Visiting France

Eurostar Tickets and Discounts

Eurostar Tickets
Eurostar tickets are not as cheap as they used to be, but you can save money by booking in advance. It is easy to buy train tickets online, and you can find the best prices on the website.

Eurostar Ticket Discounts
Eurostar offers discounted tickets for children (4-11), youths (12-25) and seniors (60+). You can select your discount class when booking online in order to get the reduced fare.

There are also Eurostar student discounts available if you live outside of France and book your ticket from your home country (you must have the ticket mailed to you in your home country before visiting France).

Eurostar Discount Tips
Friday and Sunday afternoons and early evenings tend to be the most expensive times to take Eurostar trains from Paris to London. This is because there is high demand during these periods.

To avoid high prices on weekend fares, try to book your Eurostar tickets so that you depart Paris on Thursday afternoon, Friday morning, or Saturday afternoon, and return to Paris on Sunday or Monday morning.

Also try booking the first or last train of the day, as you can often find cheap Eurostar tickets for those trains.

Eurostar Trains from Paris to London

Eurostar at Gare du Nord

Taking the Eurostar train from Paris to London is the fastest way to get from one city to the other when you are visiting Europe.

The Eurostar leaves from Paris Gare du Nord train station and arrives at London St Pancras train station. Both are centrally located and well served by all forms of public transportation and taxis.

Trains depart up to twice an hour 7 days a week, so you can travel to the UK whenever you need to. The journey time from Paris to London ranges from 2 hours and 15 minutes to 2 hours and 30 minutes, depending on which train you take. The journey time is the same for Eurostar trains from London to Paris.

When you travel, be sure to remember that there is a 1 hour time difference between Paris and London, with the former being ahead.

Eurostar fares vary depending on the time of year and how far in advance you book your Eurostar ticket. You can get ticket for their trains from Paris to London for as little as 88 euros round-trip if you book well ahead of time and travel at off-peak periods. Weekend tickets are often less expensive than weekday tickets, but Friday night and Sunday night Eurostar tickets are often the most expensive.

NYT on Marseille Culture

The New York Times published an article entitled “Marseille – A Spinning Globe Stops Here”.

In it, Benji Lanyado discusses Marseille’s diverse culture, from the multiethnic district of Cours Julien to the arrival of the bobos, France’s bohemian bourgeoisie.

You can read the full article here.