Eurostar Train

Eurostar Train

Eurostar - United Kingdom/France/Belgium/Netherlands

EUROSTAR crosses the Channel Tunnel and runs at speeds of up to 186 miles per hour (300 km/h) on high-speed lines in France, Belgium and England. Passengers board in the heart of London and arrive in the heart of Paris in just 2 hours 15 minutes, or in the heart of Brussels in 1 hour 51 minutes.

In addition, Eurostar also takes you to England 5 times a week, in less than three hours.

• Conditions vary depending on the fare purchased.
• Youth and senior passengers must pay the adult fare; there is no discount.
• Children under 4 travel free, sitting on an adult's lap, and must have a passport. No ticket is required.
• You can bring only one infant per adult.
• In Business Premier, children are allowed to travel, but the adult fare must be paid.
• Bookings can be made from 120 days (4 months) up to 180 days (6 months) in advance.
• Exchanges and refunds can only be made at a Eurostar station (Paris Nord, London St Pancras International, Bruxelles Midi, Ebbsfleet International, Ashford International, Calais-Frethun).
• Once a refund is approved, it can only be made in the country where the ticket was issued, within 2 months of the train's departure date.
• If you are not a citizen of the European Union, you must fill in an immigration card to enter the United Kingdom. These are available in the Eurostar terminals.
• Children under 12 must travel with a responsible person aged 16 or over.
• Culture Connect is a partnership between Eurostar and specially selected museums and galleries in London, Paris, Lille and Brussels. You can get access to exhibitions or permanent collections at the museums and galleries listed below within 5 days after arriving at your destination.
• In London: The British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Tate Modern, Tate Britain, The National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts, Science Museum, The British Library. In Paris: Mus?e d’Orsay, Mus?s de l’Orangerie, Grand Palais, Jeu de Paume, Mus?e du quai Branly

Luggage allowance

• Adults traveling in Business Premier may bring 3 suitcases (no longer than 85 cm), including a backpack, a travel bag or ski equipment, and 1 small handbag (such as a handbag, laptop bag or briefcase).
• Adults traveling in Standard Premier and Standard may bring 2 suitcases (no longer than 85 cm), including a backpack, a travel bag or ski equipment, and 1 small handbag (such as a handbag, laptop bag or briefcase).
• Children traveling with a child ticket may bring 1 suitcase (no longer than 85 cm) and 1 travel bag. Children under 4 who travel free have no luggage allowance.
• Strollers/prams can travel free of charge in addition to your personal baggage, but must be folded and stored on the luggage rack above the seat.

Check-in procedure

• Travelers must follow the "check-in and boarding times" shown on the ticket.
• You must scan your ticket before the train's departure time. The ticket gates at Brussels-Midi/Zuid open when the previous train departs, so the gates close at different times.
• Each traveler, including infants, must have a ticket, immigration documents and a passport (ID card, passport, visa if required) for each person, including infants.
• Immigration checks - are carried out both when leaving Schengen (by the French police) and when entering the United Kingdom (by UK Border Force)
• Travelers of all nationalities can go through the checks manually with a valid passport.
• To use the automatic e-Gates when leaving Schengen, travelers must be EU citizens or citizens of the EEA aged over 18 and hold a valid electronic passport.
• To use the automatic e-Gates when arriving in the United Kingdom, travelers must be EU citizens or citizens of the EEA aged over 12 and hold a valid electronic passport, valid since 20 May 2019
• Since 20 May 2019 travelers arriving in the United Kingdom no longer need to fill in a landing card.

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