Midnight Trains - Sleepers radiating from Paris, indicates UK route

[StephenHunter]

You have to factor in costs and time to get to/from city centres though. Airport parking isn't cheap.

 

[RobShipway]

You have to factor in costs and time to get to/from city centres though. Airport parking isn't cheap.

If you are using a car I would agree. But if it was me, I would be using public transport where possible to get too and from an airport.

 

[class26]

The flights would be cheaper. In looking at Easyjet website "https://www.easyjet.com/en/buy/flights?isOneWay=off&pid=www.easyjet.com" at the cost of flights, I found that I could fly out of Edingburgh on Sunday 1st August at 18:50, with arrival in Paris at 21:40 with the cost being £28.99 to fly out and £36.31 to fly back Friday 6th August in the evening leaving Paris at 20:55 and arriving in Edingburgh at 21:40.

Admittedly Midnight trains have no provided as yet any costs for travelling with them. But I suspect that it will be in the £500 - £600 each way, given that the Caledonian Sleeper between London and Edingburgh for the 1st August is £205 for a classic room. A return on the Caledonian Express from Edingburgh to London on the 6th August will set you back £125. So that is £330 return on a sleeper, whereas using evening time flights with Easyjet costs £101,98 return for the same period.

I assume those EZY prices are without baggage which will add significantly to the cost?

 

[RobShipway]

I assume those EZY prices are without baggage which will add significantly to the cost?

Correct, it is without baggage. But even with the added cost of baggage, it would still workout cheaper to travel by plane.

 

[edwin_m]

Correct, it is without baggage. But even with the added cost of baggage, it would still workout cheaper to travel by plane.

Many Edinburgh-Paris journeys will be for business meetings, which at that sort of distance are often possible out and back in a day by plane. With some judicious packing and depending how stupid the airline's cabin bag rules are, it's often possible to travel in the evening and overnight at destination without having to check a bag.