What is the tube in london like?

Question

i am going to london in the summer and was wondering which is the best way to travel by bus or tube, are they clean and efficent?

Answer 1

I think they are cleaner than New York Subways. Another thing I noticed is that they are much deeper in the earth. In New York they build most of the subways just below street lever with a Cut and Cover method. In London they actually tunneled.

However, the subway there has more stoppages than in NYC.
Going by bus is fine for short distances, but trying to get cross town on a bus is like most places, slow as cold porridge on a frosty January morning old chap!!!

Cheers

Answer 2

The tube serves 275 stations, jointly with Shoreditch (closed, yet served by utilizing a alternative bus service, until eventually Shoreditch extreme street station opens as area of the East London Line Extension). Fourteen Underground stations are outside better London, of which 5 (Amersham, Chalfont & Latimer, Chesham, Chorleywood, Epping) are previous the M25 London Orbital twin carriageway.

Answer 3

Tube is the best way to travel. ? efficient. Depends on what part of the world you are in. The tubes do tend to run a little late but on time for most part. They are crowded, particularly at rush hours with no standing room! Overall it should be a fun experience. If you are gonna travel more that a couple of times on the tubes, it is cheaper to buy a 'one day travel ticket' with which you can travel unlimited.
Hope this answers your question. Oh! by the way, they are dirty in some sections, on some lines but clean for most part.

Answer 4

the tube is a very good way to access every part of london quickly and easily and is reletively cheap but i think you pay the same price for just going 1 stop as a whole number of stops! It can also get very hot and humid down there in summer (usually 10 or so degrees hotter that the outside air temp) and london is usually the hottest place in the uk in summer so watch out!

Answer 5

Tube is better. You can get a pass for a set period of time, and then just hop on and off where ever you want to go. Very handy. You can even take it into town if you fly into London Heathrow. I don't think it's that dirty, really. And it's only creepy when you are the only one on it with a creepy person there, too! They are very well located and easy to find, and you can print out a map before you even go, or download the routes onto a pda. Great system!

Answer 6

Ive been London loads of times Ive been on the buss es and the tube the tube is a bit scary you have to hurry up to get inside before the doors close on you and is quite busy and packed full of people and the buss es are a bit easy but not cheap but less crowded

Answer 7

The tube is the fastest and cheapest way to travel from one place to another in London. Just get a good mini subway map like I did and you are all set. Have a great trip.

Answer 8

The tube is faster, runs more frequently and if you are in a hurry is the way to travel.

If you have time, take the bus... get a double decker and head for the front seat. It's a great way to see the sights especially if you go on Route 11.

Enjoy

Answer 9

I travel on the district line everyday from Ealing Broadway to Kensington, it's better than taking the bus and I would not even attempt it in a car. I meet quite a lot of very rich desirable men although as a married woman I haven't yet taken advantage of their offers. I leave work at 5pm, have a couple of glasses of wine with friends in one of the many bars in Kensington or Chelsea and get the tube home....very civilised, I would recommend it to anyone!!

Answer 10

In London......definitely the Tube. Everywhere else I'd use the train system before taking a bus.