To St. Pancras at stupid-o'clock: how would you do it?
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To St. Pancras at stupid-o'clock: how would you do it?
My small family will need to catch a Eurostar train at around 6 am from neat St Katherine's Docks.
I am thinking that a mini cab is the way to get there, and Carrot Cars seems like a good company.
Would you do this differently?
I am thinking that a mini cab is the way to get there, and Carrot Cars seems like a good company.
Would you do this differently?
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There will be very little traffic at that time of day -- so a car service would be good.
Or - where will you be more specifically? If near the Tower hotel -- you could just walk there and catch a cab. Or flag a cab on the street - three major roads come together there and there will be cabs.
But to be sure -- book a car service.
Or - where will you be more specifically? If near the Tower hotel -- you could just walk there and catch a cab. Or flag a cab on the street - three major roads come together there and there will be cabs.
But to be sure -- book a car service.
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I used to work near St Katherine's dock and did the trip between there and Euston (close to St Pancras) trip many times, often at that time of day. I would allow 25-30 mins for the trip. There may be black cabs around at that time of day but I would not bank on getting one without a wait. Book a mini cab - I generally used Addison Lee, albeit on a corporate account, but they are pretty good online too.
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Thanks, everyone. I realize I neglected to mention that not only are we going at the crack of dawn, but on a Saturday, to boot.
I reckon that there will be plenty of minicab drivers available; we'll catch them right after they've taken home the Friday night revellers. Hope the car is clean enough....
I reckon that there will be plenty of minicab drivers available; we'll catch them right after they've taken home the Friday night revellers. Hope the car is clean enough....
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>>I reckon that there will be plenty of minicab drivers available; we'll catch them right after they've taken home the Friday night revellers.<<
Just to clarify -- you can't 'catch' a mini cab/car service. You <u>must</u> pre-book it.
At 5:00 on a Sat morning the drive will be quick
Just to clarify -- you can't 'catch' a mini cab/car service. You <u>must</u> pre-book it.
At 5:00 on a Sat morning the drive will be quick
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Personally, I would never assume that I could catch/ grab a taxi at 5:00 in the morning. Book a car service ( often described as mini cab ) as suggested by those who live in London or have spent considerable time there.