Eurostar Geneva

[WestRiding]

Next year, around September, I am looking at going to Geneva for a few days and using Eurostar to Paris then on to Geneva. At the moment, the Eurostar website will sell me a ticket up to March, and at a very good price may I add. Do Eurostar offer this fare/journey all year round, or is it just a winter thing? I appreciate Eurostar don't operate the train from Paris.

 

[30907]

Paris - Geneva runs all year, and there is a new Lille- Geneva service starting next month, IIRC 4days a week only. Check out www.seat61.com.

 

[brianthegiant]

The new London - Geneva via Lille service looks very disappointing, 6.15 travel time which is the same as going via Paris & taking the metro between Gare du Nord and Gare Du Lyon?? (both times from E* website)

 

[Bletchleyite]

The new London - Geneva via Lille service looks very disappointing, 6.15 travel time which is the same as going via Paris & taking the metro between Gare du Nord and Gare Du Lyon?? (both times from E* website)

It's also only twice a day. Unless after a rail adventure, I can't see for a minute why I wouldn't just fly easyJet.

Neil

 

[30907]

Thought it was only 4 times a week? There was never much chance of the journey being more than a few minutes faster, given that the route is basically the same apart from the cross Paris RER.

 

[dutchflyer]

Often these regio to regio (bypass Paris (TGV/(Lyria in this case?) trains have many more stops as the fast Paris expresses. Its more the convenience of avoiding the Metro/RER changes in Paris.
If you come from UK, check transfer times-and if they connect with EURO**

 

[davetheguard]

It's also only twice a day. Unless after a rail adventure, I can't see for a minute why I wouldn't just fly easyJet.

Neil

All subjective of course, but for this traveller at least, I'd much prefer to go by train because:

it's more enjoyable;
it's greener;
and when you consider city centre to city centre the time difference is negligible.

 

[Bletchleyite]

All subjective of course, but for this traveller at least, I'd much prefer to go by train because:

it's more enjoyable;

Subjective, depends if you enjoy flying or not (I do).

it's greener;

That one is probably true.

and when you consider city centre to city centre the time difference is negligible.

I worked it out based on the existing timetable (Milton Keynes to Vevey is a journey I used to do a lot), and it adds over an hour on for me to go by rail. Depends on where you live, though. Considering city centre to city centre is only relevant if you're travelling from a city centre to a city centre.

Neil

 

[Pugwash]

For me the journey time seems to eat most of the day, it would be a wonderful service for a sleeper train - leave geneva at 11pm - back in London at 7.30 for business.

 

[Bald Rick]

Considering city centre to city centre is only relevant if you're travelling from a city centre to a city centre.

Quite. I go to Geneva at least once a year, and need to be there early as possible. If I take the first available train option, I need to leave home at 0430, taxi then train to St P, and I get to central Geneva at 1430ish.

If I take the plane, I leave home at exactly the same time, and get to Central Geneva by 0930. And the plane is usually substantially cheaper, even given that I get the train at staff rates.

Even with the quickest train option, using the plane is about 3 hours quicker. Given that the train cannot compete on price for this distance, it's only real market is going to be for people who won't fly, those who will find the train journey more productive work wise than the extra time at each end, or those who just fancy a rail trip.