Train from St Gervais to London
Overview
Detailed itinerary
Option 1: via Paris (sleeper) |
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Sample itinerary: The 2050 sleeper service from St Gervais to Paris will get you there at 0636 - giving you the chance to get a croissant and a coffee before the 0807 train to St Pancras.
Price: from £135 return (booked as a return journey outward from London)
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| Leg 1: | St Gervais to Paris Gare d'Austerlitz (sleeper) Train departs St Gervais daily at 2050, arriving in Paris the next morning at 0636. |
Frequency of service: Daily
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Corail Lunéa Journey time: 9 hours 46 minutes
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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 2: via Paris (winter weekends only) |
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Sample itinerary: The 0930 Saturday train will get you into Paris with plenty of time to get one of several Eurostar services back to the UK in the afternoon.
Price: from £137 return (booked as a return journey outward from London
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| Leg 1: | St Gervais to Paris Gare de Lyon (weekends during winter ski season only) Trains depart St Gervais every Saturday at 0930 and 1651, and on Sunday at 1610 and 1654. |
Frequency of service: 4 trains a weekend during the winter only
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TGV Journey time: From 4 hours 39 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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Option 3: via Lille |
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Sample itinerary: You can take the 1543 TGV service to Lille, spend a relaxing night in a hotel and - if you work in London - arrive in St Pancras in time for work the next morning, courtesy of the 0735 Eurostar.
Price: from £167 return (booked as a return journey outward from London)
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| Leg 1: | St Gervais to Lille Europe Train departs St Gervais daily at 1543, arriving in Lille Europe at 2152. |
Frequency of service: Daily
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TGV Journey time: 6 hours 9 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 St Gervais
The lines on the map are for illustrative purposes only - they don't show the exact route taken by the train.