St Pancras plans ‘turn up and go’ trains to Europe after surge in demand: “passengers able to depart 15 minutes after arriving”

by BulkyAccident

16 comments

  1. > The BBC1 hit show, which is due to return in April, showcases how contestants can travel vast distances by bus or rail for a fraction of the cost of the equivalent plane ticket

    …once they leave the UK

  3. Fantastic if it happens, also if the open-access operators actually come to fruition.

    What I’d really like is some alternatives to Brussels/Paris in terms of shorter trips. Just take me to Calais/Bruges and let me get off there. Could probably do that in about 70-80 minutes from StP.

  4. Still waiting for direct trains to Florence and no changing at Paris. Then I might be interested. The changing at Paris thing is a PITA

  5. you cant say “young people are the future” and then charge £225 quid for a train to Lille.

  6. This is brilliant. Given the way the world is going, the ability to pop into Europe for the day would be fantastic.

  7. > go to Eurostar website
    >
    > see train tickets starting at €280 for the next two weeks
    >
    > leave

    Doubt it will be any different if I could turn up and they can personally snatch my wallet and run away.

  9. To this day I still find it amazing that we can just get on a train to Paris or Brussels or somewhere else in Europe. It’s quicker for me to get to Paris than it is to get to Cornwall.

  12. I’d like to be able to board a sleeper train at Stratford International at 7PM and wake up in like Stockholm or Lisbon

  13. Have to invest in tonnes of immigration officers for this to happen

  15. All sounds great except every single time I’ve travelled to Europe with the intention of getting the Eurostar it’s been cheaper to fly to Amsterdam and then get a first class train to Paris from there.

    It takes longer but it’s a third the price and the standard and quality of the food and service from Amsterdam to Paris is spectacular. Takes about 3 hours and you can have a cheeky spliff before you set off.

    Also there is very rarely, if ever, passport control when no you arrive in Paris.

    Having said all that I’ve just checked and Thalys is now Eurostar? Maybe prices have gone up?

  16. Has someone told the Standard intern that this is a picture of the Tokyo tower not the Eiffel?

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