Eurostar and National Rail connections

[penaltyfines]

Stricly speaking, if a Eurostar train it late and I miss a train booked on an Advance fare, a new ticket needs to be purchased. That said, anyone with experience of FGW, how religiously is that enforced / discretion leniency used? i.e. if I was to speak to the guard before joining the train (this would be a late night/off-peak departure) would they ever let me join?

Also, if I buy a London International - Reading ticket, then an advanced ticket from Reading onwards to my destination, does that give me any better coverage, or would I need to get a EOS/EVS ticket all the way?

Out of interest - are EOS/EVS tickets walk-up, i.e. can you buy them at St Pancras for immediate onward travel?

 

[yorkie]

Also, if I buy a London International - Reading ticket, then an advanced ticket from Reading onwards to my destination, does that give me any better coverage, or would I need to get a EOS/EVS ticket all the way?

Buy from London International and you are 100% covered. If anyone says you're not, let us know.

 

[penaltyfines]

Buy from London International and you are 100% covered. If anyone says you're not, let us know.

Ultimately I'll be going to Bristol Temple Meads. Do you mean I need to buy a EOS/EVS LNE>BRI? or just LNE>RDG then free to buy an Advance from RDG>BRI ?

I want the flexibility of getting a later train if the Eurostar is delayed, with the value of the Advance fares... if possible!

 

[First class]

There are advance tickets from Bristol TM to London International if you go via Salisbury and includes cross London transfer to St. Pancras.

 

[hairyhandedfool]

Tickets from London International are indeed allowed on later services if the Eurostar is late arriving.

There are 'walk-up' tickets between London International and Bristol (and vice versa) routed via Warminster/Salisbury aswell as 'any permitted', but Apex fares are via Salisbury only.

Apex fares have a seven day booking deadline.