Eurostar tickets and tickets from Paris to Bayeaux

What is best way to purchase tickets on the Eurostar from London to Paris? We went on the Eurostar site and were unable to do it.

How far in advance are you trying to buy these?
https://www.eurostar.com/us-en/?

There may be a problem with the site or the way you are searching as it looks like the schedule is available beyond 90 days.

Also what is best way to get tickets from Paris to Bayeaux in advance?

You can use this site to book them but not more than 90 days in advance.
https://www.thetrainline.com/?redirected=true

We always use the official Eurostar website to book tickets , have never had a problem ( 5 times now ) . Just booked our tickets for June a few weeks ago .

Exactly what issue are you having ?

For the Bayeux train, I always use the SNCF site, as they are the ones who actually operate this train:

https://www.sncf.com/en

As mentioned, you can book these tickets 90 days out.

Eurostar tickets are typically available 6 months before any given travel date.

Bayeux tickets are sold typically 3 months in advance but these are Intercité trains with seats always available. Expect to pay 24€ each with PREM or early purchase tickets available at around 18€.

I'm a loco2.com fan. You can purchase both the Eurostar and Paris to Bayeux tickets in the same transaction with no surcharge. If your travel date is outside the current window, you can sign up for an alert, and loco2 will email you when the tickets are available - without having to prepay for the tickets.

Note that you will have to change stations in Paris, from Gare du Nord to Gare St. Lazare. If your Eurostar ticket is in Standard Premier or Business Premier, you will be able to pre-book a taxi while on the train. That way, a driver will be waiting for you at Gare du Nord, holding a sign with your name on it. I wish we had done that. Instead, we were stressing in the taxi queue at Gare du Nord - but at least on that day the line moved quickly and we made it Gare St. Lazare with time to spare.

https://loco2.com/

The RER-E will do the connection in minutes between the stations Gare du Nord and Gare St Lazare without even going outside.

Make your way to the Magenta RER-E station from within Gare du Nord and go just one stop to the end at Gare St Lazare. One t+ ticket, possible to do the trip with no stairs as I remember.

Diane, please explain what roadblock you are having using the Eurostar.com website. Some of us here use it a lot and may be able to help.

Yes, I agree with Nigel. Let us know what is happening with the website and your ticket purchase and we might be able to help troubleshoot. Sometimes it just takes a call to your credit card company to make sure you can make a purchase in Europe.

Thanks so much, team! I was able to get into the Eurostar website today . You answered all my questions and I think Im set

I know that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” but is Premier class worth the extra fare over Standard?

DavidP,

Not in my eyes anymore. There are two flavours of what they call Premier.

Let me start with standard, and let me preface this by saying that I have always been on the original trains, not yet having experienced the new trains. Standard is 2+2 with lots of legroom, and the same windows as the rest of the train. The overhead racks wherever you are in the train are modest. There is a snack car you can go to, and all seats have trays.

Standard Premier has a little larger seats, but because the standard ones are so good there isn't much in it, but 2+1 seating is roomier than 2+2; and maybe you might hear slightly fewer babies (although sod's law says you'll have one behind you regardless of where you sit in the train) and they do have some "Club-Duo" seats. There used to be pretty good food complimentary in standard premier (which is really a first class lite) but the food offerings and quality have dropped right off as the travel time has progressively become quicker. After all you only have a little over 2 hours platform to platform now - not much time for a posh meal. I used to enjoy the meals and travelling with my wife in club-duo, but now that the trip is so fast and food so lacking I don't bother.

Then there is Business Premier. Same seats as Standard Premier but with a huge increase in price, service, refreshments and food, and most of all for the VIPs using it, privacy. Mere mortals don't do that one.

For an excellent comparison, and for all the details and news, there is a section on Seat61, as there is for all things rail in Europe, at https://www.seat61.com/London-to-Paris-by-train.htm

Question for the folks familiar with the Paris to Bayeux route....

Going through the loco2 website...the route description states "10 mins intercahnge" in Caen. There's a caution/warning banner stating that "Short interchange: Only choose if you're confident you'll have time to change at Caen"

Has there been issues of passengers not making the connection in 10 mins between trains?

knhellesky: Depending on the specific train and schedule, sometimes the train to Bayeux is the same as the one to Caen, and there is just a quick stop in Caen—no change. Caen is a busier station than Bayeux with more trains stopping. Worst case, you get off in Caen, and Bayeux is only 20 minutes up the road.

knhellesky: Depending on the specific train and schedule, sometimes the train to Bayeux is the same as the one to Caen, and there is just a quick stop in Caen—no change. Caen is a busier station than Bayeux with more trains stopping. Worst case, you get off in Caen, and Bayeux is only 20 minutes up the road

Thanks PharmerPhil.

If it is a different train, the worst you would have to do is switch between platforms, and probably only walk across the platform. it is a small station. Most of the Pris-Bayeux trains stop in Caen without a change. And if switching trains, you could do worse than simply leave the station, take the tram to the D-Day Museum, and then finish to Bayeux on a later train

If it is a different train, the worst you would have to do is switch between platforms, and probably only walk across the platform. it is a small station. Most of the Pris-Bayeux trains stop in Caen without a change. And if switching trains, you could do worse than simply leave the station, take the tram to the D-Day Museum, and then finish to Bayeux on a later train

Thanks Larry...that's what I assumed as well. Good info as well on the tram to D-Day Museum.