We are taking the train from Paris nord to London St.- Pancras. (Chunnel) I am having a hard time locating this location on a map. Does anyone have any suggestions for me?
Posted by
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA
14603 posts
Which Eurostar location can you not find, Gare du Nord or St. Pancras? You can put either location into googlemaps and they both show up.
Posted by
Vernon, Canada
32328 posts
Patty, Could you provide a few further details? Are you interested in finding out where these stations are located in Paris and London? Do you need to know how to get to and from your Hotel to each station? As the previous reply mentioned, maps of both Gare du Nord and London St. Pancras are readily available on Google Maps. With more detailed information, it would be easier for the group here to provide more specific suggestions. Happy travels!
Posted by
victoria, Canada
11507 posts
Patty so assume you are starting in PAris, Gare Du Nord is a main train station and easy to find on a map , so I am a bit confused. If you tell me where you are staying I can tell you how to get to Gare Du Nord. Just as an aside.. its much much better to call it the Eurostar ,, its not known as the" chunnel" and you may get some looks for using that term.
Posted by
Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23569 posts
The chunnel refers to the hole in the ground and not the train.
Posted by
New Paltz, NY
9109 posts
Patty, here are maps with location of the two stations which the chunnel train uses: Paris Nord: http://g.co/maps/kf3jb London St Pancras: http://g.co/maps/u99xk
Posted by
Los Angeles, California
1986 posts
I notice that under "Practical Tips" on this site- RS refers to the "Chunnel".
Posted by
victoria, Canada
11507 posts
Brian,, amazingly sometimes the Rick is incorrect. The term "chunnel" actually refers to the "channel tunnel" hence "chunnel". It was a term grabbed and used by American media, but was never popular in Europe. One does not "take the chunnel" at most one travels through it,, one takes the "Eurostar " which is the name of the vehicle that travels through the "chunnel" ( but hey, only for 20 minutes of a 2.5 hour trip) You can refer to however you like really, but the correct usage is to refer to taking the Eurostar. Its usually polite to follow the lead of the countries you are visiting when refering to their sites and transport systems.. one would think that anyways. As I said, if you ask for the "chunnel " some people simply will not know what you are refering to,, if you say the "Eurostar" then they will,, that seems easiest.