Train And Chunnel from gatwick to paris

There are no direct trains to Paris from Gatwick, but you can make easy connections to the Eurostar which will take you directly to Paris: http://eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/travel_information/interlining/uk_destinations/gatwick_to_paris_train.jsp

You'll have to take the train (or coach) to Victoria, the tube (or taxi) to St. Pancras and then the train to Paris. Schedules at bahn.de (or http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ and eurostar.com ) I'm a fan of train travel, but since you're already AT an airport, and the Eurostar ride is dead boring, in this case I'd look into flying.

There are direct trains from Gatwick to St Pancras (where the Eurostar originates). There's no need to make an additional connection at Victoria Station. The link I provided at my first post gives you all the schedules and connections.

"...the Eurostar ride is dead boring..." I completely disagree. While not a classically scenic ride, it isn't, there is enough doing to keep me interested. If nothing else, just the appreciation of the speed between the cities is amazing. The man in seat 61 does a good job of describing the trip in some detail.

"there is enough doing to keep me interested" - really? What do you look at in the tunnel?

Isn't the tunnel portion only 20 minutes? I can amuse myself for 20 minutes......particularly with the idea that I'm in Europe ;-)

"...the Eurostar ride is dead boring..." It's no more "boring" than the RER train ride from CDG to the city center if one were to fly from Gatwick to Paris. Last time I checked a good portion of that was underground:)

Kathy says. "What do you look at in the tunnel?" Well, you read a magazin for 20 minutes or you contemplate the wonder of a tunnel under the channel which for years separated England from the continent and probably saved Britain from invasion in the second world war.

If you find the tunnel exciting, more power to you. I've done the trip three times, and although I generally love trains I found the view on the flight from London to Brussels much more interesting.

Well, I am not claiming it is exciting, only that it is a tunnel and it takes 20 minutes to see the light at the end of it, and the light at the end of it is "lumière" !! (i.e. if you are headed to Paris.)

There are no direct flights from Gatwick to Paris so, in this case, the plane vs. train debate is pointless. Take a First Capital Connect train directly from Gatwick to St Pancras. Trains runs every 15 minutes and the ride takes about an hour. With the mandatory minimum check-in time of 30 minutes for the Eurostar, I suggest that you allow four hours between your scheduled arrival at Gatwick and your scheduled departure from St Pancras. You'll need plenty of connection time in case your plane is late.