Train from Strasbourg to London
Overview
The modern carriage interiors on the new TGV Est trains have been designed by Christian Lacroix with reclining seats, soft cushions, adjustable headsets, reading lights and extra leg room.
Detailed itinerary
Option 1: via Paris |
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Sample itinerary: The 0915 TGV service from Strasbourg to Paris gives you plenty of time to connect to the 1304 Eurostar from Gare du Nord, returning you to St Pancras at 1431.
Price: from £99 return (booked as a return journey outward from London)
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| Leg 1: | Strasbourg to Paris Gare de l'Est First train 0545, last train 2115. Additional 0515 train on Monday and 2215 on Sunday. |
Frequency of service: Around 15 trains a day, on average one per hour.
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TGV Journey time: From 2 hours 19 minutes
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| Transfer | A short 10-minute walk from Gare de l'Est to Gare du Nord. Exit Gare de l'Est, turn right along Rue de Chabrol then right along Rue du Fauberg Saint-Denis (slightly uphill) for about 400m until you reach the main intersection and then cross the road and turn left to Gare du Nord. Alternatively it is one stop on the metro line - from Gare de l'Est follow the signs for Metro line M4 to Gare du Nord (which is signposted 'direction Porte de Clignancourt'). Don't forget the 30-minute check-in for Eurostar. |
Short hopTransfer time: Allow 25 minutes.
Book a hotel near Gare du Nord/Gare de l'Est
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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 Lille |
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Sample itinerary: Spend the morning in Strasbourg before taking the 1206 TGV to Lille, where you can connect to the 1735 Eurostar service, and be back in the UK by dinner-time.
Price: from £99 return (booked as a return journey outward from London)
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| Leg 1: | Strasbourg to Lille Europe First train departs Strasbourg at 0611 (0620 on Sundays),with additional trains at 1206 and 1900. |
Frequency of service: 3 trains a day
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TGV Journey time: From 3 hours 23 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 Strasbourg
The lines on the map are for illustrative purposes only - they don't show the exact route taken by the train.
