Train from Barcelona to London
Overview
Don't miss the restaurant carriage and the three-course meal and bottle of Rioja. And if you didn't choose it on the outbound trip and fancy splashing out on a little luxury, it's worth booking the private couchette (for two) and have a hot shower in the morning before arriving in Paris.
Detailed itinerary
Option 1: via Paris (sleeper) |
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Sample itinerary: Depart Barcelona Franca at 2105, which arrives in at Paris Austerlitz at 0901 the next day, then catch any Eurostar to London from Gare du Nord.
Price: from £202 return (booked as a return journey outward from London)
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| Leg 1: | Barcelona França to Paris Austerlitz (sleeper) Train leaves 2105, arrives 0901 the next day. |
Frequency of service: Daily
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Train Hotel Journey time: 11 hours 56 minutes
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| Transfer |
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Transfer time: Allow 50 mins
Book a hotel near Gare d'Austerlitz
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, we understand the new St Pancras Midland Grand Hotel - a 5-star Marriott hotel - is scheduled to open in Spring 2011). 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). |
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Your route back from Barcelona
The lines on the map are for illustrative purposes only - they don't show the exact route taken by the train.
