London appointment on 3rd Jan - no trains. No way round it?

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We have been waiting for this appointment for about 6 years.
It's a huge huge, life changing, potentially life saving appointment and I've just seen there is train strikes on that day.

Im trying to figure out coaches or buses but and I'm searching and Googling but getting no answers.

Can anyone help? It's Brighton to London waterloo, or specifically St Thomas hospital.

Are there coach replacements or is that not ok because that's usually provided by the rail isn't it?
I can't believe our bloody luck

I draw a blank too OP so it's not just you.

Plenty here

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Brighton (coach station) is what you type

The top result for both Brighton and London are the main coach stations. It’s pretty clear.

Do you definitely have the dates entered correctly? This is what I get

Can you drive, OP?

Brighton into London isn't too far.

Op you need to search with these departure and arrival points.

OP, you need to select the coach station in Brighton and then just 'London' in the to section. I've just done it and plenty comes up.

Choose the right start point and destination.

Oh my God! Really? I could frigging cry. I really hope this is the case!

My car is currently fubarred and sat outside a garage waiting for a part.

The amount of bad luck we have had the last few weeks is ridiculous

As shown above, that option does not come up for me.

National rail website shows plenty of trains running between Brighton and London atm (although it does warn there may be changes)

Just type in London and you should see this list, then select London Victoria coach station.

Pool valley is the name of the main coach station in Brighton.

Ps - I know the stress, a few years ago we had a life changing appointment coming up for DD and I was petrified something would stop us from getting there.

My advice is as per a few posters - get a coach/cab/drive up on 2nd Jan, have a stress free evening and then same way home on the 3rd.

Hire a car if you can drive.

It does - the screen shot you shared shows Pool Valley as the top option.

Hire a car or borrow a car. Get a taxi.

OP there are some train services running into Waterloo still on strike days.

Have a look on SW rail website, they have a lot of info about what timetable they are running.

Borrow and get insured on a relative's car for a day?

Also ,don't put an exact time into the National Express site .

It's not coming up for me.

If you could wangle a lift or afford a taxi, I'd be tempted to get a car to Morden tube station and catch the Northern Line in from there (25 minutes on the tube, including one very simple branch change, and then a fifteen minute walk). Would avoid the stress of strike day central London traffic if you took a coach all the way in.

However as a PP has said, Southern are planning h to run some trains anyway.

Lol, they are 2 hours away... on the train.