9 May 2016

Eurostar releases 200,000 seats for £29 one way

Eurostar, the high-speed passenger rail service linking the UK with mainland Europe, is offering Brits the chance to holiday for less with the release of over 200,000 seats on sale for £29 one way*. The promotion will run for seventeen days from 9 – 25 May and passengers will be able to travel from 23 May – 5 November 2016.
 
Longing for Lille, Paris or Brussels?

• 200,000 seats released on sale for just £29 one-way* to Lille, Calais, Brussels, Paris and 100,000 seats released at £34.50 one-way* to any Belgian station including Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp in Standard class.
• Customers can add a little luxury to their journey for less in Standard Premier. Travellers can sit back and relax and enjoy a light meal served at their seat with fares starting from £84.50 one-way**

 
Eurostar passengers travelling to Paris, Brussels and Lille can also take advantage of 2 for 1 entry into a range of top museums and galleries including Musée d’Orsay in Paris and Bozar in Brussels, all by simply showing their Eurostar tickets at entry.
 
For more information or to book Eurostar tickets visit www.eurostar.com or call the Eurostar contact centre on 08432 186 186.
For more information:
Eurostar Press Office 
020 7843 5500
press.office@eurostar.co.uk

Notes to Editors

• *Price based on a return journey
• **Priced based on a return journey and a Saturday night away

 
Terms and Conditions

• *Fare is from £29 one way based on a return trip of £58 in Standard class valid from London St Pancras International, Ebbsfleet International or Ashford International to Paris Gare du Nord, Lille Europe, Calais Fréthun or  Brussels-Midi, and from £34.5 one way based on a return trip of £69 in Standard class valid from London St Pancras International, Ebbsfleet International or Ashford International to Any Belgian Station, subject to availability.
• There are 50,000 seats available at £29 one way from London to Paris and 50,000 seats available at £29 one way from Paris to London. There are 50,000 seats available at £29 one way from London to Brussels/Lille/Calais and 50,000 seats at £29 one way from Brussels/Lille/Calais to London.  There are 50,000 seats available at £34.5 one way from London to Any Belgian Station and 50,000 seats available at £34.5 one way from Any Belgian Station to London.
• Fare is combinable with the Eurostar public fares range.
• Valid for bookings made from 09.05.2016 to 25.05.2016 inclusive for travel from 23.05.2016 to 05.11.2016 inclusive, excluding the following dates: 27.05.2016 to 30.05.2016 inclusive, 03.06.2016 to 05.06.2016 inclusive, 10.06.2016 to 12.06.2016 inclusive, 15.06.2016 to 17.06.2016 inclusive, 19.06.2016 to 27.06.2016 inclusive, 30.06.2016 to 03.07.2016 inclusive, 08.07.2016 to 11.07.2016 inclusive, 14.07.2016 to 17.07.2016 inclusive, 21.07.2016 to 24.07.2016 inclusive, 29.07.2016 to 31.07.2016 inclusive, 12.08.2016 to 15.08.2016 inclusive, 26.08.2016 to 29.08.2016 inclusive. From 31.08.2016 until 05.11.2016 the fare will not be available on Monday mornings, Fridays, Saturday mornings and Sundays.

• Fare is subject to availability.
• Tickets are exchangeable before departure of each leg by paying the difference in price with the next available fare on the day of exchange plus a fixed fee of £30 per person per segment, on the same journey within the booking horizon. Tickets are non-refundable. This fare cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or promotion.  Max 9 people per booking. A £3 fee applies to all credit card bookings.
• Fare is available at any Eurostar point of sale including eurostar.com.

 
 
About Eurostar

• Eurostar is the high-speed train service linking St Pancras International, Ebbsfleet International, Ashford International, Paris, Brussels, Lille, Calais, Disneyland Resort Paris, Avignon and the French Alps.

• The current Eurostar train was first introduced into service in 1994 carrying 750 passengers and operating at speeds of up to 300kph.  Since then, the fleet of 28 trains has carried more than 150 million passengers between London and the Continent.  Following their refurbishment these trains will continue to form a core part of the Eurostar fleet. The new e320 will carry around 900 passengers at speeds of up to 320kph.

• Eurostar was established in 1994 as a partnership between three railway companies: SNCF, SNCB and LCR (London and Continental Railways). On 1 September 2010, Eurostar became a single, unified corporate entity owned by three shareholders: SNCF, SNCB and LCR. LCR’s holding was transferred to the Treasury in 2014, and sold by the UK government to a consortium comprising Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ) and Hermes Infrastructure on 28th May 2015.

• Eurostar is a founder member of Railteam, a partnership between Europe’s leading high-speed train operators that is developing simpler ways to book and travel on the fast-expanding, European high-speed rail network.

• Eurostar and Eurotunnel are entirely separate companies.  Eurostar operates high-speed passenger trains, while Eurotunnel operates vehicle shuttle services and the Channel Tunnel itself. Eurostar is Eurotunnel’s biggest customer.