touchthesky Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 This isn't my first con, but will be my first london con and time in london without someone who doesn't live there! Me and my partner are coming down by megabus. Now, *deep breath*, we arrive at whereever the bus stops (i actually have no idea lol) in London at around 5am..our plan is just to get as near to Earls court as possible..Does anyone know where the megabus stop is in london? or if there are many..which is the best to stop at? Also, since we're gonna be uber early..is there anywhere around the LFCC where we could get a coffee? A tea? A bite to eat? Or generally just somewhere that will keep us safe from the odd drunken wanderer (i'm sure there'll be some on a saturday morning lol.) I hope this makes sense...it kinda does to me. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoeDark Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 This is going to be my first time in London to, but i will be flying down as never fancyed driving in london and hate buses. Hopefully someone can give you the info you need. But one thing i did was to google earth/map the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touchthesky Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 Thankyou! Never thought of that actually. I would fly, too, but the bus is so much cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen_Sindel Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I think the Megabus stop would be Victoria, but I am not totally sure. We do have some users here who are very familiar with busses though, hopefully they can answer that for sure. There's some things like McDonalds near the Earls Court tube station, but I can't recall how early they are open. It's probably not 5 AM though. The first people carrying coffee and food from McDonalds usually showed up around 7 AM. I think the chicken place (Hollywood Chicken) near the Ibis is still open at that time, but it's tiny and not a place where I'd personally hang around to kill time. I'm thinking that around Victoria the coffee/food places will be open much more early than Earls Court area. Maybe stay there for a bit and then make your way to Earls Court? I've camped out early often for Comic Con and never saw a drunken wanderer by the way. Earls Court seemed pretty peaceful there. I found the old venue in Wembley much more scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy1701 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 This isn't my first con, but will be my first london con and time in london without someone who doesn't live there! Me and my partner are coming down by megabus. Now, *deep breath*, we arrive at whereever the bus stops (i actually have no idea lol) in London at around 5am..our plan is just to get as near to Earls court as possible..Does anyone know where the megabus stop is in london? or if there are many..which is the best to stop at? Also, since we're gonna be uber early..is there anywhere around the LFCC where we could get a coffee? A tea? A bite to eat? Or generally just somewhere that will keep us safe from the odd drunken wanderer (i'm sure there'll be some on a saturday morning lol.) I hope this makes sense...it kinda does to me. Thanks guys. As far as I am aware, the Megabus ends at either Victoria or Waterloo. My suggestion would be to go to Victoria wait and get something to eat there. At a more reasonable time, you will be able to get the District Line (green line on the underground) direct to Earls Court. Hope this helps. Zips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfy_sah Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 from a frequent Megabus flyer, it does indeed terminate at VICTORIA COACH STATION (the same place as Nation Express buses and not Waterloo ) however, when I used to get the megabus from Cardiff to London, it also used to drop off outside Earl's Court tube station (the side that has all the shops/places to eat NOT the side that Earl's Court is at ) so you can always ask the driver however, they only let you off here if you have carry-on lugguage only, NOT if you put anything under the bus! if you do find yourselves arriving at Victoria Coach Station, then exit and cross the street to head LEFT towards Victoria Station (where the trains and tube go from). there is a Whetherspoons, McD's, Subway and all other kinds of restuarants/fast food joints/coffee places, a Marks and Sparks Food and a Sainsburys-some of that MIGHT be open at that time if not there is seating upstairs in the station where the McDs is worth noting that the station the only free toilets are in the Spoons otherwise it will cost you to pee!!!! anyways walk right throug past Sainsburys, down the escalator, past Whsmiths and find the stairs down to the tube, you want the (green) Disctrict line to get to Earl's Court, once you arrive there make sure you take the right exit to get to the con hope this helps? anything else, please ask surfy sah xx this map from the MB website might help xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeDonovan Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 For those of you who don't live in London, you'd be surprised at how easy it is to find a shop / fast food restaurant open 24 hours - particularly around a Terminus (i.e. Earls Court, Victoria). They may not be michelin starred, but you'll find something. London is a long way from being New York unfortunately, but it's getting there. And you won't see many drunks knocking about at that time - 3AM will still be fairly busy, but not 5AM. I agree with Zippy - grab a coffee and read a paper at VCS, then jump on the District Line at 6-ish to Earls Court. If you're not on a budget, there'll be plenty of cabs hanging around too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen_Sindel Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 from a frequent Megabus flyer, it does indeed terminate at VICTORIA COACH STATION (the same place as Nation Express buses and not Waterloo ) Now here's the expert I was thinking of. I knew I had heard you mentioning Megabus before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfy_sah Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 why thankyou Petra unfortunately I have not ridden the big blue bus in some time though (nearly 2years, since I finished uni and left Cardiff ) because it does not run from my home town of Swansea but it goes to loads of places from London (except it no longer runs to MK which sucks!) so when I move there shortly, hopefully I'll be returning surfy sah xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobbynobby40 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Having turned up early for LFCC (from Norwich!) on a few occasions, i'm sure there is a little place just around the corner from the main entrance that is open early for coffee/snacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
touchthesky Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 Thankyou so much guys! I am so excited for this convention it's unreal. I love the Glasgow event but the idea of such a big event makes me so giddy!!! If anyone else is turning up uber early, we are up for coffee drinking, btw . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talie Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Ill be coming down from glasgow on the megabus too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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