Archive for July, 2009

TFL journey planner is useful, but stupid

July 10, 2009

Have you noticed that the Transport For London journey planner website actually gets things pretty wrong?

http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk

e.g. going from W12 7TP to Charing Cross station: Walk to the tube, change once and you’re there. 37 mins. Fine.

But if I want to go from W12 7TP to WC2N 4HG, a short walk of not more than 5 minutes from Charing Cross station, it tells me a different route, this time taking 51 minutes. That’s not right!

It seems to work best if you try a variety of options and nearby locations, then use your own judgement to work out which is best.