EUROSTAR AND TGV (from Marseilles to Paris) AISLE WIDTHS

Well, if suitcase is too wide to bring down aisle,, seems you would not be able to lift it into overhead storage area anyways,, so .. you will have to store it in luggage area near doors. You cannot assume you can bring luggage to your seating area, I know on the Eurostar ,, unless your suitcase is very small, and the seat beside you is empty,, there is not really anywhere near legs to put it..

I would just try and book seats near luggage areas,but,, on Eurostar it doesn't really matter, who would steal your suitcase,, the train only stops at the end..so they couldn't just escape with the bag anyways!

Thank you for your prompt replies, not a steamer trunk!, just the largest carry on suitcase. No ballgowns, just being a female and wanting a few evening changes!

Unless you book an extra seat for that huge piece of luggage, you needn't worry about the aisle width. You will be obliged to leave it with the other luggage at the end of the carriage. BUT ... get yourself and your suitcase on the carriage before too many other people because that luggage space fills up pretty fast.

If you are boarding the Eurostar in London, you go up a rather steep ramp-like escalator to reach the trains. It is a bit difficult holding on to a 46 pound suitcase on that ramp. To board the actual train, you need to hoist the bag up about eight inches and over about eight inches at the same time--also a bit difficult. We always travel with checked bags and the train-boarding was the only time I wished I had brought something smaller. If you have a strong travel partner, it works out OK. If you are traveling without the strong-armed partner, you might want to carefully consider the weight more than the size of your suitcase.