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Where to make reservations in London, Paris, Florence

Posted by (Chicago, IL USA) on

Hello all, I will be traveling next month to Europe for a wedding and the plan is to hit London, Paris, Florence and San Sebastian. Before you say read the books, we left them at a hotel over the weekend before I had a chance to read any and currently waiting on the hotel to mail them back to us.

I was wondering what sites we should try to prebook before getting to the cities? I did find online for Florence Rick recommends Accademia and Uffizi Gallery. Are there any in London or Paris that should be reserved ahead of time? Also, how does the 2 for 1 Eurorail pass work? We're going from London to Paris so does it only work the day we arrive in Paris? Can you only use it by going to the museum and buying tickets there?

Thanks!

Posted by
28369 posts

I would think you'd want to fly to Florence and San Sebastian, so I think a rail pass would be a big waste of money for your itinerary.

I'm not aware of any sightseeing attractions in San Sebastian for which you'd need advance bookings, but if you want to dine at one of the high-end restaurants, you might need to reserve in advance.

Posted by
2393 posts

If you want to to go up the Eiffel Tower I would buy those in advance. You are hitting high season so actually anything you really want to see I would suggest advance tickets. If you post more of your itinerary and things you want to visit I am sure folks here can help guide you on what is your best course for tickets and transportation.

Posted by
86 posts

Plan is land in London June 10 at 9AM (3 nights)
Eurorail to Paris June 13 (get to Paris around 10:00, in Paris for 4 nights
Fly to Florence June 17 (land at 19:30), Florence for 4 nights
Fly to San Sebastian June 21 and we fly out of Bilbao June 25

We made a reservation at Akelarre in SS. It sounds like we should look into Accademia and Uffizi Gallery in Florence and Eiffel Tower in Paris. I just wasn't sure what other popular sites/museums have online reservations in these cities so that's more of my question

Posted by
2393 posts

add the London Eye, and the Louvre as well if those are on your list

Posted by
86 posts

So it looks like lift tickets for the Eiffel Tower to the summit are already gone for the dates I will be there. If I buy tickets to 2nd level, how do you add on tickets to the summit (I saw this mentioned in another thread but no real details how). The other option would be to go line up downstairs, probably in the morning for the shortest queue?

Posted by
8889 posts

London . . . . Eurorail to Paris

Eurorail is a ticket and pass reseller aimed at the North American market. There is no such thing as a Eurail train. Trains from London to Paris are operated by a company called Eurostar, website: http://www.eurostar.com/
If you are travelling next month (13th June), you need to buy your Eurostar tickets ASAP, like today, as the prices have already started going up. The sooner you buy the cheaper the price.
You mention a "Eurorail pass", you are (AFAIK) only taking the one rail trip, London to Paris. A pass would be a total waste of money.

Same applies to your flights Paris - Florence and Florence - San Sebastian, buy ASAP or you will pay more.

Posted by
86 posts

Yeah my bad on terms. I bought my ticket from London to Paris on eurostar.com a couple months ago and already purchased my flights through out Europe. This will be my 3rd time out there so I'm not completely oblivious to getting around. My question was only about booking reservations for tourist sites and museums.

Posted by
16895 posts

Eurostar's 2-for-1 Museum entrance benefit is described in detail through this link, under Terms & Conditions. You must buy tickets in person at the museum and can use the benefit for 5 days after your arrival in Paris.

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