When you exit the train station, look for the giant green sign that says “Coach Station →.” It’s impossible to miss. Unless you’re looking at your phone. In which case, you will walk into a trolley full of Malaysian tourists. I have seen this happen. Don’t be that person.
Victoria Coach Station Megabus Departures at James Browning blog
Alternatively, just follow the smell of diesel fumes and desperation. Both stations share that particular eau de transit.
The One Time It Gets Tricky
If you are drunk at 2 AM, everything changes. At night, the stations look identical, like two concrete turtles sleeping in the rain. In that state, five minutes feels like five hours, and the walk becomes an epic journey across a hostile wilderness.
But in broad daylight? It’s the easiest connection in London. Easier than changing platforms on the Northern Line. Easier than finding a free toilet in Leicester Square.
