Traffic in Bristol in the morning.

Cheetah Designs · 16 Apr 2012 at 19:02

First time I've had to travel this early. I am driving from Montpelier (in Bristol) to Bristol Temple Meads.

Would usually take about 10-15minutes but I am wondering if it will take longer at 7am?

Does anyone know? (Who drives in Bristol at this time)

int · 16 Apr 2012 at 19:17

Shouldn't be too bad at that time, the rush usually starts at 7.30. My girlfriend can get from Westbury to Temple Meads in about 25 minutes and she takes Gloucester road.

That being said, why don't you get the Montpelier to Temple Meads train?

Devrij · 16 Apr 2012 at 19:49

I would budget extra time. It gets really packed around Cabot Circus, but you are leaving pretty early so you might miss it.

B@Th*nG · 16 Apr 2012 at 21:46

Devrij said:
I would budget extra time. It gets really packed around Cabot Circus, but you are leaving pretty early so you might miss it.

ahhh it's not that bad. i leave around 8.10 and although the traffic is nose to tail it won't take more than 10-15 mins

B@

Naff8000 · 16 Apr 2012 at 21:48

I drove from clifton to temple meads at 7:40am not long ago on a friday morning and traffic was light. If that's any indicator for where you're driving.

Alex_6n2 · 16 Apr 2012 at 21:51

At that time it's not bad at all.

What begs the question is. Why not just get the train?

Fuzz · 16 Apr 2012 at 22:07

public transport ******s

Pawnless Endgame · 16 Apr 2012 at 22:22

The main thing is that you don't have to commute along Filton Avenue. I lived on that route for a year and it was bottleneck central. Buses were just as bad - a half-hourly service sometimes dropping to hourly service = rammed bus = maximising profit for the operator.

Cheetah Designs · 16 Apr 2012 at 22:37

I would get the train it means I have to wait at temple meads. Which I don't wanna do

Muffin` · 16 Apr 2012 at 22:39

Cheetah Designs said:
I would get the train it means I have to wait at temple meads. Which I don't wanna do

First world problems

FreeStream · 16 Apr 2012 at 23:16

Cheetah Designs said:
I would get the train it means I have to wait at temple meads. Which I don't wanna do

Given they run pretty much every 45 mins, how long do you think you'd be waiting!?

soundb0y · 16 Apr 2012 at 23:21

Traffic starts to get hectic just before 8.

HangTime · 17 Apr 2012 at 00:56

Have you considered walking? depending on whereabout in Montpellier you are going from it may only take about half an hour.

TommyV · 17 Apr 2012 at 09:22

Bristol FTW, oh the joys of living barely 2 miles from Aztec West

PistolPete · 17 Apr 2012 at 12:36

TommyV said:
Bristol FTW, oh the joys of living barely 2 miles from Aztec West

But then you live near Aztec West

I used to work on Aztec West, living in Crofts End and 8:00-9:00 and 16:30-:18:00 were nightmares trying to get in or out.
Ended up working 10:30-19:00 to compensate.

Nitefly · 17 Apr 2012 at 12:46

If you haven't got much luggage you might be better off walking, shouldn't take long. I wouldn't expect traffic to be very busy that early though.

Edit - oh yeah, the train! Take that!

BigBoy · 17 Apr 2012 at 12:51

Monserrat said:
The main thing is that you don't have to commute along Filton Avenue. I lived on that route for a year and it was bottleneck central. Buses were just as bad - a half-hourly service sometimes dropping to hourly service = rammed bus = maximising profit for the operator.

actually no as the operator gets fined for missing/non running of services, so even if the bus behind is rammed they still make very little money due to the £5k fine per service missed!