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Eurostar train at St Pancras Station
Photo Credit: Oxyman, GNU Free Documentation License
Arriving in London by train is possible from Brussels and Paris through the Channel Tunnel. Eurostar operates a high-speed train service between Paris, Brussels and the London terminus at St Pancras International station. The trains reach a speed of 300 kph (180 mph) Eurostar takes 2 hours 15 minutes from Paris and 1 hour 50 minutes from Brussels. It is faster to travel between these destinations by train than to take a plane, as the trains take you directly into the heart of London.
Paris - London
There are 17 services a day on Mondays to Thursdays, 19 on Fridays, of which 7 are non-stop. The fare is £45.00 for Standard Ticket, £67.00 for Leisure Select and £163.50 for Business Premier.
Brussels - London
The fare is £38.50 for Standard Ticket, £63.50 for Leisure Select and £125.00 for Business Premier.
Note for non-Europeran Economic Area citizens
If you are a national of a non-European Economic Area country, you must complete a landing card before arriving at Eurostar check-in. Landing cards are available from dedicated desks in front of the check-in area and from Eurostar staff. This card must then be handed to UK Immigration staff.
Check In
Check in 30 minutes before your train leaves the station. To check in, insert your ticket into the ticket machine. Once the ticket comes out, take it, and walk through the gate with your bags.
Baggages
There's no separate check-in for bags - this is not an aircraft - but they expect you to have not more than two bags and one hand luggage. Take everything straight into the train, yourself. If you are traveling with large and bulky items (a bicycle, for example), or weapons (knives, bows and arrows, etc.), register these items when you check in. Your registered baggage will go on the next available departure space permitting, with a guarantee that you can collect it within 24 hours after registration. You can also send your baggage in advance of your journey to collect when you arrive.
Seating Arrangements
They say their trains are bigger than a jumbo jets - longer perhaps, but not wider. Which isn't so bad, as there'll be more windows to look through. In the Business Premier seciton, the seating is two on the left of the aisle and one on the right. In the Standard section, it is two on the left of the aisle and two on the right. The seats face each other, so some passengers will be sitting backwards from the direction the train is moving.
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