What is the quickest way from cardiff to essex ?

Question

without a car..its only 2hours to london but then its an hour to get accross the city is there a quicker way?

Answer 1

Try using the government funded portal, Transport Direct.

Transport Direct is the only website that offers information for door-to-door travel for both public transport and car journeys around Britain.  

Transport Direct is unique in that you can:

Compare public transport options with a car route to find a way of travelling which best suits your needs.

Obtain a car route that takes into account predicted traffic levels at different times of the day so that you can make informed decisions about when to travel.

Get an estimate of the cost of a car journey.

Buy train and coach tickets from affiliated retail sites without having to re-enter your details.

Use PDAs and mobile phones using the latest browser technology to find out departure and arrival times for railway stations throughout Britain and for some bus or coach stops.

Calculate CO2 emissions for a car or public transport for a specified journey.

I asked it for the fastest journey times between Cardiff and Chelmsford and got:

Car: 3hrs 54mins

Train: 3hrs 34mins

Bus: 5hrs 21mins

But it does depend on what day of the week and time you wish to travel. Try it out yourself.