The Eurostar
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The EuroStar is the first direct passenger train that connects
Brussels and Paris with London, via the Channel Tunnel. Read all the
technical details on Clem Tillier's
excellent Eurostar pages.
It connects the following stations:
- London Waterloo International
- Paris Gare du Nord
- Lille Europe
- Calais Frethun
- Ashford (Kent)
- Brussels South (Brussel Zuid [Dutch]/Bruxelles Midi [French])
The prices are in Belgian francs, you'll find the latest
exchange rate here.
Although few Eurostars are completely full, it's
wise to book well in advance. As soon as there are
more trains running, it should in principle be possible to get a seat
shortly before travel (mind the 20 minute check-in time though!).
Note that the trains Brussels-London and back are usually not completely full at
the moment, so it's not necessary to make a reservation a long time before travelling
(except to get a cheaper fare of course!). The Paris-London trains (and back) have
loadings varying between 50% and 100%.
Save valuable time and buy your Paris or Brussels
metro tickets onboard the Eurostar at the bar.
There are other trains through the Chunnel:
Le Shuttle: put your car on a train between Calais-Folkestone
Additional information:
-
London Underground
-
The Paris metro
-
Map of the Brussels metro NOTE: To get from the Midi/Zuid station to
the Central station (near the Grand' Place/Grote Markt), take a train
though... it only takes 5 minutes!
Eurostar aims to have a bicycle service up and running by the Spring
of 1996. I'll try to give more info asap.
These pages have been set up by
Erik Evrard - erik@eu.net and are maintained by Kees.Smilde@ccl.kuleuven.ac.be