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Train from Paris to London

 
Photo © ATOUT FRANCE/Michel Angot

Overview

Route: Direct from Paris Gare du Nord to London St Pancras International.
Journey time: From 2 hrs 22 mins
Journey highlights:

Check-in times are famously short, the seats are spacious, clean and comfortable, you can wine and dine in a buffet bar, and on arrival there’s none of the hassle of baggage reclaim.

 

Detailed itinerary

Option 1: Direct from Paris Gare du Nord to London St Pancras International

Sample itinerary: Catch the 17:13 Eurostar from Gare du Nord and be back in London St Pancras at 18:29.
Price: From £69 return (when you book the return trip from London)
 
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Leg 1: 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
Operator:

Eurostar

Journey time: From 2 hrs 16 mins
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 Paris

The lines on the map are for illustrative purposes only - they don't show the exact route taken by the train.

 

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