How can I get from Welwyn Garden City train station to the Harlequin shopping centre in Watford?

Question

I need to go to the Harlequin shopping centre in Watford from WGC train station, but I'm not sure how much it will cost or how long it will take. I need to be there by 9:50am. Could someone help me please?

Answer 1

SET OFF EARLY , AND WALK /....

Answer 2

Go by 724 Green Line bus instead.

Welwyn Garden Bus Station dep 07:49

Watford (High Street, only yards from shopping centre ) arr 09:19

Answer 3

Go to either :

www.tfl.com or

www.nationalrail.com

and click on the "Journey Planner" option.

This will give you details via all means of transport, departure and arrival times and all that good stuff.

Happy shopping.

Answer 4

Weekday service:

depart Welwyn GC 07.55 arrive Finsbury Park 08.15

Cross London by tube to Euston

depart Euston 09.04 arrive Watford Junction 09.24

Day return ticket costs £24.20

Answer 5

Welwyn Garden City to Watford is a pain: the railway lines across Hertfordshire were shut years ago.

From a previous answer, you will see that you can do this journey via King's Cross and Euston, but because you you are charged the distance into London and out again it will be expensive. I am not sure you will get a cheap day ticket as you  will be arriving at King's Cross in the rush hour - and it will be crowded too.

The Green Line coach will be much cheaper, because it goes straight from WGC to Watford, but you will have to allow lots of time in case it gets held up in the rush hour.  If you don't know Watford, you will need to allow time to find your meeting place as well. If it is important not to be late, I would aim at arriving in Watford before 9am.; you can always get a tea in the shopping centre if you need to kill time..

I would seriously think of hiring a taxi (ask the fare when booking, which you will need to do in advance) to get you to Watford if it is important not to be late. This is so particularly if you need to look good for your meeting (e.g. if it is a job interview): you are going to get crumpled on either the rush hour train or the bus. It is not going to cost you much more than a train via London, they will have experience of how long it will take and you will go door to door. And you will have the driver's company. However, the taxi is as likely as the coach to be held up in traffic. Another consideration is that if you are on expenses you are unlikely to be paid a long-distance taxi unless it is agreed in advance. And this may be an image management issue.

If the journey is critical, give it a trial run beforehand, preferably at the same time on a previous weekday but at the weekend if that's all you can manage,