What do you do with a five hour transit, well, you spend most of it transitting of course!

First things first, check the rail planner. I specifically chose a route that included the Elizabeth line as I’d not been on it




And away we go, first stop, the Elizabeth line to Whitechapel. It is a bit of a trek to the platform however the train arrived quickly and the carriage was very clean.












From here our next stop is Canada Water. Again the train was clean although clearly older with wear and fading on the rock hard seats











And the third and final part of the trip as planned by network rail is DLR to London City Airport. Only one tiny itsy bitsy problem, there is NO DLR from Canada Water!

Talking to the really helpful TFL lady at the barrier and apparently it’s a thing national rail app likes to do, and I am by no means the first person to be caught out.

so, back to the overground and next stop Shadwell, which I passed through on the previous train










Now if you are planning to do this journey then a piece of advice. When coming out of the overground station looking for the DLR, look around! Do not trust the signs, some wag has moved them around and not a single one actually points to the DLR station.

At least I’ve made it this far and the last leg approaches, DLR to the airport










And I’ve made it, somewhere approaching three hours after I left the plane in Heathrow! I was not expecting that long a transit, and yes, I took the slower tube line, and detoured to Canada Water, but it was still a trek!