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May 18, 2010

Eurostar Special Ticket Price Just £69 Return to South of France

Filed under: Eurostar,Eurostar News — Tags: , — Class 373 @ 2:17 am

Eurostar, the high speed train service between UK and Europe had announced a special offer for the travelers £69 return to the South of France. A number of tickets will be available at this price; travelers can book from Eurostar’s contact centre. This is a tie up with French Railways – SNCF.

Travelers can choose 4 destinations Lyon, Avignon, Aix-en-Provence or Marseille from London St Pancras International.  Connecting in Lille, customers will be able to swap more seamlessly from Eurostar trains to French high-speed TGVs which have carriages specially designated for Eurostar travellers. Through this ‘code-share’ agreement with SNCF, passengers can travel by using special connecting trains from Lille to Lyon, Avignon, Aix-en-Provence or Marseille, while the normal prices for return ticket is £109 to Lyon and £119 to Avignon, Aix-en-Provence and Marseille. The fastest journey time from London to Lyon is 5 hours 4 minutes; Avignon in 6 hours 13 minutes; Aix-en-Provence in 6 hours 36 minutes and Marseille in 6 hours 50 minutes by using this service. Travelers can book cheap eurostar tickets from contact centre on 08432186186 over phone.

May 3, 2010

Eurostar Offering New Class of Service

Filed under: Eurostar,Eurostar News — Tags: , — Class 373 @ 3:11 am

Eurostar LogoEurostar, the high speed channel tunnel train which connects to UK with France and Belgium recently announced a important change in its service class range. To the changing needs of customers, Eurostar introducing Standard Premier class. This is a mid-class service designed to appeal to, not only the most cost-conscious business travelers, but also leisure travelers who want that little bit extra space and service for their money.

The Standard Premier Eurostar tickets will be available from Wednesday 5th May for the travel starting September 1st. This new class will replace Eurostar’s existing Leisure Select Class, which has been on offer since 2005. The change comes as a result of market research and customer feedbacks.

Commercial Director of Eurostar’s Nick Mercer said:

“Following extensive research and feedback from our corporate clients and business travel agents, it became very clear that there was a strong appetite for a mid-range product pitched between our fully-flexible Business Premier and Standard classes.”

“We have taken this on board and have now introduced a new class which not only meets the needs of our more cost-conscious business customers but also appeals to the leisure traveler looking for a bit of extra comfort and service on board.”

“With the introduction of Standard Premier, we now have a range of products that meets the differing needs of all our customers.”

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April 19, 2010

Volcanic ash clouds send Air passengers rush to Channel Tunnel

Filed under: Eurostar,Eurostar News — Tags: , — Class 373 @ 1:54 am

Rush on Eurostar StationDisruption to air travel in Europe due to Volcano clouds sends thousands of extra passengers swamped Eurostar, the Channel Tunnel train between London to Paris on Friday. Ash clouds of an Icelandic Volcano hit to flight services in across the Europe. Thousands of passengers are stuck on airports after that incident and trying to take alternative transport to get back to home.

The Eurostar Channel Tunnel rail service laid 3 extra trains between Paris and London but seats rapidly filled up. The company said ten thousand (10000) more people tried to book Eurostar seats on Friday. “We’ve never seen so many passengers on such a day, when normally we’d transport between 26,000 and 28,000 people,” said a Eurostar spokeswoman. Eurostar already mentioned on the website that “We would ask that you only come to our stations if you hold a confirmed reservation for travel.” The Eurostar also mentioned the information of 3 extra London Paris Train on the website with train no. and time table.

According to a spokesperson of P & O Ferries Company, they had carried 11,000 passengers across the Channel on Friday and Saturday while normally they carry only few hundred, most of the passengers were returning to the UK.

March 25, 2010

How to travel from London to Paris by Train

Filed under: Destinations,Eurostar,Travel Tips — Tags: , — Class 373 @ 2:01 am

Eurostar London ParisLondon to Paris is known to be one of the busiest routes in the Western Europe because of the large number of passengers moving daily from one city to another. Eurostar London Paris train has been the most convenient source of traveling, between London and Paris, for them.

There are many travel options for instance; you can travel from London to Paris by a train, by a car, by a bus, etc. You can even take a flight or a ferry, but it’s for you to decide which is the most luxurious source and that too at reasonable rates.

Out of all the option above, the best option would be the London Paris train. This train can cover 300 miles of distance in a little time of 2hrs 15mins, which is the fastest way to reach Paris from London. Another reason to travel by the train would be that it takes you from the heart of London to the centre of Paris in a short span of time so that you get maximum time to enjoy.

Eurostar train from London to Paris is fully air conditioned and scores well over any other travel source, be it budgeted flights or cheap ferries. Eurostar London Paris starts from London’s St Pancras International Station and stops at Paris Gare du Nord. Because of its exotic and comfortable interiors you will reach Paris fresh and relaxed.

The tickets are not very expensive as compared to that with others, the fares start from a reasonable price of £59 for a round trip from London to Paris. The price of the ticket and the seat reservation charges are included in it.

If we compare Eurostar with a flight, the flight may seem to be a cheaper option. But if we see the other way round, the Eurostar stations are centrally located whereas the airports are generally on the outskirts of the city, so you don’t need to spend extra money on cabs or buses. London to Paris train is not time consuming as you only need to reach the station half an hour prior the departure because there is no check in process involved.

March 18, 2010

How to Travel by Eurostar from London to Switzerland

Filed under: Eurostar,Travel Tips — Tags: , — Class 373 @ 4:45 am

Eurostar to SwitzerlandIf you are planning a holiday in Switzerland in this summer from London (UK) then we can suggest you the best travel option for you London to Switzerland travel. Eurostar, the high speed train provides one ticket to the passengers for whole journey from London to Switzerland with TGV. TGV is the rail service which connects to the France and Switzerland with its Rail network. The Eurostar London Paris Train runs from London’s St Pancras station to Paris Gare du Nord station and reach in just 2 hrs. and 15 minutes. There are around 17 train services are available from London to Paris on daily basis so you can choose the service according to your comfort. You can book easily in advance your London Paris Train tickets or London to Switzerland train tickets online by internet from home or your office.

Once you reach Paris Gard du Nord station, you have to change the train from here and take TGV Lyria for Paris to Switzerland journey. There are five destinations between Paris to Switzerland Basel, Geneva, Berne, Zurich and Lausanne. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery while resting on your seat comfortably. Rail Europe, the travel company in Europe offering 20% off on first class (leisure select) Eurostar Tickets to Paris, London and Brussels. You have to consider on this offer if you are planning your journey in this summer. You have book by 7th April if you want to get this discount and the tickets are for travel between now and August 31st.

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