Airport - to - Airport Challenge

Zone 1, Alphabet, All Lines - discuss them here
Post Reply
User avatar
Beer Baron
Zone 1
Posts: 14
Joined: 11 Apr 2008, 21:35
Location: The Cock Inn, Staines

Airport - to - Airport Challenge

Post by Beer Baron »

I give you the Heathrow to London City Airport challenge, or London City to Heathrow

Quite simply you can start or arrive at any Heathrow Terminal station and the journey between airports MUST include at least one stop done all lines including the Overground

Nice simple rules 8)
''Are you the Beer Baron?''
''That Stinks of Nan's Fried Egg!''
TC95
Zone 4
Posts: 390
Joined: 08 Feb 2014, 20:04
Location: On a bus
Contact:

Re: Airport - to - Airport Challenge

Post by TC95 »

NR, Tramlink and EAL too?
London Overground: 1 10:28:25 with Lewis Nagle and Aubery Morandarte
Mouse: 4 1:27:58
Alphabet: 1 5:14:20
R15: 2 1:55:48 with Rhys Jackson and Rhys Benjamin
ALC: 3 0:54:30
User avatar
Urzzz1871
Zone 5
Posts: 520
Joined: 09 Nov 2011, 22:05
Location: Strangled by the M27

Re: Airport - to - Airport Challenge

Post by Urzzz1871 »

One stop or one leg?

I assume you mean you must travel between at least 2 stations on each line, otherwise a visit to Waterloo knocks off 4 lines.
2 attempts
2 completions
(Not getting much quicker)
User avatar
The Orange One
All Zones
Posts: 2625
Joined: 18 Jun 2013, 15:23
Location: Three metres due south of you. Wherever you are.
Contact:

Re: Airport - to - Airport Challenge

Post by The Orange One »

Here's a route off the top of my head:

Heathrow Terminal 5 :arrow: Heathrow Terminals 123 (via Pic) :arrow: Paddington (via HeX, then go to Bakerloo station) :arrow: Edgware Road (Cir) :arrow: Baker Street (H&C) :arrow: Great Portland Street (Met) :arrow: Warren Street :arrow: Green Park (Vic) :arrow: Westminster (Jub) :arrow: Embankment (Dis) :arrow: Waterloo (Bak) :arrow: Bank (W&C) :arrow: Liverpool Street (Cen) :arrow: Whitechapel (H&C or Aldgate run+Dis) :arrow: Shadwell (LO) :arrow: Bank (DLR) :arrow: London Bridge (Nor) :arrow: East Croydon (FCC) :arrow: New Addington (Tramlink) :arrow: Biggin Hill Airport (464 bus) :arrow: London City Airport (chartered plane).
All London buses: 23 hours 25 minutes (with Adham, David, Josh and Tangy)
Holds some alternative challenge records. Not sure which ones.
20½ Random 15 challenges: 01:58:48 best
That guy who runs those Twitter polls about tube stations and London Boroughs.
User avatar
tangy
Site Administrator
Posts: 2012
Joined: 23 Apr 2006, 22:26
Location: Walthamstow, London
Contact:

Re: Airport - to - Airport Challenge

Post by tangy »

TC95 wrote:NR, Tramlink and EAL too?
Had to stop and give this a second glance, as EAL is the code for Ealing Broadway!
Adjudicator of the Alternative Challenges and webmaster of the Tube Challenge "Top Times" website at www.explorerticket.co.uk/tubechallenge

This is a Central line train to "Woodford via Hainault"- sadly, not no more!

Tangy.
TC95
Zone 4
Posts: 390
Joined: 08 Feb 2014, 20:04
Location: On a bus
Contact:

Re: Airport - to - Airport Challenge

Post by TC95 »

tangy wrote:
TC95 wrote:NR, Tramlink and EAL too?
Had to stop and give this a second glance, as EAL is the code for Ealing Broadway!
An abbreviation of Emirates Air Line, aka cable car, aka the big White Elephant in East London!
London Overground: 1 10:28:25 with Lewis Nagle and Aubery Morandarte
Mouse: 4 1:27:58
Alphabet: 1 5:14:20
R15: 2 1:55:48 with Rhys Jackson and Rhys Benjamin
ALC: 3 0:54:30
DrainBrain
Zone 6
Posts: 975
Joined: 04 Jun 2013, 10:42
Location: South of the Thames

Re: Airport - to - Airport Challenge

Post by DrainBrain »

The Orange One wrote: Biggin Hill Airport (464 bus) :arrow: London City Airport (chartered plane).
Surely you're only allowed to use scheduled flights. :)
Royal Oak to Bethnal Green in 333 days
Heathrow Terminal 4 to Amersham in 17 hours, 42 minutes and 22 seconds
User avatar
The Orange One
All Zones
Posts: 2625
Joined: 18 Jun 2013, 15:23
Location: Three metres due south of you. Wherever you are.
Contact:

Re: Airport - to - Airport Challenge

Post by The Orange One »

Well, how about this? I liked the Biggin Hill bit, but if you're going to be like that, here's one valid under the challenge rules, with even more means of transport...

Heathrow Terminal 5 Business Car Park :arrow: Heathrow Terminal 5 (Heathrow Pod) :arrow: Heathrow Terminals 123 (via Pic) :arrow: Paddington (Heathrow Express) :arrow: Ealing Broadway (Heathrow Connect) :arrow: Greenford (FGW) :arrow: South Ruislip (Cen) :arrow: Marylebone (Chiltern) :arrow: Edgware Road (foot) :arrow: Baker Street (Cir) :arrow: Great Portland Street (Met) :arrow: Regents Park :arrow: Waterloo (Bak) :arrow: Bank (W&C) :arrow: Euston (Nor) :arrow: Birmingham New Street (London Midland) :arrow: Edinburgh Waverley (Virgin) :arrow: King's Cross (East Coast) :arrow: St Pancras International (foot) :arrow: Luton Airport Parkway (East Midlands Trains) :arrow: Luton Airport (bus) :arrow: Dublin Airport (Ryanair) :arrow: London Southend Airport (Aer Lingus) :arrow: Southend Victoria (Greater Anglia) :arrow: Southend Central (foot) :arrow: Fenchurch Street (c2c) :arrow: Tower Hill (foot) :arrow: Aldgate East (Dis) :arrow: Whitechapel (H&C) :arrow: Canada Water (LO) :arrow: North Greenwich (Jub) :arrow: Royal Victoria (Emirates Air Line) :arrow: East India (DLR) :arrow: Blackwall Tunnel Approach Bus Stop (foot) :arrow: Lewisham (108 bus) :arrow: Elmers End (Southeastern) :arrow: East Croydon (Tramlink) :arrow: London Bridge (FCC) :arrow: Clapham Junction (Southern) :arrow: Vauxhall (SWT) :arrow: Victoria (Vic) :arrow: Gatwick Airport (Gatwick Express) :arrow: Dubai International Airport (Emirates Airline) :arrow: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (KLM) :arrow: London City Airport (BA Cityflyer)
All London buses: 23 hours 25 minutes (with Adham, David, Josh and Tangy)
Holds some alternative challenge records. Not sure which ones.
20½ Random 15 challenges: 01:58:48 best
That guy who runs those Twitter polls about tube stations and London Boroughs.
Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 11 guests