Universal UK theme park in Bedford

[Hixee]

Yeah from other cities sure it's a lot faster. I guess for the other cities like Bristol and Birmingham, the charge is in many ways kind of brutal.

But for the metropolitan population of London including commuter towns, that is just over 15 million people living there. Nevermind the millions of tourists who visit a year, and with that I would presume it would be an issue if Universal were to receive all of it's visitors via car, I'm guessing that would be a issue for the already congested roads and motorway. Which I assume could justify the charge, cars are advantageous for flexibility, space, but equally motorways like the M25 are already drowning in traffic. I think public transit is going to have to be a big part of this project.

100% this - and it starts to then become more of a conversation around why the UK trains are so **** [read: impractically expensive], rather than really about Universal charging for parking.

 

[Pink Cadillac]

At least most of you won't have the M6 toll on top of the parking charge.

Maybe they'll run direct coaches from a number of UK cities with the branding all up the side of the coach.

 

[Wandering Northener]

It may be everywhere but sadly public transport by train is aggressively expensive. For me, It’s £75 for a ‘super off-peak’ return to just get from Bristol to London (direct). It’s currently £95 return (this is per person!) to get to Bedford, with a 3 hour journey time - not including to and from the station. Yikes.

It’s both quicker and significantly cheaper to drive… from Bristol anyway.

When the park opens though, you'll change at Oxford for a direct train to Bedford, no going into London to then come out.

 

[Nitefly]

When the park opens though, you'll change at Oxford for a direct train to Bedford, no going into London to then come out.

It’ll be a new option, but I think it would be ‘change at Didcot, to get to Oxford, to get to Bedford’?

It currently takes longer to get from Bristol Parkway to Oxford than it takes to get to London Paddington, so I’m not sure it’ll be much quicker overall - might be a little cheaper though.

 

[roomraider]

It’ll be a new option, but I think it would be ‘change at Didcot, to get to Oxford, to get to Bedford’?

It currently takes longer to get from Bristol Parkway to Oxford than it takes to get to London Paddington, so I’m not sure it’ll be much quicker overall - might be a little cheaper though.

Wouldn't you know it GWR are currently running a trial service Bristol to Oxford direct. (Temple meads rather than Parkway though)

It's currently Saturday only but there are plans to expand that if the government gives approval