Train and Ferry from Sardinia to London
Overview
Detailed itinerary
Option 1: Sardina to London via Marseille (overnight) and Lille |
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Sample itinerary: Take the ferry at 1430 and arrive in Marseille next morning at 0800. The 1310 train from Marseille arrives in Lille at 1735, where you catch the 1835 Eurostar, getting back to London at 1903.
Price: Return train to Marseille costs from £111, the ferry from Marseille to Porto Torres costs from around €22 each way.
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| Leg 1: | Ferry from Sardinia (Porto Torres) to Marseille - overnight The ferry leaves at 1430 and arrives next morning at 0800, normally on Thursdays. From March there are also ferries on some Tuesdays/Saturdays. Days of sailing can vary. Cabins are available on all crossings and some ferries have a swimming pool and piano bar. |
Frequency of service: From once a week
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SNCM Journey time: From 18 hrs 30 mins
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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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Your route back from Sardinia
The lines on the map are for illustrative purposes only - they don't show the exact route taken by the train.
