Victoria, London To Woolwich South London

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HI can anyone tell me the best way to get from victoria coach station to woolwich. I am happy to walk some of it. I'd prefer buses if possible.
thanks very much for any advice! I dont know which stations are near to woolwich, so dont know what my options are. cheers

[Buenchico]

It would take about 1½ hours by bus. Are you sure that's how you want to get there? If so, walk to Victoria Rail Station (it's signposted). Look for Stop J and catch a No 24. Alight at Parliament Square. Walk to Westminster Station (which is easy to find). Look for Stop G and take a No.53 to Woolwich.

[berniecuddles]

or tube to charing cross then train to woolwich

[Buenchico]

Alternatively (quicker) walk to Victoria Rail Station. Take a District or Circle Line train to Embankment. Walk to Charing Cross Station (which is next door to Embankment). Take a National Rail (Southeastern) train to Woolwich Arsenal.

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The bus sounds Ok but as you say a long journey. Is there an overground train from charling cross to woolwich then?

[berniecuddles]

yes woolwich arsenal

[New Judge]

Yes there is. Direct service, usually to Gillingham via Dartford (every 30 mins). There is also a Cannon Street to Dartford service (every 30 mins) which you can pick up by changing at London Bridge. Journey time is about 30 mins by the direct service or ten minutes more if you change at London Bridge.

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ok thanks for the help. will try charing cross station to woolwich arsenal. Are the trains likely to be frequent (evening).
Also, if you dont mind me asking...... Do you know how i'd get from woolwich to the oval?
thanks v much !

[twix123]

Return to London Bridge then take the Northern Line tube to the Oval.

Trains to Woolwich Arsenal station are frequent, dependant on the time of the evening you are travelling. Commuter hours the trains used to run every 20 minutes,otherwise 1/2 hourly. There is a fast service where Woolwich Arsenal is the first stop after London Bridge, or a slower service stopping at Deptford et al.

[New Judge]

As I said, the two services (from Charing Cross and Cannon Street) each run every half hour. Not sure if they "interlock" to give a fifteen minute service, you'd have to look the times up.

To get to the Oval come back on the train to London Bridge, change there to southbound Northern Line tube (four stops).

[Buenchico]

Southeastern timetable here:
https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/download/12530.7/metro-7-from-8-december/
(The relevant timetable starts on page 22).

From Woolwich Arsenal to Oval take a DLR train to Bank and a Northern Line train to Oval. By bus it takes about 1½ hours: Bus 53 from Stop H at Woolwich Arsenal to New Cross Gate Station and then a 36 or 46 from Stop K.

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That is great. Thank you all for your help.