chunnel to Paris
 

Does it matter if we get a 1st or 2nd class seat? It is only about 3 hours----

Someone has to be picky on this.

Chunnel is an American word, used, I believe, to refer to the Tunnel which runs under the English Channel between England and France. As a tunnel, it has no seats. It is owned by a company called Eurotunnel.

There are various ways of using the Channel Tunnel to cross between the two countries. One of these is by passenger train. The only company currently running trains on these lines is Eurostar.

Eurostar trains rune between London and Paris and between London and Brussels. There are less frequent trains to other places in France, and some trains make4 connection at Lille to other destinations.

Deutsche Bahn have plans to run direct trains from London to Cologne and Frankfurt, and have ordered rolling stock from Siemens. They should start in two years or so.

Or is the OP a troll?

For me no. Somewhere on the Eurostar site, and no doubt on www.seat61.com are pictures of the interiors and a comparison of what you get in each class. First has fewer seats (and therefore more space around) and a meal at your table. For myself,I like getting up and walking to the buffet car anyway (and who'd want a full meal at anything other than a regular mealtime anyway?).

Overall, it's a fairly unexciting experience whichever class you choose, not that different from a train ride from London to Newcastle.

No, OP isn't a troll, as a quick check would show. Nor does anyone <i>have</i> to be picky about this, especially not if they're not going to try to answer the question put (and AFAIK "Chunnel" was invented by some PR person or tabloid headline writer in the UK, but was fairly quickly dropped as more than a bit naff, and confusing as between the tunnel and the different services that use it).

I've always taken the standard class, perfectly comfortable and usually a lot cheaper. If there is only a small difference between standard and first class for the date you're travelling by all means treat yourself to first class :)