Eurostar

Eurostar’s route map features the following stations:

• Paris Gare de Lyon
• Antwerp Central Train
• Metz Ville
• Macon Loche TGV
• Clermont Ferrand
• Dole Ville
• Antibes
• Marseille Saint Charles
• Waremme
• Bruges
• Reims
• Essen Central
• Brussels West
• St Pierre des Corps
• Morlaix
• Gembloux
• Quimper
• Saint Brieuc
• Toulon
• Limoges Benedictins
• Gent St Pieters
• Angouleme
• Montpellier Sud de France
• Paris North
• Liege Guillemins
• Leuven Main
• Agen
• Gare de Cannes
• Angers Saint Laud
• Verviers Cental
• Basel SBB
• Lyon airport Saint Exupery
• Montauban Ville Bourbon
• Lorient Bretagne Sud
• Aarschot
• Brussels Midi
• Pau
• Vilvoorde
• Brive la Gaillarde
• Massy TGV
• Duesseldorf Central
• Duisburg Central
• Perpignan
• Cologne Central
• Marchienne au Pont
• Antwerp Berchem
• Lausanne
• Nancy Ville
• Tarbes
• Aachen Central
• Besancon Viotte
• Toulouse Matabiau
• Geneva Cornavin
• Les Aubrais Orleans
• Chambery
• Bordeaux St Jean
• Lyon Perrache
• Rennes
• Epinal
• Lille Flandres
• Gare de Biarritz
• Mouscron Moeskroen
• Dax
• Valence TGV
• Strasbourg
• Saint Raphael Valescure
• Nimes
• Mulhouse Ville
• Arras
• Tours
• Ostend Oostende
• Marne la Vallee Chessy
• Airport Charles de Gaulle
• Hendaye
• Mons
• Diegem
• Gent Dampoort
• Liege Carre
• Champagne Ardenne TGV
• Laval
• Gare de Bercy
• Bayonne
• Charleroi Central
• Rotterdam Centraal
• Frankfurt am Main Central
• Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
• Mechelen
• Beziers
• Bourg Saint Maurice
• Gare Montparnasse
• Gare de Austerlitz
• Vannes
• De Pinte
• Duesseldorf Airport
• La Rochelle Ville
• Nantes
• Antwerp Zuid
• Hyeres
• Courtrai
• Luttre
• Thonon les Bains
• Dijon Ville
• St Pancras International
• Poitiers
• Avignon TGV
• Lourdes
• Narbonne
• Brest
• Mechelen Nekkerspoel
• Saint Die des Vosges
• Lorraine TGV
• Nimes Pont Du Gard
• Zaventem
• Les Arcs Draguignan
• Lyon Part Dieu
• London Waterloo
• Grenoble
• Montelimar
• Annecy
• Agde
• Montpellier Saint Roch
• Colmar
• Zurich HB
• Amsterdam Central
• Paris Gare de l Est Noctilien
• Lille Europe
• Sint Genesius Rode
• Valence Ville
• Dortmund Central
• Le Mans
• Avignon Centre
• Aix en Provence TGV
• Nice Ville

Here is the list of routes covered by Eurostar which are always in high demand with the travellers:

• Paris - London
• London - Paris
• Amsterdam - London
• Paris - Amsterdam
• Amsterdam - Paris
• London - Amsterdam
• Paris - Brussels
• Brussels - Paris
• London - Lille
• London - Brussels
• Brussels - Amsterdam
• Amsterdam - Brussels
• Antwerp - Amsterdam
• Brussels - London
• Cologne - Paris
• Amsterdam - Antwerp
• Paris - Cologne
• Paris - Dortmund
• Brussels - Cologne
• Paris - Rotterdam
• Cologne - Brussels
• Antwerp - Paris
• Rotterdam - Paris
• Dortmund - Paris
• Paris - Antwerp
• Paris - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
• Liege - Paris
• Bordeaux - Amsterdam
• Paris - Liege
• Brussels - Aachen
• Rotterdam - Amsterdam
• Creil - Amsterdam
• Paris - Aachen
• Rotterdam - Brussels
• Duesseldorf - Cologne
• Rotterdam - London
• Amsterdam - Rotterdam
• Chambery - Brussels
• Aix en Provence - Amsterdam
• Amsterdam - Creil
• Amsterdam Airport Schiphol - Antwerp
• Brussels - Chambery
• Cologne - Liege
• Amsterdam - Zurich
• Brest Bretagne - Liege
• Cologne - Geneva
• Vannes - Brussels
• Metz - Liege
• Rotterdam - Lyon
• Cologne - Aachen
• Nice - London
• Montpellier - London
• London - Grenoble
• Aachen - Bordeaux
• Amsterdam - Lille
• Cologne - London
• Brussels - Geneva
• Bruges - Rotterdam
• Metz - Dortmund
• Duisburg - Paris
• Duisburg - Aachen
• La Rochelle - Antwerp
• Hyeres - Antwerp
• Brussels - Narbonne
• London - Cologne
• Antwerp - Basel
• Lorient - Rotterdam
• Duisburg - London
• Cologne - Narbonne
• Paris - Zaventem
• Sint Genesius Rode - Amsterdam
• London - Strasbourg
• London - Antibes
• Bruges - Paris
• London - Liege
• Bruges - Aachen
• Poitiers - Brussels
• London - Mulhouse
• Nice - Rotterdam
• Basel - Amsterdam
• Aachen - Toulon
• Brussels - Rotterdam
• Duesseldorf - Tours
• Duesseldorf - Dole
• Amsterdam - Lyon
• London - Rennes
• Paris - Duisburg
• London - Marseille
• Cologne - Leuven
• Aachen - Nancy
• Lille - Duesseldorf
• Rotterdam - Lille
• Lille - Brussels
• Geneva - London
• London - Lausanne
• Mons - Paris
• Paris - Essen
• Metz - Cologne
• London - Dortmund
• Basel - Antwerp

To get most of your train ride to choose the class of your ticket wisely. Consider the length of your trip, the time of the day, and your own preferences. For longer travels by night, first or second-class tickets in a sleeper coach might be the best solution. Both options allow you to sleep your night away as comfortably as it gets on a train and save the precious daytime of your vacation. Note that sometimes first-class tickets cannot be booked for short couple-of-hours trips on a longer itinerary. They are often reserved for travellers who cover the whole route from departure to the terminal station. Yet second-class sleepers of sometimes soft seats are a decent alternative if 4-5 hours bring you to your point B. Check what is included in the price. Linen and towels may or may not be provided for overnight trips as water, snacks, or toiletries. It is always a good idea to bring some layers on board as air-conditioning or heating may fail to meet your standards.

Pros of Train Travel

• Railway travel is an ideal solution to beat traffic. While delays are sometimes possible for various reasons, in general, neither rush-hour, long weekends nor high season fever will ruin your timing with railways.
• Online booking of railway tickets saves you a lot of time. For many destinations, tickets can be booked as long as 90 days before your travel date which brings planning to a new level. Yet last-minute deals are often available, too. There is no need to go to the train station to book either – do it wherever you want.
• In many cases, train tickets are much more affordable than air tickets. On certain routes, the length of travel by high-speed trains equals or even beats air travel if you consider the time you spend in the airport for check-in and going through security and/or customs formalities.
• Very often, railway stations are located in the center of the city. It saves you a lot of time to reach your accommodation. Older railway stations often have the added bonus of being super atmospheric occupying historical buildings. Travelling to/from such stations can be considered a worthy point of your whole travel plan.
• Besides saving you daytime for other more enjoyable things, a night on a train is a good way to cut your hotel expenses. If it is a sleeper you opt for, you may expect to sleep quite well, too. Well, better than on a sleeper bus for sure!
• There are luxury trains serving some routes, and it is definitely an experience to try at least once in your life.

Cons of Train Travel

• The longer the distance – the longer the train ride, and if you have to cover a considerable mileage, it will be very time-consuming. So sometimes air travel is a better alternative even if costlier.
• Connections with your onward transport should be planned with extra care. Though the timetables are normally set, delays and cancellations are always possible due to a variety of reasons. Another thing to consider is the location of the station where your train arrives or departs from. There is more than one train station in certain cities and locations, which sometimes causes confusion.
• One of the most common complaints about trains on certain routes is cleanliness. It mostly concerns the cheapest class coaches and toilets.
• Stops are not always clearly announced or marked during some train trips. Electronic screens do solve this issue easily but are not present everywhere. So ensure you track your stop with GPS or just ask a conductor if any.