London At Night

Casdawer · 31 Dec 2010 at 13:33

So, i'm going to be at Trafalgar Sq tonight and i need to get back to the hotel.

It's 2 miles away and i don't want to be ripped off by taxis and the underground is going to be MEGA busy, so...

How long does it take to walk 2 miles (Google maps says an 1hr?!) and is it safe?

Thanks.

Hotel is located at Lancaster Gate.

Morba · 31 Dec 2010 at 13:35

Surely you can work out how long it will take you to walk a given distance?!

JBod · 31 Dec 2010 at 13:36

You will die.

Dunks · 31 Dec 2010 at 13:37

Just take the tube...

Liquid_Entity · 31 Dec 2010 at 13:38

haha 1hr. fool !

I walk to work which is 3.5miles and that only takes 45 mins.

PhillyDee · 31 Dec 2010 at 13:40

You walk at an average of 2-3 miles per hour. Work it out.

Cosimo · 31 Dec 2010 at 13:42

You should be ok. Walk down to Regent Street, then at Oxford Circus turn left onto Oxford Street keep walking until you get to Lancaster Gate. Cross over to the right hand side of Oxford street to avoid messing around crossing the roads at Marble Arch. Oxford Street turns into Bayswater road at Marble Arch and that stretch will be a bit quiet because you have Hyde Park on the other side of the road.

Personally I would catch a bus (night bus) or the Central Line from Oxford Circus.

Backslick · 31 Dec 2010 at 13:44

Traf Sq. to Lancaster Gate is easy. There'll be lots of people around so it'll be safe as houses. Well, houses that you have to keep a bit of an eye on, anyway.

Efour · 31 Dec 2010 at 13:49

dead man walking

twist3d0n3 · 31 Dec 2010 at 13:50

JBod said:
You will die.

quoted for truth

mikeyp123 · 31 Dec 2010 at 13:54

If i've managed to get back to Hampstead for the past 3 months of drunken skullduggery without so much as losing my Oyster card, I am sure you'll be fine on the busiest night of the year.

Yamahahahahaha · 31 Dec 2010 at 13:59

About an hour sounds right.

There will be lots of revellers around so I wouldn't worry about anything.

You can always take the tube, it's not that unpleasant until the drunkards start using it.

dowie · 31 Dec 2010 at 14:07

Taxis are metered - just get in a taxi - there is an extra charge of £4 but that's it.

Just walk for 5 mins away from crowds and then flag one down.

Mr^B · 31 Dec 2010 at 14:31

Gamefreak501 · 31 Dec 2010 at 14:41

Hehe, I've walked through London at late hours after concerts - and it's not caused me any deaths the last time I checked...or maybe I have been lucky!

mikeyp123 · 31 Dec 2010 at 14:43

Tube is free is it not? Just get on the carriage with the least drunks, or enjoy the relative change that is a non-silent tube!

Dirk · 31 Dec 2010 at 14:45

15 mins to walk the first mile, 1 hr extricating yourself from a maze of back-alleys, 1 min to get mugged and several hours in hospital/police station. Expect to get back sometime in the next couple of days

Seriously though, have a great night and have a drink for me.

Casdawer · 31 Dec 2010 at 15:03

mikeyp123 said:
Tube is free is it not? Just get on the carriage with the least drunks, or enjoy the relative change that is a non-silent tube!

Is it?

I have no idea!

Will check their webiste.

I'll catch the Tube then, it's only a couple of stops anyway - worse case scenario is i fall onto the rails in my drunken state

Cosimo · 31 Dec 2010 at 15:15

Casdawer said:
I'll catch the Tube then, it's only a couple of stops anyway - worse case scenario is i fall onto the rails in my drunken state

Then you can join all the others having a party on the track.

Yas786 · 31 Dec 2010 at 15:23

You will be fine on the tubes...they will be busy but i wouldnt expect them to be anymore busy than at rush hour.

Im taking the missus into london via tube and i dont think it will be that bad tbqh.