Commuting

[simon]

Is it possible to live in Hastings and commute to London? Does anyone have experience of doing this?

Thanks in advance, Simon

[Geoff]

Hi Simon

Both St Leonards and Hastings are on a main line to London and a suprising amount of people do commute. It's a fair old treck though so I would think carefully before deciding if it's worthwhile.

Hope this helps

Geoff

[tom]

How often is the train from Hastings to London delayed on the track? Are delays so frequent that they have to be allowed for in the communiting time?
Tom

[Geoff]

I used to catch the London train daily. No problems in the mornings because the train starts it's day at Hastings. However the train home was delayed a couple of times a week. By about 10-20mins.

Hope this helps.

Geoff

[james]

i commute 4 days a week-into london bridge
its a drag on the way home but essentially i dont mind it at all
the service i find good,if slow and expensive
i have noticed an increasing amount of commuters over the last 6 months or so

[monkey_magic]

More and more people are travelling from Hastings to London, due to a higher wage and because of the lack of jobs in the town. The trains have become better along with the station but it's a long tiring journey, but the trains are fairly consistent.

[Emilia]

We're moving down to St leonards in about 8 weeks time and my husband will be commuting 2 days a week. When we first thought of moving down about 2 years ago we heard a lot of talk about this fast rail link being put in. Is this a myth or something that actually could happen?

[kay]

Hi I am thinking of moving from East London to St Leonard's I have seen a great flat in Southwater Rd, St Leonard's but don't know a lot about the area, also I will be commuting to Hackney 5 days a week, can anyone tell how much a monthly season ticket is.

Thanks in advance

[sarobin]

We're looking to move down later this year. My partner is looking to commute to London during the week - a season ticket from Hastings to London works out around GBP3000 a year. This would not include the fares from London terminals to Hackney, so allow extra for that!

[woo]

Are you sure that you really want to live in Southwater Rd.