Comment by User myoarin on Thu 25 Dec 2008 - 8:43 am UTC:

Hi Montecristo,  Merry Christmas!

It can be done in just under an hour by public transport according to a
site I found, but I'll let a Researcher show you, unless you are desperate
for a quick answer (faster than by car, the site suggests).

(Kind of useful site:  takes about 26 hours by train from near John
O'Groats to near Land's End, plus about ten miles extra at each end.  Probo
needs 2 hrs and 10 min. to get from home to his beloved National Archives
in Kew, unless he walks faster than the 17 and 15 minutes estimated at each
end  - and costs him over 22 pounds.)

Thought you were in California.

Regards, Myo

Comment by User fp on Thu 25 Dec 2008 - 5:32 pm UTC:

I suppose arriving at 8:32 would not be too late?

Comment by User fp on Thu 25 Dec 2008 - 6:58 pm UTC:

The 7:33 would be less than one hour.

London Victoria dep. 07:33 (Underground)
London Paddington arr. 07:50
London Paddington dep. 08:05 (First Great Western)
Maidenhead arr. 08:32


Taking the train from Paddington would be faster:
http://nationalrail.co.uk/system/galleries/download/print_maps/LondonAndSouthEast.pdf

Comment by montecristo on Thu 25 Dec 2008 - 7:00 pm UTC:

Thank you Answerfinder. I am aware of the car route, but I want public
transport. The trains you found are not direct though, are they? You have
to change at Paddington and Slough.

So, your answer is no? It can't be, that's not the answer I wanted :).

myoarin, I'd be interested if you have an answer. 8.32 is not too late.
It's for a 9-5 job, so there is some flexibility.

And no, I am not in California. I post questions on uclue on behalf of
other people and if I start saying "a friend of mine wants to know", sooner
or later it's going to get awkward. I don't want there to be snickering on
the answerer's forum when I ask about "a friend of mine" with problems
about size or rashes.

Comment by User fp on Thu 25 Dec 2008 - 8:30 pm UTC:

Answerfinder, why would the answer to "Can I get from London Victoria to
Maidenhead using public transport ... (i) in less than an hour" be "no" if
the journey would only last for 59 minutes when taking the 7:33, i.e.
arriving at 8:32?

Comment by Researcher answerfinder on Thu 25 Dec 2008 - 9:15 pm UTC:

Why "definitely no"? From experience I would never rely on the Underground
service. In theory they have a timetable, but any slight delay can have a
serious knock-on effect. This would make the connection at Paddington
likely to be missed if one left at 7.33 (unless they've allowed for such
slight delays in the below journey details).

London Victoria (VIC) to  London Paddington (PAD)
Journey Summary Details - 
Departs 	Arrives 	Duration
 07:33 	         08:05 	        0:32
From London Victoria take the Circle Line (Westbound, Platform 1) which is
a direct service to London Paddington.

Alternatively;

From London Victoria take the Victoria Line (Northbound, Platform 3) to
Oxford Circus. Change and take the Bakerloo Line (Northbound, Platform 4)
to London Paddington.

London Paddington (PAD) to  Maidenhead (MAI)
No calling points. 
 
Journey Summary Details - 
Departs 	Arrives 	Duration
08:05 	         08:32   	0:27

Comment by User myoarin on Thu 25 Dec 2008 - 10:46 pm UTC:

This is the site I was using:

http://www.transportdirect.info/web2/

Here is a the route; definitely lots of changes and very much subject to
Phil's doubts about connections working:

"Journey(s) found for London Victoria Rail Station to Maidenhead Town
Centre, Maidenhead (Berks), Windsor & Maidenhead
Details
Details selected
Outward journeys for Tue 13 Jan 09 leaving after 07:00 	
Option 	Transport 	Changes 	Leave 	Arrive 	Duration 	Select
1 	Train, Underground, Walk 	2 	07:02 	08:07 	1hour, 05 mins 	
2 	Train, Underground, Walk 	3 	07:29 	08:24 	55 mins 	
3 	Train, Underground, Walk 	2 	07:42 	08:32 	50 mins 	
4 	Train, Underground, Walk 	3 	07:58 	08:54 	56 mins 	
5 	Car 	0 	07:00 	08:02 	1hour, 02 mins / 29.3miles

 	
Start  Victoria Underground Station
Start of journey
  	leave 	07:29
  	 
Underground Victoria
5 mins
	  	  	
Take London Underground/Victoria towards Walthamstow Central

arrive 	07:34 	  	Oxford Circus Underground Station
	  	  	
Change here
   	
Walk 2 mins
	  	  	
Walk to Oxford Circus Underground Station
	  	  	
Change here  depart 	07:36
 
Underground Bakerloo
8 mins
	  	  	
Take London Underground/Bakerloo towards Queen's Park

arrive 	07:44 	  	Paddington Underground Station
	  	  	
Change here
  	  	 
 Walk 8 mins
	  	  	
Walk to Paddington National Rail Stn
	  	
Change here   	depart 	07:52
	 
Train 14 mins  	  	

arrive 	08:06 	  	Slough
	  	  	

Change here   	depart 	08:13
	 
Train  11 mins
	  	  	
Take First Great Western towards Reading
arrive 	08:24 	  	Maidenhead

 End of journey

Phil's first suggestion of the direct train seems the surest bet, albeit
longer than one hour.

CHeers, Myo

Comment by User myoarin on Thu 25 Dec 2008 - 11:19 pm UTC:

Phil's "direct train" is actually the same as FP's suggestion:  underround
to Paddington and train from there to Maidenhead.

Comment by User probo on Fri 26 Dec 2008 - 7:09 am UTC:

Myomy, Myo

I hate to impugn your reputation as the Mighty Myo but I am sorry to say
that your estimate of 2 hr 10 min for me to travel door-to-door from my
home to TNA overstates my actual journey time by some 25 minutes although
your cost estimate of £22 is close enough.

Now explain that!

Bryo

Comment by User myoarin on Fri 26 Dec 2008 - 11:19 am UTC:

Bryan, 

I am glad to hear that.  I just took the information calculated by that
website.  Obviously, it didn't take your route.

Cheers,  Myo