Eurostar Overview
Eurostar runs daily train services, leaving London in the UK and travelling to a choice of Lille, Paris or Brussels. The new High Speed 1 Eurostar link is now complete, which means Eurostar has moved from its previous hub at London Waterloo to its purpose-built brand new terminus at St. Pancras Station in London.
You can view and book all the latest Eurostar offers and up to date timetables online with AFerry.com.
Routes
You can book Eurostar quickly and easily with AFerry.com, with daily services running from the UK including St. Pancras Station, Ashford station and the new high speed Ebbsfleet International station, across to the continent using the new high speed Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL).
With AFerry.com you can travel with Eurostar to Paris' Gare-du-Nord station, Brussels, Lille, Disneyland Paris, Calais, Avignon or the French Alps including Bourg St. Maurice and Moutiers using the Eurostar Ski Train.
Onboard Facilities
Eurostar excellent on-board catering facilities, and the option of three types of seating.
Standard class offers bar/buffet facilities, comfortable seating and family areas.
Leisure Select offers spacious, comfortable seats, a range of complimentary magazines and newspapers as well as proving excellent catering facilities.
Business Premier allows passengers to choose a later check-in time, dedicated lounges, complimentary snacks and refreshments, WiFi internet access and spacious seating areas with tables.
Eurostar History
Since the start of operations in 1994, Eurostar has transformed the way we travel between the UK and France.
The Eurostar reduced journey times across the channel to France and Belgium significantly with the opening of the first section of the new fast line, the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), on 28th September 2003.
The fastest journey between London Waterloo and Paris had been reduced to 2 hours 35 minutes and that between London Waterloo and Brussels to 2 hours 20 minutes.
The first section of the high-speed line enabled Eurostar to operate at 186 mph/300 km/h in the UK for the first time with the fastest journey time between London Waterloo and Lille at just 1 hour and 40 minutes.
However on 30th July 2003, Eurostar broke the UK rail speed record with a test train reaching 208.0 miles per hour or 334.7 km per hour on the new CTRL.
The second phase of the CTRL (Channel Tunnel Rail Link) is now complete and has been renamed 'HIGH SPEED 1'. Thanks to High Speed 1, average journeys will be at least 20 minutes faster than the previous channel tunnel service:
- St Pancras International to Paris in just 2h 15 minutes
- St Pancras International to Brussels in just 1h 51 minutes
- St Pancras International to Lille in just 1h 20 minutes
On 4th September 2007, a special record-breaking train left Paris Gare du Nord at 10:44 (9:44 BST) and reached London St Pancras station in 2 hours 3 minutes 39 seconds and on the 20th September 2007, Eurostar broke another record, as it officially shortened the travel time from Brussels to London (1 hour, 43 minutes). The train left Brussels Midi Station at 10:05, and reached St Pancras International Terminus at 11:48 (at 186 mph or 299 km/h) between the Kent coast and the capital. |
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