29 August 2023
Ready, Set, Snow!
Tuesday 29th August 2023, London: Eurostar Group today announces sales for the brand-new Eurostar Snow service leaving from London to the Alps via Lille Europe. From just *£99, ski and snowboard enthusiasts can head to the pistes by making a quick and easy connection in Lille before continuing their journey on a Eurostar continental train. Tickets will go on sale 31st August and can be purchased via Eurostar.com.
The new service offers customers a hassle-free and sustainable alternative to flying with more stops in the Alps than ever before. Eurostar Snow will whisk travellers to top ski resorts, such as Chambéry, Albertville, Moutiers, Aime-La Plagne, before arriving in Bourg-Saint-Maurice as its final destination.
Departing from London on 16th December, Eurostar Snow will run for eight weekends throughout the ski season. Leaving on Saturday morning, the train will arrive at the slopes in perfect time for après-ski. The journey back to London will depart Sunday morning, arriving at St Pancras International in the afternoon.
Francois Le Doze, Chief Commercial Officer, Eurostar Group: “We're proud to offer our customers a sustainable travel option to the Alps by launching our first connecting service as Eurostar Group. With a quick and easy connection, competitive pricing and five stops to choose from, passengers can enjoy a seamless experience with us from the city of London to the snowcapped mountains of France.”
With fixed fares starting from *£99 one-way in Standard and *£149 in Standard Premier passengers will also benefit from a generous luggage allowance offering each traveller two suitcases, one piece of hand luggage and skis or snowboard at no extra cost.
Passengers travelling from France back to the UK will go through check-in, security, and immigration on arrival to Lille Europe before continuing their journey to London.
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Notes to Editors
- Sales open 09:00 UK time on Thursday 31st August via Eurostar.com
- For full terms and conditions please visit Eurostar.com
- *Based on off peak dates 13/1/2023 to 04/02/2024
Fares:
- Eurostar journeys are available from £99 one-way in Standard class and £149 in Standard Premier during off peak dates.
| | Peak | Off Peak |
| Dates | 16 Dec – 7 Jan 13 | 13 Jan – 4 Feb |
| Standard Class |
| Fare | £149 | £99 |
| Standard Premier Class |
| Fare | £199 | £149 |
Timetable:
- Outbound services will run every Saturday for eight weekends starting 16/12 to 03/02
- Inbound services will run every Sunday for eight weekends starting 17/12 to 04/02
- The current timetables are shown below and are correct at the time of publication. Details of any significant changes will be published on the ‘Travel News’ page of Eurostar.com, so please check before departure.
| Saturday outbound – 08hr 19 |
| London | 09:01 |
| Lille | 11:25 (50 min connection) |
| Moutiers | 17:30 |
| BSM | 18:20 |
| Sunday inbound – 8hr 34 |
| BSM | 08:26 |
| Moutiers | 08:52 |
| Lille | 14:30 (1hr 05 connection) |
| London | 16:00 |
About Eurostar Group:
- Initiated in September 2019, the proposed alliance between Eurostar and Thalys, received approval from the European Commission at the end of March 2022 giving rise to holding company Eurostar Group on May 1, 2022.
- Eurostar Group is owned by SNCF Voyages Développement (55.75%), CDPQ (19.31%), the SNCB (18.50%) and funds managed by Federated Hermes Infrastructure (6.44%).
- The holding company is based in Brussels and holds 100% of the shares of Eurostar International Limited (Eurostar) and THI Factory SA (Thalys), which remain full-fledged railway companies and are headquartered in London and Brussels respectively.
- The ambition is to provide an attractive alternative to road and air transport and to accelerate the modal shift from 19 million passengers carried in 2019 to 30 million within 10 years.
- The new entity will offer the largest international high-speed network in Western Europe and has set itself the objective of deploying an ambitious environmental policy over the next few years.