Booking Reference. Last name of any passenger. City Breaks Deals Route Map. Club Eurostar. St Pancras International Indulge in some boutique shopping, fine dining at a world-class brasserie or a glass of bubbly at the longest champagne bar in Europe - all at St Pancras International. Rotterdam Centraal Ultra-modern station with plenty of food and shopping outlets. If only he could see it now Today, the station is owned by the government, but leased to HS1 Ltd together with the high-speed line to the Channel Tunnel.
HS1 employ Network Rail to operate the station. Learn more about St Pancras station and its history at www. More information There's a plan of the station at www. Up on the roof Taken by the author whilst being shown around the station by HS1. Rule Britannia If you look closely, to the left of the clock tower is a statue of Britannia, looking down on Kings Cross. The story goes that this is deliberate, the Midland Railway looking down on it's rival next door!
Hotels near St Pancras Inexpensive hotels near the station I've stayed there myself, that's my standard room pictured below. SuperRooms also give you a posh coffee machine, a valuables safe, better shower, larger TV. St Pancras Renaissance Hotel: Pricey, but world class At the other end of the scale, the luxurious, expensive and beautifully-restored St Pancras Renaissance Hotel opened for business In Originally designed by the renowned architect Sir George Gilbert-Scott, it first opened in as The Midland Grand Hotel, a railway hotel built into the Victorian architectural masterpiece that is St Pancras station.
The hotel closed in , too large and outdated to continue as a hotel. After a period of being used as railway offices, this beautiful landmark building was left derelict and slowly decaying.
However, its fortunes have been reversed. No expense has been spared in recreating and restoring this Grade 1 listed building to its former glory.
Barlow rooms are in the modern Barlow House annex at the side of the station, built in Very comfortable, but if your objective is to experience the historic building, a room on this modern annexe doesn't cut it. If you are going to splurge on staying here for the history and the experience, make sure you book a Chambers room.
You can of course, just have a drink in the bar or meal in the restaurant, accessible from the south west corner of the upper level concourse, the same level as the Eurostar trains.
The bar-restaurant is housed in what was once St Pancras station's booking office, the Grade 1 listed wood-panelled booking windows are still there behind the bar, and it still says 'Booking office' in the stones above the entrance doors. The hotel lobby has been built in what was once the station's taxi rank. The magnificently-restored St Pancras Renaissance Hotel.
Above right : A Chambers room. A Chambers room, lounge and bathroom. Great Northern Hotel: The rival next door Another classic railway hotel has been re-born, re-opened after refurbishment to top class standards in April The Great Northern Hotel is cheaper than the Renaissance St Pancras, and directly across the road from the entrance to St Pancras International's Eurostar check-in area, ideal for an early morning train.
On each floor you'll find a pantry with complimentary coffee, tea, cake and my favourite! Check the reviews and book the hotel.
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Find out more about Business Premier. They will assist you with logging your lost item and helping you where possible. For anything lost on one of our Eurostar trains please email our Eurostar lost property office on lost. All non-perishable items are kept for 28 days. For the cheapest fares, book well in advance - usually a maximum of days ahead - and avoid busy Friday or Sunday afternoon trains when there are fewer cheap seats. The cheapest return tickets require a Saturday night away.
So if booking one-way, just have a look at what it would cost for a round trip coming back as far ahead as possible, on the cheapest return train. You might save a few pounds! In the fares chart below, fares shown with a from in front vary like air fares, rising as departure date approaches, with limited availability at each price level. The fares shown without a 'from' do not increase like this, and are what you'll pay as long as there are seats left - except for railpass holder fares which are limited by a quota.
Until , a one-way ticket from London to Paris or Brussels actually cost more than a return! Fortunately, in June Eurostar introduced sensible one-way fares which were always cheaper than the equivalent return, although two one-ways still cost more than a return.
In November Eurostar cut the price of its one-way fares so that a one-way ticket cost half the price of a round trip ticket. Unfortunately, they raised the one-way again in April , so it's significantly cheaper to book a round trip than two one-ways. There are no fares for open jaw returns, for example going from London to Paris outward but Brussels to London on the way back, so just buy one-way tickets, for example London to Paris and Brussels to London.
Unlike airlines, children under 4 go free on Eurostar, no ticket is required, just bring them along with their passports. A special child fare applies to children from 4 to 11 inclusive. All children under 12 must travel accompanied by an adult, and unaccompanied children from 12 to 16 require a consent form signed by their parent or guardian.
You can now use an Interrail or Eurail pass on Eurostar on payment of a passholder fare, for details see here. Back to top How to buy tickets If you're only using Eurostar, not onward trains further into Europe, buy tickets at either www.
Eurostar bookings normally open up to days 6 months before departure. You print your own tickets or can load them into the Eurostar app on your smartphone, or can collect them from the machines at the station.
After paying, you can return to the www. Tips on choosing a specific seat on Eurostar. To buy a passholder fare with an Interrail or Eurail pass, see here. If you are going beyond Paris or Brussels, for example from London to the South of France, Spain or Italy, it's best to book Eurostar and your onward train tickets together in one place at www. Eurostar bookings usually open days before departure, but reservations for most other European trains only open 90, 92 or sometimes days ahead.
I strongly recommend waiting until onward bookings open so you can confirm onward train times before committing to a non-refundable Eurostar ticket. Timings for onward trains can sometimes change on specific dates because of engineering work. After buying Eurostar tickets at www.
See the Train travel to Europe page for more information about how to buy European train tickets. Advice on changing trains in Brussels. Option 1, buy a Eurostar through ticket : www. Option 2, use www. This site can book through from any rail station in Britain to Paris, Brussels and destinations all over Europe. It does this by adding a special ticket to London International CIV as described below, to a Eurostar ticket and onward European tickets.
This usually costs a bit more than option 1. There's a small booking fee. Option 3, you can buy a separate UK train ticket to London. There are special fares from most stations in Britain to a destination called 'London International CIV' designed to be used with Eurostar tickets, which you can buy online following the instructions here. Stations can sell these tickets, though staff aren't always familiar with them. Eurostar reservations with an Interrail or Eurail pass To book a Eurostar passholder fare with an Interrail or Eurail pass, see here.
Print-at-home tickets can be sent to you by email or you can pick up tickets at the station before departure from the e-ticket machines. Back to top. The video shows a Eurostar e Some journeys are operated by refurbished e trains. Also known as 2nd class, standard class is comfortable, carpeted and air-conditioned, some seats unidirectional, a few around tables for four, ideal for families or friends.
All seats have an individual reading light and fixed or drop-down table, there is free WiFi and all seats have power sockets. Standard class seats on the e and refurbished e trains can be reclined slightly, for posture rather than sleeping. Standard class seating. This is a Eurostar e As in Standard class, there's a minute minimum check-in and no access to the business lounge, tickets are all non-refundable and only changeable for a fee.
All seats adjust from upright to a slight recline and all seats have an individual reading light and fixed or drop-down table. Although confusingly using the word 'Standard' in its brand name to help attract business travellers whose companies don't officially allow first class travel, make no mistake, this is indeed first class.
Standard Premier replaced Leisure Select in Is Standard Premier worth the extra? Standard class is perfectly adequate and it's only 2 hour 20 minutes to Paris or 2 hours to Brussels after all. There's no need to pay more if you don't want to. So yes, it's a nice experience especially if your journey is for a special occasion! Standard Premier table for two on an e Standard Premier light meal Standard Premier light breakfast Standard Premier seating on an e or e train.
All seats adjust from upright to a slight recline, and all seats have an individual reading light and fixed or drop-down table. The only downside? It's priced assuming your company is paying! Business Premier table for two on an e Business Premier cooked breakfast Business Premier meal Business Premier seating on an e or e train.
Eurostar vary the allocation of first class cars on each train between these two classes according to demand. See the Tips for choosing your seat section below for a Eurostar seating plan. All Eurostar tickets include a specific reserved seat, and initially you'll be allocated seats.
If you're buying at www. If you buy tickets at www. See tips on picking the best seats below. Important: The Manage Booking system will work if you bought your ticket at www. By all means try, but don't be worried if your reference number doesn't let you use this feature. Booking references issued by some perfectly legitimate sales channels won't necessarily work this system.
Seat numbering plan for Eurostar e Currently, all Eurostar departures are operated by e trains. All 8 e s have been put into storage until passenger numbers return to normal after the pandemic. However, for the record, here's how to check:. Go to www.
If your first class seat is in cars 1, 2, 3 or 14, 15, 16 it is an e If it is in cars 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12 it is an e Remember that the type can still be switched on the day for operational reasons! If you already have a ticket you can go to www. If your train has 16 cars with 1st class at each end, it's due to be an e If 18 cars with all 1st class cars in the middle, it's an e If you're travelling as a group of 3 or 4 people , choose seats around a table as opposed to airline-style pairs all facing the same way, as this is much more sociable.
If you're a couple in first class , choose a pair of seats facing across an intimate table-for-two. If you prefer a window seat which lines up with the window rather than one next to a blank bit of wall between the windows , look carefully at the plan. The white or pale blue sections in the coach walls on the plan are the windows.
In standard class, a seat in the car next to the bar car makes it easier to fetch food and drink, which might be a consideration.
On the other hand, you get more people walking through to get to the bar. If you've a tight onward connection when your Eurostar arrives in Paris or London , book a seat at the front of the Eurostar train i. If going to Brussels, see information about the short cut to other platforms here.
Quiet coach : Eurostar trialled a 'quiet coach' in Business Premier and Standard Premier but not Standard class in , but the trial ended, and there is now no designated quiet coach. On Eurostar's e trains in all classes but not e , the edge of your seat can be extended 2 inches just by pulling it out. If you're tall, this is a great feature!
Unlike other British and European trains, Eurostar operates a check-in system. You must check in for any Eurostar train at least 30 minutes before departure 10 minutes for Business Premier passengers, 60 minutes for the Eurostar ski trains. However, the gates still close 30 minutes before departure 10 minutes for Business Premier so if you can't make the full 90 minutes because of your other train connections it should still be OK.
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