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the cheapest way to travel between london and paris
Thu, 03/12/2009 - 08:35
what is the cheapest way to travel from london to paris and vice versa? thanks
I am leaving from Detroit with $3000 for 30 days
Berlin, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Tangier, Barcelona, Rome, Venice, Prague, Kraków, Berlin
Berlin, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Tangier, Barcelona, Rome, Venice, Prague, Kraków, Berlin
Cheapest = Hitchhike. Bus. Train. Fly. Probably in that order.
www.eurostar.com/UK/… £59 r/t advance purchase special fare
www.eurolines.co.uk/… £18 o/w
www.skyscanner.net/f… £48 r/t advance purchase, plus transport costs between airport and city center. Easyjet between Luton and DeGaulle looks cheapest among these currently; if you do that, check www.easybus.co.uk to get to/from Luton cheaply.
Use www.eurostar.com to look for cheap leisure fares and other specials on Eurostar, the chunnel train.
Swim…but seriously I think the Eurostar is still the best way…not always the cheapest but you avoid a lot of the hassles of flying or getting to the port to catch a ferry
“I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list”
thanks. i’m brand new to this and just getting started with the details!
Berlin, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Tangier, Barcelona, Rome, Venice, Prague, Kraków, Berlin
It all depends on your route and if you need a roundtrip ticket from Paris or you decide to take the trains all the way south and fly back to London. As of March 12, 2009 www.raileurope.co has one-way tickets from $65.00 on the Eurostar Chunnel that travels from London St. Pancras station under the English Channel to Paris Nord in only 2 hours and 21 minutes. . Don’t delay buy it as soon as you get your air purchased and finalize your nights in London or the rates will go up. NOTE: Sometimes you order the $65.00 ticket and they respond by e-mail and say the price has increased, reply back and ask which trains you can get for $65.00. *Also, purchase your railpass at the same time as Eurostar and other tickets so you only pay once for shipping. **If you are staying a few nights in Paris, Do NOT validate railpass to take the Eurostar Chunnel. You will waste a few days. But be sure to validate railpass the day you depart Paris. I put a post-it on railpass and write “VALIDATE before departing Paris” so I don’t forget.
2. The actual train ride is 3 hours and 21 minutes — UK is a different time zone than France.
Eurostar has moved stations to St Pancras in London and the tracks are new high speed tracks all the way to the tunnel.
Quote from Eurostar web site:
“Hello to 186mph
From St Pancras International, our home in the heart of London, the high-speed Eurostar will send you off on your trip to Paris Gare du Nord in a mere 2h 15.”
“Hello to 186mph
From St Pancras International, our home in the heart of London, the high-speed Eurostar will send you off on your trip to Paris Gare du Nord in a mere 2h 15.”
What is the cheapest transport from Rome to Prague and Prague to Berlin? Air or train? Please help! Thank you.
Cheapest depends on the specific date and what you find for air fares on that date. However, cheapest isn’t the issue for these trips. Rome to Prague by train will be an 18 to 23 hour ordeal with 2 or 3 connections. Look for a cheap flight. If you can’t find one from Rome, take the train to some other Italian city and fly from there. Use www.whichbudget.com to see which budget airlines fly which routes and look for other tips on our “cheap flights” forum.
I would take the train from Prague to Berlin no matter what I found for cheap flights. It’s 4 1/2 to 5 hours which will be faster than flying (once you add getting to/from airports, check-in time, security time) There are specials as low as 19 euros at the German rail website: http://reiseauskunft… which will be cheaper than flying once you add in booking fees, baggage fees and the cost to get to/from the airports.
Rom-Prg: http://www.skyscanne… In June one-way for €10 FCO-PRG Wizzair, for example.
Thank you for this info. Now, i get more confident deciding which transport is best for our upcoming travels. Thanks a lot! Cheers!
I was supposed to get SkyEurope’s FCO-PRG flight at 109Euros. Good thing, I got your comment, I visited wizzair and got a great deal…yey! 40Euros! Great savings! Thanks a lot! Cheers! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
JoeAnne, you paid 50 euros from Romania to Australia? Or were you just trying to spam your hostel website?
Frankfurt, Munich, Venice, Florence, Nice, Barcelona, Paris
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