I guess it all depends on where you live as well. I live 20 minutes or so drive away from Ebbsfleet station, so being so close to Eurostar i just have to use it lol. But living in other oarts of the UK getting to Kings Cross, Ebbsfleet, Ashford aint so easy I guess.
Quote from: "jonathan"I guess it all depends on where you live as well. I live 20 minutes or so drive away from Ebbsfleet station, so being so close to Eurostar i just have to use it lol. But living in other oarts of the UK getting to Kings Cross, Ebbsfleet, Ashford aint so easy I guess.It isn't. I'm up in the North East so need to change trains, often cost a fortune in tickets or use coaches to get down there and need to set off at ridiculous times. I would love to travel by eurostar but using the car costs us about £500 less and that includes 2 hotel stays near tunnel, petrol and tunnel with booking early. Have tried and best tired to get a cheap ticket but to no avail and with me working in school i can only go during holiday times. The last time i used a coach to get there it cost us £300 each for the 3 days.
From someone who has experienced this sort of travel recently it shows that nothing changes much! Like I said I couldnt recommend it at all especially if you have children in the group.My kids moan on the 2 hour Eurostar trip- theyd drive me insane on a coach. A few years ago I know someone who booked with Leger and upgraded to using the Eurostar for not much more.If youve been by Eurostar before this will be a major letdown and if youve never been before this will probably out you off for ever!