Eurostar is launching a brand new ski train to the French Alps with tickets from £99 – but there's a...
The service, called Eurostar Snow, will operate from St Pancras International It will connect skiers to 16 major resorts including Meribel and Courchevel. READ MORE: Airline introduces NO CHILDREN ZONE
Eurostar is launching a new ski service to the French Alps this coming winter, with tickets from from £99 in standard class and £149 in "standard premier".
The service, called Eurostar Snow, will connect London St Pancras International to the famous Tarentaise region of the French Alps, dropping off skiers and snowboarders at Moutiers, Aime-la-Plagne and Bourg-Saint-Maurice, stations which allow them quick access by bus or taxi to 16 major ski resorts, including Méribel, Courchevel, La Plagne , Les Arcs, Tignes and Val d'Isère.
There is only one problem: the 830 km (515 mile) journey involves a changing trains in both directions at Lille.
Although passengers are likely to find the timings pleasant, with the outbound train departing London at 9:01 a.m. and arriving at terminus, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, at 6.20pm.
The return train leaves Bourg-Saint-Maurice at 8.26am and arrives in London at 4.00pm, passengers passing through registration, security and immigration upon arrival in Lille.
Eurostar is launching a new ski service to the French Alps this coming winter, with tickets from from £99 in standard class and £149 in "standard premier".
The service, called Eurostar Snow, will connect London St Pancras International to the famous Tarentaise region of the French Alps, dropping off skiers and snowboarders at Moutiers, Aime-la-Plagne and Bourg-Saint-Maurice, stations which allow them quick access by bus or taxi to 16 major ski resorts, including Méribel, Courchevel, La Plagne , Les Arcs, Tignes and Val d'Isère.
There is only one problem: the 830 km (515 mile) journey involves a changing trains in both directions at Lille.
Although passengers are likely to find the timings pleasant, with the outbound train departing London at 9:01 a.m. and arriving at terminus, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, at 6.20pm.
The return train leaves Bourg-Saint-Maurice at 8.26am and arrives in London at 4.00pm, passengers passing through registration, security and immigration upon arrival in Lille.
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