you cannot complain it is better than the train (Buses in general)

Member Name: lemonjim

Product:	Buses in general
Date:	09/10/09 (13 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: some of them come at perfect times and they take you home for cheap

Disadvantages: you can wait ages and see nothing

As I live in North London and rarely travel past the river I cannot account for all London but I regularly travel around the North East to West spectrum on buses.

It can be really hit and misses with buses in London. They are either going to arrive just as you are too and your journey will be floorless OR the more likely (or at least the one you are more likely to remember) is you get there, wait for 15 minutes, get on the over crowed bus and realise a minute behind is another one , completely empty, not stopping at any stops so you could of got to your destination in half the time!

Where I live there are lots of buses coming through and as a result it is very lucky because I can pretty much get anywhere in London without too much haste. The 135 to Tottenham Court Road and the 43 to Angle are the most useful around my area because not only are they very regular, but they are regular all night long.

They have never let me down as of yet and they are the real buses you expect to do you no wrong. When they do however, you get very angry. A couple of times though it has said a bus is coming in a minute, only to find it is not in service, or even worse they drive right pass you!

But on a whole they are great. Other buses such as the 263 and 143 make me sick. They are so irregular; I can usually walk the 20 minute walk to the train station without seeing one going in either direction. Other buses such as the 102, 234 are slightly less annoying but still take their time. They are useful and are more often than not going to take around5-7 minutes. The 102 was changed to an all night bus about 2 years ago which is very useful but it only come twice an hour like many of the all night buses to be ready for some long waiting times!

Although people complain lots about the buses what would we do without them? The trains would be even more packed and smelly, the buses also have a great vibe when your on your way out out. You also get the most insane people on buses, talking to themselves and some times to you without a clue in the world where they are.

Summary: they are useful and cheaper than the train but still you will get annoyed by the drivers and service