car train ? and changing at Lille rather than Paris ?
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car train ? and changing at Lille rather than Paris ?
I believe there used to be a train / car service whereby one could drive on to the train in England and drive off it in Avignon [ or ? Perpignan ? ] .
Does anyone know whether such a service will be made available in 2012 ?
ALSO......... forgetting the car complication - what is the date after which one can change Eurostar/TGV trains at Lille rather than Paris ? [ Or is that all year round now ? ]
Does anyone know whether such a service will be made available in 2012 ?
ALSO......... forgetting the car complication - what is the date after which one can change Eurostar/TGV trains at Lille rather than Paris ? [ Or is that all year round now ? ]
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I would check the bit about the lille connection being all year round as when my brother went back by train last month he had to change at Paris which is a pain as you have to cross Paris on the metro.
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Changing at Paris or Lille depends on what time train you want to catch from Perpignan and what time you want to arrive in London. You can change at Lille all year round.
The "car on train" route used to be called Motorail but it has now disbanded. We used it once from Calais to Narbonne. You left your car and keys with a man and your car was put on a trailer which was towed by the train. It was an overnight trip and the cabins were basic, to say the least, BUT it did save hours of driving and you even got a free breakfast at Narbonne! It was quite expensive I seem to recall, which is probably why it went out of business!
The "car on train" route used to be called Motorail but it has now disbanded. We used it once from Calais to Narbonne. You left your car and keys with a man and your car was put on a trailer which was towed by the train. It was an overnight trip and the cabins were basic, to say the least, BUT it did save hours of driving and you even got a free breakfast at Narbonne! It was quite expensive I seem to recall, which is probably why it went out of business!
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It's useful to at least know that the Motorail ( name rings a bell ) option no longer exists - so it's down to the comparative inconveniences / expense of plane to Perpignan and train from London to Argel`es.
Is there a single website on which one can ascertain train timings / changes / prices ? Essentially I would like to know how late one can depart in the a.m. from St Pancras ( because I would have to get there from at least Oxford ) and still arrive in Argel`es before nightfall.
Is there a single website on which one can ascertain train timings / changes / prices ? Essentially I would like to know how late one can depart in the a.m. from St Pancras ( because I would have to get there from at least Oxford ) and still arrive in Argel`es before nightfall.
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http://www.seat61.com/France.htm#How to book - online
From googling the above website seems to cover all aspects of booking from London through to anywhere in France [ to answer my own question ].
From googling the above website seems to cover all aspects of booking from London through to anywhere in France [ to answer my own question ].
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We use the train more and more these days. We have used the Eurostar website for our next rip in March AND we live in near Oxford.
We are changing in Paris but did have the option of changing in Lille but it means leaving home much earlier. We have also used TGV Europe to book i the past.
Btw if you have Eusrostar tickets you can book a cheaper rail ticket from your local station to St Pancras, not a lot of people know that.
Whichever way you look at it, it's a long day by train from Oxford to Argeles but a much more relaxing one than flying!
We are changing in Paris but did have the option of changing in Lille but it means leaving home much earlier. We have also used TGV Europe to book i the past.
Btw if you have Eusrostar tickets you can book a cheaper rail ticket from your local station to St Pancras, not a lot of people know that.
Whichever way you look at it, it's a long day by train from Oxford to Argeles but a much more relaxing one than flying!
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We have tired to do the Perpignan - London via Lille recently. It seems that the Eurostar timetable has change so that there is no longer a conection with the Lille - Perpignan train. It looks to be fairly easy to cross Paris though. We are doing it this weekend so Ill let you know!
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