I am returning from Munich to Leeds by train in May, i shall arrive at Gare Du L'Est and need to walk upto Nord and checkin for the Eurostar to London. Anybody got any experience on the timings? How long do i need?
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I am returning from Munich to Leeds by train in May, i shall arrive at Gare Du L'Est and need to walk upto Nord and checkin for the Eurostar to London. Anybody got any experience on the timings? How long do i need?
I did it quite a while ago, but google maps shows it at 650m and 11mins walk.
The walk itself is short, a little over 5-minutes or so. But allow time for getting out of and into each station. I wouldn't be comfortable with less than 20-minutes between trains and this assumes all are on time.
About the same as between St Pancras and Euston.Quote:
Originally Posted by MCFastybloke
Depending of how much luggage you carry I would say 10 minutes
Its the checking in part that is fazing me, i have the option of 39 mins between or 1h 40Quote:
Originally Posted by Skier
In that case it isn't even an option. Brexit didn't help but it was never a quick process. I suggest you make sure you are in GdN at least 60 minutes before departure, and preferably 90 (it is possible that Eurostar guidelines now say 2 hours)Quote:
Originally Posted by MCFastybloke
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Originally Posted by Saint-Just
thankyou, will book a later train to be safe.
Last time I tried (2013) there was a very long queue at Gare du Nord. About 45 mins. I hope they've improved their act a bit since then.Quote:
Originally Posted by MCFastybloke
They haven’t. Not Eurostar’s fault as they entirely depend on the speed Police des Frontières and Border Control go about their business, and while staffing of PdF in Paris is not a problem, BF are very sensitive to any members of the shift being late or feeling unwell ( the reverse is true in London). And it so happens that since 2013 a certain event increased the required scrutiny.Quote:
Originally Posted by monogroover
By the way OP, make sure the PdF stamps your passport both ways.
You've been away too long - it's Police aux Frontières la PAF. There is, or there was the last time I went, a UK Border Force passport checkpoint before boarding - more queues.
des vs aux… aren’t we saying the same thing?
There are always 2 check points, one to leave the EU (PAF), one to enter the UK (BF). The difference is the time it takes the PAF to stamp every UK passport. 20 seconds per passenger (opening on the correct page, check the stamp for entry date and stamp the exit) on a train that holds 500…