Will be traveling one-way London to Paris. What are my options, other than Euro-star?

There are buses - takes about 10 hours. Try Eurolines - but they seem to leave first thing in the morning from the outskirts of Paris

Why don't you want to take the Eurostar- claustrophobic? It is fast and pretty cool. You are only "under" for a very short time.

You can always fly. I don't know what a one-way ticket would cost but when I was pricing round trip, it was around $120. You could always not use the 2nd half if that is cheaper than a one way.<BR>

From a previous thread:<BR><BR>Author: Ted ([email protected])<BR>Date: 01/23/2002, 05:51 pm<BR>Message: Agree with Rex that flying can be cheaper. Buzz (www.buzzaway.com) can fly you to Paris for ₤19. Often, though, Eurostar is faster once you consider the transfer times (getting to airport early, check-in, etc.). Have fun!<BR><BR>The whole thread is titled the same as this one, but with no caps. Topping.<BR>

I would recommend taking the Eurostar. I took it from Paris to London and found it to be very very convenient. I didn't have to hassle trying to get from my hotel to the airport. The station was already in the city, so you could just hop on the tube/metro.<BR><BR>

Ferries - but you have to get to the English coast (like Portsmouth) and from the French coast (Caen, as an example). An overnight ferry uses sleeping time i/o sightseeing time.

See the news about EasyJet, London-Paris starting this summer, for pennies.<BR><BR>Best wishes,<BR><BR>Rex<BR>

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EasyJet currently has specials as low as 27 Euros one way. Thanks to Rex and others who had mentioned this in different postings, I changed our plans from Eurostar and got 4 tickets flying from Paris to Lutton for the price of a one way ticket on the train. Can't beat this.

Could anybody tell me what or how best one could come to Gare De Lyon from the Euroline Bus stop in outskirts of PAris, where they drop you from while coming from Uk .

<BR>For rail, sea, rail London to Paris second class adult fares are single 49 pounds or 73 dollars, five day return 59 pounds or 88 dollars, two month return 69 pounds or 103 dollars. Youth fares (ages 12 to 25) and Senior (over-sixties) fares are three quarters of these or more, and child fares are a half. <BR>Book with a credit card by phoning or e-mailing Trains Europe, East Anglia (but with a partner in London), website http://www.trainseurope.co.uk, phone ++44 1354 660 222. You'd phone either office from Monday to Friday only, nine to four Greenwich Mean Time, or ten to five British summer time. To cut the cost of the phone call you could phone first, then e-mail the order. Or you can buy in in person at the easternmost window at Charing Cross station, daily nine till eight. Both will sell you your tickets a day or two before you travel. They'll give you times, too, but you might like to ask them about the trains from London Victoria to Dover, as these follow the old Dover Road of the Romans, Chaucer's Pilgrims, and Dickens, and thus have better views. Your ticket lets you use either route. The 0935 train from Victoria puts you on the boat at a good time for lunch: you arrive in Paris at 1920.<BR><BR>Other departures from Victoria are 0805 (by boat, not Sundays, Paris 1717), 1005 (by catamaran: Paris 1920), 1005 (by boat, Paris 2114), and 1305 (by catamaran: Paris 2114). There's even an overnight: Charing Cross 2300, Paris 0844, but you'd be exhausted. Free busses run between railway stations and ports on each side of the Channel.<BR><BR>You have more space than on a bus, and if you change your mind on dates or times your ticket is still valid: it lasts two months. You see that this route is far cheaper than Eurostar.<BR><BR>From Gare du Nord to Gare de Lyon you take the fast metro, the RER.<BR><BR>Please write if I can help further<BR><BR>Ben Haines, London<BR>

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