Train from Nice to London
Overview
Detailed itinerary
Option 1: via Paris |
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Sample itinerary: Leave Nice at 0933, arrive Paris 1519. Then catch the 1713 Eurostar and arrive in London at 1829.
Price: from £111 return (booked as a return journey outward from London)
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| Leg 1: | 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 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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Option 2: via Paris (sleeper) |
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Sample itinerary: Depart Nice Ville at 1953 and arrive the next day to into Paris Austerlitz at 0746. Then cross Paris to take any Eurostar back to London.
Price: from £135 return (booked as a return journey outward from London)
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| Leg 1: | Nice Ville to Paris Austerlitz (sleeper) Train leaves at 1953 and arrives next day at 0746. |
Frequency of service: Daily
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Lunéa Journey time: 11 hrs 53 mins
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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, 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 3: via Lille |
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Sample itinerary: The 1028 TGV from Nice arrives in Lille at 1745, giving you time to catch the 1835 Eurostar service and be in London in time for your evening meal.
Price: from £119 return (booked as a return journey outward from London)
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| Leg 1: | Nice to Lille Europe Trains depart Nice daily at 1028 and 1528. |
Frequency of service: 2 trains a day
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TGV Journey time: From 7 hours 25 minutes
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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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Your route back from Nice
The lines on the map are for illustrative purposes only - they don't show the exact route taken by the train.