

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FizzyPink · 29/05/2021 12:46

Using the Uber app is easiest. You just input your card details and then request one when you’re ready. Just look out for the number plate it tells you of the driver.
Otherwise you can just hail a black cab (or pick one up from outside the station) but it will be a lot more expensive.

supercritter · 29/05/2021 12:55

Metropolitan line - just make sure it stops at wembley

chocolatesaltyballs22 · 29/05/2021 12:59

Defo use Uber for cabs in London. Black cabs are ridiculously expensive.

TheChippendenSpook · 29/05/2021 13:03

You're all so helpful. Thank you so much! I'll use Uber if I need to. I'll speak to the people in the ticket office at the station as I'm sure they will help me as well.

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bubblebubblebubbletrouble · 29/05/2021 13:13

Met line is only shut Baker St to Aldgate so you need to go Kings Cross to Baker St by bus or walking (about 40 mins i would say) or uber. It's very easy because if you come out of the main entrance & turn right it's a straight walk.
For bus - cross the road. Tfl website will tell you what number bus.

Baker St to Wembley - Met Line towards Uxbridge/Watford/Amersham/Harrow on the Hill

TheChippendenSpook · 29/05/2021 13:34

@bubblebubblebubbletrouble

Met line is only shut Baker St to Aldgate so you need to go Kings Cross to Baker St by bus or walking (about 40 mins i would say) or uber. It's very easy because if you come out of the main entrance & turn right it's a straight walk. For bus - cross the road. Tfl website will tell you what number bus.

Baker St to Wembley - Met Line towards Uxbridge/Watford/Amersham/Harrow on the Hill

You're amazing! Thank you Star
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chesirecat99 · 29/05/2021 13:42

@FizzyPink

Tube will be easiest. Kings cross to Green Park on the Victoria line, then change to the Jubilee from Green Park to Wembley Park. It will be much quicker than a bus or taxi
If there is a rail replacement bus for the Met line closure, there will be signs in and outside the station and staff to help. It will be simple and just a few stops to Baker Street, where the line is working. It will probably take about 20 mins, not much faster than walking!

If there isn't a replacement bus. You can get the 205 or 30 bus to Baker St from outside Kings Cross. The numbers are displayed at the bus stops. All the bus shelters will have a poster with a map of the area showing the bus stops, a list of all destinations from the area that gives the bus number you need and the location of the bus stop. Again, it will take about 20 mins.

Alternatively, you could get an Uber to Baker Street for about £6ish or Wembley. You can see the price on the app now without booking but it does vary day to day with surge pricing. Or you could get a black cab (very expensive). There is a rank at Kings Cross, it's signposted.

FizzyPink's route would be the easiest and cheapest route, despite the slight detour because of tube closures. It's hard to get lost on the tube.

If your mainline rail ticket doesn't have a travelcard included, the cheapest way to pay is using a contactless bankcard. Just tap the Oyster reader once when you get on a bus, not when you get off. You need to tap the reader twice, in and out at the barriers, on the tube.

TheChippendenSpook · 29/05/2021 13:58

How you lot remember all this amazes me Grin

I have been to London and Wembley before but never on my own and previously I've driven down and parked at a school close to the stadium. I've also usually had time to plan my trip but I only found out that I could get a match ticket the other day.

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chesirecat99 · 29/05/2021 16:28

You don't need to remember it! You can just look it up on a tube map in any station or a bus map at most bus stops, or use TFL journey planner. It's easy. You absorb the central part of the tube map and your local bus routes from experience though, same as anywhere else. Have a great time!

newnortherner111 · 29/05/2021 16:34

Bus to Baker Street and then Metropolitan line. Use contactless, no need to buy tickets or an Oyster card.

Hope Lincoln City win!

TheChippendenSpook · 29/05/2021 23:02

@newnortherner111

Bus to Baker Street and then Metropolitan line. Use contactless, no need to buy tickets or an Oyster card.

Hope Lincoln City win!

I hope for the opposite Smile
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TheChippendenSpook · 30/05/2021 21:43

Thank you to everyone who gave me advice yesterday! I didn't need a taxi in the end and I did get a bit lost in one of the stations! I had a great day today and I'm on my train back up north now Smile

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Mumdiva99 · 31/05/2021 11:15

Fab. Glad you enjoyed your day.

newnortherner111 · 31/05/2021 11:17

@TheChippendenSpook glad you got there OK, and by all accounts a deserved win for Blackpool.

TheChippendenSpook · 31/05/2021 13:27

Thank you so much Smile it was a very deserved win although Lincoln also played very well. Their fans are a good bunch too and I hope they win promotion next season.

I'm so tired today. I got home just after midnight and my youngest woke me up, feeling sick at 2am. He did let me have a long lie in though Grin

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