tttman

On Saturday 17-Sept, I want to get from Monument Tube Station to Windsor Castle. This is my intended route. TUBE – Monument Station to Embankment Station on the Circle Line or District Line (both the same line, hop on whichever comes first). Walk south across Hungerford Bridge to Waterloo which serves Windsor and Eaton Riverside.
Catch train from Waterloo to Windsor Castle. I would try to leave WAT about 12:15 to 12:30 and have plenty of time to see WC.

On Sunday morning 18-Sept, I need to get from Bayswater to Hampton Court Palace. This is my intended route. TUBE – Circle Line to Westminster then Jubilee Line south to Waterloo Station. Catch train to Hampton Court Palace, first train departs WAT at 08:57, 09:27, 09:57.

Are these the correct routes and will I have enough time Saturday to see WC? Thank you.

PalenQ

You do not have to go to Waterloo station to get to either windsor or hampton court - you can also take the Tube to Wimnledon and connect there with trains to either Hampton C or Windsor I believe - amy be more convenient than going to Waterloo, where the connection may involve more walking - at Wimbledon it is from one platform to another.

yk

You can also catch the train from Paddington Station to Windsor Central. This station is slightly closer to the castle than the Riverside station (served by the trains from Waterloo). If you arrive at Windsor Castle BEFORE it opens (eg, 9:30), you should be able to be in the front of the line and get in as soon as it opens.

PatrickLondon

A simpler route from Monument would be to go down to the DLR level and up again at the other end to Bank for the Waterloo and City line direct to Waterloo (the W&C runs about every 5t minutes on Saturdays, closed Sundays):
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloa...erloo-city.pdf

PatrickLondon

PS: Sorry, PQ's suggestion is <i> really</i> circuitous. It would take at least an hour and a half and would mean doublng back via Clapham Junction to pick up the direct Windsor line trains from Waterloo via Richmond.

http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/networkmap.aspx#

PatrickLondon

I meant that for the Windsor trip. For Hampton Court, going via the tube to Wimbledon would involve fewer changes, but might take a bit longer (and you'd have to sort out any additional ticketing you might need before you get on the tube). Don't forget to check weekend engineering works on all legs of your journeys, by the way.

GeoffHamer

On Saturday morning, you can also use the Waterloo & City Line to go directly from Bank to Waterloo. Trains to Windsor go via Richmond (not Wimbledon) which is on the District Line, but this would be a longer journey from central London.

From Bayswater, you can take the District Line to Wimbledon and then the train to Hampton Court.

Hampton Court is in zone 6 of Greater London. Windsor is outside London and you'll need to buy a separate ticket from the zone boundary to Windsor (show your travelcard or Oyster when buying the ticket). London Waterloo station can be very busy and you need to allow plenty of time to buy a ticket.

RM67

Don't forget to check for engineering works - weekends are prime 'repair' time on the tube:-

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/

RM67

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/livetravel...offset=weekend

direct link

PalenQ

PQ's suggestion is really circuitous. It would take at least an hour and a half and would mean doublng back via Clapham Junction to pick up the direct Windsor line trains from Waterloo via Richmond.>

You can also take the Tube to Richmond which I should have said for Windsor

And the route from Waterloo to Windsor is a whole lot prettier than the largely mainline one lined by industrial detritus from Paddington (often I think if not always involving a change of trains as well?)

the Waterloo route near Windsor goes thru leafy suburbs and even puts along the idyllic Thames - Riverside station for all practical purposes is just as close to the Castle as Windsor Central and Riverside station is cloer to Eton, a natural component IMO of any visit to Windsor - to see the ancient colleges and boys dressed in their finest suits, etc. End your Windsor visit in Eton and then hop to the Riverside station just steps from Eton.

OzzyBlue

You're in luck that there are no major planned works on the Circle Line or Jubilee Line on 17-18th September for the areas you want to travel.

Your suggested routes will work for you easily enough. Personally though I would catch the train to Windsor from Paddington as suggested above as it gets you closer to the castle, but with your suggested route you will have a scenic walk across the bridge over the Thames at least, and a more scenic train route. So you may just as well stick with what you have suggested.