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Eurostar to offer Winter Ski services to France

29/08/2023 by Kevincm

After a break, Eurostar will be offering ski services from London to the French Alps, branded as Eurostar Snow.

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The service will operate from London St Pancras International, going via Lille, Moutiers and Bourg-Saint-Maurice, allowing connections to Chambéry, Albertville, Moutiers and Aime-La Plagne.

Lead-in pricing starts at £99 one way in Standard, £149 in Standard Premier during off-peak dates, with rising prices of £149/199 one-way. The details are below: 

  Peak Off Peak
Dates 16 Dec – 7 Jan 13 13 Jan – 4 Feb
Standard Class
Fare £149 £99
Standard Premier Class
Fare £199 £149

The planned timetable has also been announced, for those thinking this might work for them. It will run for eight weeks on Saturdays (outbound) and Sundays (inbound) during the height of the winter season, operating from 16th December 2023  to 3rd February 2024 from St Pancras and from 17th December to 4th February 2024. 

The times also allow for connections at Lille-Europe to other destinations on the French TGV network and Thayls networks if needed. 

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. Passengers in London will clear French immigration as normal.

For those who choose to travel, there’s a generous luggage allowance offering each traveller two suitcases, one piece of hand luggage and skis or snowboard at no extra cost.

Saturday outbound – 08hr 19
Operates 16th December 2023  to 3rd February 2024
London-St Pancras 09:01
Lille-Europe  11:25 (50 min connection)
Moutiers 17:30
Bourg-Saint-Maurice 18:20

 

Sunday inbound – 8hr 34
Operates 17th December to 4th February 2024
Bourg-Saint-Maurice 08:26
Moutiers 08:52
Lille-Europe 14:30 (1hr 05 connection)
London St Pancras  16:00

Tickets will go on sale on 31st August and can be purchased via Eurostar.com.

In Quotes

Francois Le Doze, Chief Commercial Officer, Eurostar Group said

“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.”

A welcome return

Eurostar Snow services aren’t exactly new – with the train company operating them in the past – until… well…. events that changed a few things in the world. 

With things settled down and people wanting to relax, Eurostar seems to want to take advantage of putting a trainset to work for the weekend and giving its travellers a way of accessing the slopes with ease.

Even if it means getting up and clearing UK Immigration at Lille. 


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