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Best Eurostar Deals to Paris and Beyond
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| Contents |
| Eurostar Deals after The Eurostar Monopoly |
| Eurostar Deals to Europe |
| Eurostar Paris Breaks at Full Speed Again |
| Eurostar London resumes full service after fire |
In January, Eurostar’s monopoly on using the channel tunnel was meant to have expired. expired, with the possibility of new Eurostar deals with alternative train operators. With its London to Paris flights suffering, Air France realised “if you can’t beat ‘em join ‘em” and in 2008 announced a competing high-speed rail service between London and Paris to start in late 2010. The economic downturn however, may have put that deal on hold. Air France would use the same tracks, but says its trains could run faster than Eurostar’s, a claim that Eurostar disputed.
Meanwhile in Brussels, The European Commission has ow taken action to break the monopoly on a high-speed rail networks operating between France, Belgium and Britain. They won a pledge from existing market incumbents Eurostar and Thalys etc to drop any existing barriers to outside competitors, leaving the way clear for new Eurostar deals across Europe in the near future.
The European Union’s executive arm had been asked to approve the creation of “New Eurostar” – a joint venture between the French, Belgian and British state railway companies, which also control the Eurostar service between London, Paris and Brussels.
The commission gave the New Eurostar project a green light, but only after the three companies committed themselves to facilitating “the entry of new rail operators on the London-Brussels and London-Paris routes,” a statement said.
Joaquin Almunia EU Competition Commissioner wants more varied Eurostar Deals
A spokeswoman for Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said the action was taken in light of the EU’s decision to liberalise international rail services as of January 1, 2010.
Amelia Torres said.
In the future, we expect more diversification of services, more choice for consumers, more innovation and lower prices as a result of greater competition
Eurostar Deals to Frankfurt and Madrid
As an example, she raised the prospect of “passengers being able to travel from Frankfurt to London or from Madrid to London without changing trains.”
The commission specifically insisted that potential newcomers to the Eurostar rail network should be able to use station infrastructure and access passenger information currently in the hands of the “New Eurostar” joint venture.
The incumbent companies also pledged to be ready to make space for rivals in their Eurostar timetables.
read comments (0)Eurostar Deals to Europe
Author: Alex
Eurostar Deals speed you to Europe
Eurostar trains hurtle at high speed straight to the heart of Europe and the current Eurostar deals make international rail travel through the channel tunnel the best option by far. Taking you direct from one major European city centre to another, Eurostar deals puts the convenience, ease, and sheer pleasure back into travelling. Onboard a Eurostar train you will enjoy excellent service and regular, reliable schedules. With no long check-ins or tedious airport transfers, Eurostar deals often prove faster than flying – and you get to see the country you are travelling through. You can leave from London St Pancras or Ebbsfleet International in Kent to travel directly to
- Paris
- Lille
- Brussels
- Calais
- Disneyland Resort Paris
- Avignon
- The French Alps (on the Eurostar Ski Train, which runs from end of December to the beginning of April)
Great Eurostar deals
London to Paris Eurostar deals in just over 2 hours from just £59 return Lille Eurostar Deals from Lonsdon in under 1½ hours* from just £55 return Belgian Eurostar Deals to Brussels in under 2 hours* from just £59 return
Faster Eurostar Deals This Year
Journey times were cut by up to 20 minutes when Eurostar moved to St Pancras International in November. As well as the improved high-speed service, the new stations at St Pancras and Ebbsfleet provide better and easier access to Europe from more of the UK. Plus – watch out for a new Eurostar stations at Stratford, east London which is already completed.
Upgrade your Eurostar package deal to Leisure class
Why not treat yourself? Travel in style with a Eurostar Leisure Select ticket from just £119 return to Paris, and you can enjoy:
- a meal and drinks served at your seat
- a carriage just for Leisure Select passengers
- power sockets at your seat
- free newspapers and magazines
Find out for yourself why more seasoned cross channel travellers than ever this year are switching from airport misery to Eurostar deals.
Eurostar Paris Breaks from London at Full Speed in February
The section of the Channel Tunnel hit by a serious fire last September, causing changes to the Eurostar Paris timetable, will be reopened in three weeks time, tunnel operator Eurotunnel has announced.
The part of the tunnel known as “interval six” will reopen in the early hours of 10 February, said Eurotunnel who are responsible for the tunnel through which Eurostar trains travel.
High speed passenger service Eurostar said that from 23 February it would return to a normal timetable with all services to Paris and London operating at full speed. So that’s great news for anybody booking Paris breaks for the near future.
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Eurostar London resumes full service after fire
Author: Alex
BBC News confirms the news that operations through the channel tunnel are set to return to normal iminently:
Eurostar trains operating from St Pancras will be running at “nearly 100% capacity” by the end of the week, Eurotunnel has confirmed.
Eurotunnel is the name of the company that owns and runs the channel tunnel service through which Eurostar passenger trains travel on their way from London to Paris and other destinations. The fire onboard a freight shuttle train caused damage to one of the tunnels earlier this week and resulted in a reduced service temporarily.