Travel help for an away fan

[Edstari]

Hi, upcoming visitor to Palace here, apologies if I shouldn't be using a Palace fan forum for this but away guides are always shite.

Need to get to Victoria coach station 90 minutes after the game ends and these are the last trains from each of the 3 main stations near the ground:
17:49 - Selhurst
17:43 - Thornton Heath
17:33 - Norwood Junction

Are they really busy after games, is there any congestion management creating long queues that might mean I would have to leave early?
First time doing Palace (A) so not sure what it's like, thanks in advance for any help 🙂

 

[Phil’s Barber]

Norwood Junction would probably be your best bet. Equidistant to Selhurst Station from the stadium, both of which are about a 12-14 minute walk on match days (Don’t bother with Thornton Heath for a variety of reasons).

Norwood Jct is usually easier to get into (Selhurst will have a long queue - especially if you use the side alleyway from Dagnall Park).
Regular trains from Norwood Junction, the bigger station of the three, more police and rail staff plus lots of shops and drink/food places right outside. 90 mins is loads of time after the final whistle so you won’t need to leave early.

 

[Edstari]

Norwood Junction would probably be your best bet. Equidistant to Selhurst Station from the stadium, both of which are about a 12-14 minute walk on match days (Don’t bother with Thornton Heath for a variety of reasons).

Norwood Jct is usually easier to get into (Selhurst will have a long queue - especially if you use the side alleyway from Dagnall Park).
Regular trains from Norwood Junction, the bigger station of the three, more police and rail staff plus lots of shops and drink/food places right outside. 90 mins is loads of time after the final whistle so you won’t need to leave early.

Thank you mate, greatly appreciate the help, I'll use Norwood Jct then.

 

[Phil’s Barber]

You’re welcome. Safe trip and apologies in advance for the state of the Away section in the Arthur Waite stand, it’s not the best 🥴

 

[Mapletree]

As an alternative, you could go south to east Croydon from Norwood junction or Selhurst. From there you can get a one stop train to Victoria and there are loads of them.