Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Snow Train price cuts
The Snow Train service has just announced significant price cuts on all of its March services with savings of up to £70!
Friday 27 February 2009 returning Saturday 7 March 2009 starts at £219 save £50
Friday 6 March 2009 returning Saturday 14 March 2009 starts at £199 save £70
Friday 13 March 2009 returning Saturday 21 March 2009 starts at £219 save £50
Friday 20 March 2009 returning Saturday 28 March 2009 starts at £219 save £50
You can book at Rail Europe.co.uk or by phone: 0844 848 4088
Departing on a Friday evening, the Snow Train experience involves a journey by Eurostar to Paris Gare du Nord, where you board the overnight snow train to the French Alps. Sleeping accommodation is in couchette compartments sleeping up to 6 passengers, and have seats that convert into bunk style flat beds for the night . Toilets and washrooms are located at the end of each compartment. If you like to party then there is an a bar and disco on the train. You arrive in the Alps at either Chambery, Albertville, Moutiers, Aime, Landry or Bourg St Maurice. The return journey is made on a Saturday evening, thus allowing nearly 8 days on the snow.
Friday 27 February 2009 returning Saturday 7 March 2009 starts at £219 save £50
Friday 6 March 2009 returning Saturday 14 March 2009 starts at £199 save £70
Friday 13 March 2009 returning Saturday 21 March 2009 starts at £219 save £50
Friday 20 March 2009 returning Saturday 28 March 2009 starts at £219 save £50
You can book at Rail Europe.co.uk or by phone: 0844 848 4088
Departing on a Friday evening, the Snow Train experience involves a journey by Eurostar to Paris Gare du Nord, where you board the overnight snow train to the French Alps. Sleeping accommodation is in couchette compartments sleeping up to 6 passengers, and have seats that convert into bunk style flat beds for the night . Toilets and washrooms are located at the end of each compartment. If you like to party then there is an a bar and disco on the train. You arrive in the Alps at either Chambery, Albertville, Moutiers, Aime, Landry or Bourg St Maurice. The return journey is made on a Saturday evening, thus allowing nearly 8 days on the snow.
Labels: Alps, France, snow, train
Full Eurostar service resumes
Following the fire in the Channel Tunnel last September, Eurostar train services to Paris, Brussels and Lille are now back to normal as of 23 February 2009. The journey times from London – Paris 2h15, London – Brussels 1h51 and London – Lille 1h20 are once again the norm . The full timetable has also been restored, with up to 19 trains per day on the London – Paris route and up to 10 per day on the London – Brussels route.Labels: channel, Eurostar, train, tunnel
