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Londoners! Help?!
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I'm travelling to Derby and back by myself next week... I live down south, it's about 4hours on the train I think.
I can deal with getting to London Victoria, but then I have to get to St. Pancras. I'm so confused about the whole St. Pancras/kings cross thing? On national rail it says it takes 30mins to get from Victoria to Pancras... but 11mins to get to kings cross... aren't they the same place?
I'm really confused about what underground train to get on and what station I'm aiming to go to, kings cross or St. Pancras? Help?!
I can deal with getting to London Victoria, but then I have to get to St. Pancras. I'm so confused about the whole St. Pancras/kings cross thing? On national rail it says it takes 30mins to get from Victoria to Pancras... but 11mins to get to kings cross... aren't they the same place?
I'm really confused about what underground train to get on and what station I'm aiming to go to, kings cross or St. Pancras? Help?!
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Also, the Kings Cross/ St Pancreas stop always seems to empty out half the train. Whilst you shouldn't just rely on everyone getting off, it is probably a good indicator. And there is sometimes an electronic voice telling you what the next station is.
You will be fine
All of this .
The best thing to do is to not panic. The fact that you've planned your route in advance is a good start. Are you travelling on a weekend? Because if yes you might want to check that there isn't engineering on the Victoria line (it's usually ok, but you never know with TfL). You can do that at www.tfl.gov.uk. You might also want to carry a print out of the map with you.
KGX/St Pancras is an odd underground station, but don't panic there either. If you end up at King's Cross, go out of the front doors (opposite the departure board), turn right, and then St Pancras is literally right in front of you.
You are actually fortunate because, for a change, the District Line is (mostly) in service next weekend. So what you need to do is take that one (green) west to South Kensington (which is nice and small iirc - no getting lost) and then take the Piccadilly Line (dark blue) north, and that will take you to KGX. Honestly, the most confusing part will be finding your way out of KGX/St Pancras underground, but there are plenty guards around to help you.
I wish I could stop panicking, but honestly I have a panic attack in the supermarket so this is like major..
So it's Victoria to South kensington, then South kensington to Kings cross? I can deal with that, at least I don't have to get a bus
Yup, exactly that
Franki is totally right. The most important thing is to give yourself lots of time. Did you notice that on journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk you can check the timings for the day and time you're travelling? That can be really helpful.
There is a bus, if you'd rather, but it takes a long time. The 73 from Victoria runs to right outside King's Cross mainline.
Also, at any time, you can always find a member of TfL staff to help. If you urgently need assistance, there are call buttons on the platform, otherwise you can head to an exit to find someone.