Waterloo, ehm, Battle...TO??? Battle to London...

August 29, 2017 1:22 PM

does anyone know how I get to the QE11 centre on time for a 9am start? Living near Battle East Sussex and all the train times are currently showing Victoria as my only direct option. I know there have been problems with Waterloo engineering running over...but HALP?
posted by Wilder to Travel & Transportation around London, England (6 answers total)

Best answer: The QEII centre seems to be exactly half way between Victoria and Waterloo, so why would Waterloo be the preferred station to get into?
posted by ClarissaWAM at 1:33 PM on August 29, 2017

Best answer: Get yourself to Bexhill and hop on the train to Victoria. It's about a fifteen minute walk from there or you can get either a bus along Victoria Street or the District or Circle line to St James Park tube which is a couple of minutes from the QE2 centre.

Looks like you'll need to get a train around 0620 from Bexhill.
posted by knapah at 3:19 PM on August 29, 2017

Best answer: Victoria station is about a 15 minute, straight-shot walk from the QEII centre. There have been major works at Waterloo station this summer so probably better to avoid it. You can also take a bus from Victoria to the QEII if you're carrying luggage, etc., and that should only take you a couple ot minutes.
posted by stillmoving at 3:19 PM on August 29, 2017

I should add I walk from Victoria to Westminster every day on my way to work. It's a simple trip.
posted by knapah at 3:20 PM on August 29, 2017 [2 favorites]

Best answer: And yeah, the QEII centre's straight across Parliament Square from Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament. It's the one that looks like a featureless box amongst lots of more ornate things. You won't have any problems spotting it, and it's got good signage.
posted by ambrosen at 3:58 PM on August 29, 2017

Response by poster: Thanks all, I have no idea why I thought Victoria was so much farther than Waterloo...
posted by Wilder at 4:30 PM on August 29, 2017 [1 favorite]