So I'm going to the afterparty show next Friday (17/08).

I'm assuming it'll finish around 4am.

People who've gone so far, how do you get home at this time??

Is there a nightbus stop somewhere nearby? Taxi's? What are the options people?!

I park the car there. Its a whole lot easier that buggering around with trains and busses at that time of morning.

You kno what, I wondered the same - as reported in the press and by many people who went Friday 3rd August show was uncharacteristaclly short and wrapped up within 2 hours.

The last train/tube leaves at 12:16 AM and we only just made the one that was 2 before it

I guess it depends where you need to get to.

I've been using the Thames Clipper service http://www.thamesclippers...mmuter/166 which stops at London Bridge pier and waterloo pier. It goes every half hour until 04.30am. And only costs £4... such a bargain.

went on friday 10th. there were buses to Lewisham. i got in a taxi (had to wait around 45 mins)

taxi it but leave the aftershow earlier than everyone else, or just be by the door as the aftershow is about to end, then scarper!

aliuk1 said:

One night I need to get near Fincley Road/Swiss Cottage and another night I need to get near Great Portland Street. Can anyone please tell me how to get these places from the aftershow? Thanks in advance.

i think the 188 bus got us back, we were stayin at a friends flat in greenwich,
im pretty sure that bus runs till 5 or something and stops right at the o2, if thats of any use to anyone

[b] Thank you so much for the info about the Thames Clipper I wasn't going to go cause had no idea how to get home to South West London. Sounds like a great service. The TFL website was telling me to get about 4 buses not fun at 4am. Cheers Shell

jonnlik said:

If your not going to the aftershows, you can take the Jubilee line straight from North Greenwich to Finchley Road or Swiss Cottage. Bond St station is 5/10 mins walk from Great Portland Street. After the tubes stop a good option would be to take the Thames Clipper to Waterloo Pier, from there get a cab, would prob cost about 20 pound to get to Swiss Cottage from Waterloo. Great Portland St is about 20/30 min walk from Waterloo or less than a tenner in a cab.

A good London cab firm that will pick you up from any address, even if your standing outside is Addison Lee 020 7387 8888.

Have a look at http://www.tfl.gov.uk/ you can use their journey planner to help.

funkymonkey123 said:

Thank you, this is really appreciated!

Thames Clipper is very handy...although the smell of diesel had me tripping off my tits.

thebumpsquad said:

I loved the boat ride back on the Thames Clipper - they were playing Prince songs last Saturday! Do they do this every night when the boat is full of Prince fans? It's the little things that count... *looks at AEG and Ticketmaster*

[b] Yes I like the idea of going on the Thames v trippy at that time of night eh, that's brill if they play stuff too. That is a massive help putting on a service like that

Tzar said:

Hi !

Got any more info on that Thames Clipper ? Where does it leave, where does it bring you to ?

Many thanks !

It leaves from Waterloo pier (right next to the London eye) and stops at London Bridge pier and finally the QEII pier which is adjacent to the O2. Single fares are £4 and returns are £8 - here is a good tip: buy a return fare as the queue for the boat back to Waterloo can be very long at night but if you have a return ticket you will be allowed to the front of the queue which saves a lot of time and effort! It's a really nice journey to the O2 - it takes about 30 minutes and you get some good views of Tower Bridge, Canary Wharf, The Gherkin and St. Paul's.