Train and ferry from Corsica to London (overnight)
Overview
Detailed itinerary
Option 1: via Marseille and Lille (overnight ferry) |
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Sample itinerary: Leave Corsica on the 1900 ferry, arriving next morning at 0700. Spend the morning in the Vieux-Port, before catching the 1310 Lille train, arriving at 1835, and the 1835 Eurostar to arrive in London St Pancras at 1903.
Price: Return train to Marseille from £111, ferry from Marseille to Corsica costs from €8 each way.
Book your train ticket from Marseille to London via Lille
Book your ferry ticket from Corsica to Marseille
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| Leg 1: | Corsica to Marseille by ferry (overnight) Ferries leave Corsica at 1830, 1900, 1930 or 2000 depending on the day. |
Frequency of service: Daily
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SNCM Journey time: From 11hrs
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| Transfer | Transfer from Marseille port to Marseille station (St Charles) The nearest metro is Joliette (line 2) and it is only 2 stops to St. Charles, however you should allow extra time in case the ferry is slow to dock. If you have extra time, stop at the picturesque Vieux-Port on the way (about 2 km from the station). |
Long hopTransfer time: Allow 2hrs
Book a hotel near Saint-Charles train station
Book a hotel near Marseille Port
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| Leg 2: | Marseille St Charles to Lille Europe First train 0550, last train 1810. |
Frequency of service: From 7 trains a day
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TGV Journey time: From 4 hrs 25 mins
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| Transfer | A quick same-station change of platform at Lille Europe station to catch the onward connection. Allow 30 mins check-in time for Eurostar. |
Change of platformTransfer time: Allow 50 mins
Book a hotel near Lille Europe/Lille Flanders
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| Leg 3: | Lille Europe to London St Pancras First train 0735 (Mon-Thurs, Sat), 0835 (Fri), 0935 (Sun). Last train 2056 (Mon-Thurs), 2105 (Fri, Sun), 2035 (Sat). |
Frequency of service: From 7 a day
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Eurostar Journey time: From 1 hr 20 mins
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| Destination | Welcome to London. St Pancras International now has lots of lovely shops, restaurants and gastro pubs... and free wifi throughout the station. If you're planning to stay in the capital, there are over 60 hotels within a one mile radius of St Pancras (by the way, the new spectacular St Pancras Midland Grand Hotel - a 5-star Marriott hotel - has now opened!). From St Pancras, there are mainline rail connections to Derby, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield, as well as First Capital Connect trains on the cross-London Thameslink route which continues north as far as Bedford or south to Gatwick Airport and Brighton. Across the street is Kings Cross station, which has rail connections to the north of England and Scotland, and it's a 15-minute walk (in the opposite direction, heading west) to Euston Station for connections to the West Midlands, the West Coast (including Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester) and Glasgow (including the Scotrail sleeper service). |
Book a hotel near St Pancras
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Option 2: via Nice and Paris |
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Sample itinerary: Take the afternoon/evening ferry from Corsica and arrive in Nice in time to bed down for the night before catching the 0933 to Paris, arriving at 1519. Then head to Gare du Nord for the 1713 Eurostar and arrive in London at 1829.
Price: Trains to Nice cost from £111 return. Ferries from Nice to Calvi cost from around £60 return.
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| Leg 1: | Calvi to Nice (ferry) There are between 1 and 7 ferry services a week, run by Corsica Sardinia Ferries and SNCM. (Summer departures are often around 1500 for Corsica Sardinia Ferries and 1730 for SNCM). For full, up-to-date timetable information, see www.corsica-ferries.fr or www.sncm.fr. |
Frequency of service: Up to 7 crossings per week
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Corsica Sardinia Ferries / SNCM Journey time: From 4 hours
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| Transfer | If you don't have heavy bags to carry, head west past the Vieux port and around the headland, then up the main Avenue Jean Medecin to the main station (Nice-Ville). Alternatively, take a taxi, or bus number 30 (direction Gare SNCF). |
Long hopTransfer time: Allow 1 hour
Book a hotel near Nice Ville train station
Book a stopover hotel near Nice Port
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| Leg 2: | Nice Ville to Paris Gare de Lyon Trains leave at 0635, 0933, 1035, 1635, 1735. |
Frequency of service: From 5 a day
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TGV Journey time: From 5 hrs 35 mins
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Short hopTransfer time: Allow 50 mins.
Book a hotel near Gare de Lyon
Book a hotel near Gare du Nord
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| Leg 3: | Paris Gare du Nord to London St Pancras International in the heart of London. Don't forget check-in time for Eurostar is at least 30 mins before departure. |
Frequency of service: About 15 trains a day
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Eurostar Journey time: From 2 hrs 16 mins
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| Destination | Welcome to London. St Pancras International now has lots of lovely shops, restaurants and gastro pubs... and free wifi throughout the station. If you're planning to stay in the capital, there are over 60 hotels within a one mile radius of St Pancras (by the way, the new spectacular St Pancras Midland Grand Hotel - a 5-star Marriott hotel - has now opened!). From St Pancras, there are mainline rail connections to Derby, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield, as well as First Capital Connect trains on the cross-London Thameslink route which continues north as far as Bedford or south to Gatwick Airport and Brighton. Across the street is Kings Cross station, which has rail connections to the north of England and Scotland, and it's a 15-minute walk (in the opposite direction, heading west) to Euston Station for connections to the West Midlands, the West Coast (including Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester) and Glasgow (including the Scotrail sleeper service). |
Book a hotel near St Pancras
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Your route back from Corsica
The lines on the map are for illustrative purposes only - they don't show the exact route taken by the train.
