This site has been so helpful! I'm a single mom taking two girls to London for the first time. A bit frazzled with all the planning, but I'm really trying. I feel so stupid and embarrassed that I didn't even realize when cruise line advertises that the ship will end in London, they meant Southampton, and I still need to figure out how to get to London. So here I am trying to figure out. Based on all the info I read, I think I can manage take a taxi from cruise terminal to the train station, and take the train to Waterloo London, and then get a taxi to our hotel.
My question is what time of the tickets should I buy? I went to the nationalrail website, and it has many to choose from (the cruise ship will arrive on Tuesday, 8/8/2023). My understanding is that the advanced train tickets are not changeable. Any suggestions on what time of tickets to buy? I'm thinking 9? or 9:30? I have no idea how long it will take for us to get off the ship, and then taxi to the station, and then find the platform. Thank you in advance for your help!!