24 hour coach service from Oxford-London (Oxford Tube)

Member Name: djkunal

Product:	Oxford Tube
Date:	13/09/09 (88 review reads)
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Advantages: Comfortable & relatively good value, 24 hour service

Disadvantages: Slower when compared to the train

The Oxford Tube is a 24 hour bus service between Oxford & London, provided by the Stagecoach bus company. Coaches run as frequently as every 10 minutes during peak times.

To call this a bus service is probably a little unfair as it is a fairly comfortable coach with a toilet on board. The service is popular with daily commuters travelling to London & as a added bonus you can now benefit from wifi on board allowing you to catch up on work during your journey.

I normally use this service when going on nights out to London at the weekend. What makes this ideal is it runs all the way through the night making it easy to get back at whatever hour. After midnight, the service does run hourly so best to check times ahead.

The coach leaves Oxford from the main coach depot at Gloucester Green and stops at the High Street, a number of stops in Headingdon as well as the Thorniill Park & Ride before departing for London. Within the capital, you also have a selection of stops to choose from. These include Hillingdon, Notting Hill, Marble Arch & Victoria.

This is an alternative to the train & although slower, it's probably more comfortable & offers slightly better value especially if buying tickets on the day of travel. You can get a day return for £16, whilst on the train this would set you back roughly £45.

Summary: A comfortable 24 hour coach service from Oxford to London