[tnajamie]

I use national express all the time .. to get from Poole to cheltenham but now the route has been changed.

it is now from poole to victoria coach station

then from victoria coach station to cheltenham


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My question is when I get dropped off at Victoria where would the pickup point be?

It is my understanding that there is Victoria Coach station (arrivals) and Victoria Coach station (departures) ?

How close are they?

Theres only a 10 minute gap between drop off and pick up.

[tnajamie]

anyone?

[LtCommanderData]

I don't know exactly where that one stops, but I'm sure all of the stops are within ten minutes of the coach station. Ask the coach driver for directions when you get off the coach.

I'd be more concerned that the arrival time is likely to not be very precise due to traffic etc. You might want to book onto a later coach from Victoria if you can just to be safe.

[tnajamie]

(Original post by LtCommanderData)
I don't know exactly where that one stops, but I'm sure all of the stops are within ten minutes of the coach station. Ask the coach driver for directions when you get off the coach.

I'd be more concerned that the arrival time is likely to not be very precise due to traffic etc. You might want to book onto a later coach from Victoria if you can just to be safe.

thanks. the second coach is actually 40 mins after the arrival

[marcusfox]

Traffic in London means arrival times are unlikely to be accurate, and thus +-10 minutes is meaningless.

[pizzle223]

They're the same place, just opposite ends of the coach station! Which isn't very big

[tnajamie]

(Original post by pizzle223)
They're the same place, just opposite ends of the coach station! Which isn't very big

thought there were two seperate buildings ..? one on that side of the road and one on the opposite side/.

[pizzle223]

I've only ever traveled with MegaBus from Victoria, but I've always been dropped off pretty much where I was picked up

[calllum]

Is very close.

[tnajamie]

is there a seperate building for arrivals and departures though?

[Origami Bullets]

Are you sure it wouldn't work out better to get the train, using a railcard? Victoria is one hell of a diversion - it almost doubles the distance.

[tnajamie]

(Original post by Origami Bullets)
Are you sure it wouldn't work out better to get the train, using a railcard? Victoria is one hell of a diversion - it almost doubles the distance.

got the tix now and plus even with a railcard it is still cheaper to go by coach.