Wested visit in january, some questions.

Indianafred · Post by **Indianafred** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 12:04 pm

Hi folks

Plane tickets are booked, so are the hotel rooms.
Will arrive at Stansted, 11:35 friday the 14th

Now, im planning <B>not</B> to go the usual way by train from victoria station in London.
Instead, i would like to go directly from stansted down to swanley, Kent.

Can i pull this trough?
and whitout too high costs?
If yes, how do i travel down from Stansted?

Thanks

Regards
Fred

Scandinavia Jones · Post by **Scandinavia Jones** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 2:37 pm

I'll look into it more, Indianafred, but I believe you still have to pass through Victoria Station... the Stansted Express arrives at Liverpool Street Station and you'll have to get to the Southeastern trains departing from Victoria in order to get to Swanley.
Then again, you could always take a taxi... might cost a bit, but it sure gets you where you want to go...

ob1al · Post by **ob1al** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 2:40 pm

Check out the 'UK Summit' thread over in Events.

Skippy has been posting loads of good information pertaining to your query.

Indianafred · Post by **Indianafred** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 2:46 pm

Thanks Scandy!

Didnt you work at an airport or am i completely wrong?

Regards
Fred

Indianafred · Post by **Indianafred** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 2:48 pm

ob1al wrote:Check out the 'UK Summit' thread over in Events.

Skippy has been posting loads of good information pertaining to your query.

Thanks Buddy

Il do that.

Scandinavia Jones · Post by **Scandinavia Jones** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 2:48 pm

Yeah! Why wait until January when you have a perfectly good Indysummit with a lot of nice Indyfans this October already?!

And yep, I work at Stockholm-Arlanda...

Indianafred · Post by **Indianafred** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 4:14 pm

Wish i could, o wish i could

But due to my small amount of payed vacation days since this summer, i cant take anymore days until Jan.

Regards
Fred

ob1al · Post by **ob1al** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 4:27 pm

Fred -

One word for you:

Sickday

Skippy · Post by **Skippy** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 4:53 pm

Fred,

Train is going to be the easiest & cheapest way to get to Swanley from Stanstead

You see if you think of Stanstead as at the 12 o'clock position on a clock face, with London (& Victoria station) as the centre of the clock, geographically speaking Swanley is between the 4 & 5 o'clock position.

Driving would mean going round the M25, which in a taxi would cost you as much as the price of a jacket & possibly MORE!

Unless you plan to hire a car & make good use of it while your here, let the train take the strain

Indianafred · Post by **Indianafred** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 5:11 pm

ob1al wrote:Fred -

One word for you:

Sickday

Dont you mean:tired of work, stay home instead-day?

Thanks alot for the info Skippy-boy!
It seems that its going to be the train for me after all, besides its a very pleasent way of traveling

Regards
Fred