Train from Avignon to London
Overview
For an even quicker service to Avignon, there is a direct service from London between the 10th of July and 11th of September.
Detailed itinerary
Option 1: via Lille |
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Sample itinerary: Depart Avignon on the 0918, arrive Lille 1329 and catch the 1505 Eurostar, which arrives London at 1526.
Price: from £109 return (booked as a return journey outward from London)
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| Leg 1: | Avignon TGV to Lille Europe Trains depart 0629 (0646 Sat/Sun), 0747, 0918, 1341, 1416, 1847. |
Frequency of service: From 6 a day
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TGV Journey time: From 4 hrs 4 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 2: | 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 Paris |
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Sample itinerary: Take the 0755 from Avignon and you'll be in Paris at 1127, giving you enough time to transfer to Gare du Nord for the 1304 Eurostar to London, arriving at 1431. Or you could have lunch in the French capital before taking the 1513 service and still be back in London before the evening.
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| Leg 1: | Avignon to Paris Gare de Lyon First train departs Avignon TGV at 0649 weekdays and 0805 weekends. The last train departs Avignon at 2058 (Mon-Thu, Sat) or 2059 (Fri, Sun), with additional services at 2135 on Fridays and 2205 on Sundays. |
Frequency of service: Up to 14 trains a day.
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TGV Journey time: From 2 hours 38 minutes
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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 2: | 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 Avignon
The lines on the map are for illustrative purposes only - they don't show the exact route taken by the train.
