Travelling to Luton Airport

By the time you take the train to Luton, check in, go through security, and wait for your plane, it seems you would already be in Paris with the Eurostar.

Anyway, Ryan is very specific about personal items (purse, laptop). If you want to carry them on, too, they have to be in the regulation carry-on bag. EasyJet doesn't specifically say, but it sure sounds like it is the same.

Can we assume you are flying RyanAir?

Unless your purse is already carryon size, or makes your carryon too large, try to put the purse inside your carryon.

Most real airlines allow a "personal item" (purse, small computer case) as well as a carryon.

Several rail companies operate trains from stations in London to the Luton Airport Parkway station, from which there are frequent shuttle buses to the airport.

Actually I was considering EasyJet since they fly into CDG, and that is more convenient for us in getting to our apt.

As Lee mentioned, look into the Eurostar rather than flying. In less than 2 1/2 hours you go from city center to city center, no "airport' security hassles," no strict carry-on limits and you'll save yourself about 4-5 hours.

If you buy your tickets in advance, they can be very inexpensive. (Register as a UK resident for the best prices. If you register as a resident of the USA, the exchange rate into dollars is terrible.)

The Eurostar leaves from St. Pancras in London, about 10-15 minutes by "tube" from Leicester Square. It arrive at Gare du Nord in Paris.

I really don't like tunnels -- especially under water -- but it seems for practicality sake I need to consider Eurostar. Do they have a bar on the train????

The tunnel is a whopping 15 minutes....yes, they have a bar. Beer, Wine, the hard stuff. Your choice. And you'll even get to see some English and French scenery--albeit at a fast pace. All you can really see in the air are clouds.

Thanks for your help. Looks like Eurostar might be the answer -- I may just have a nice drink while we're in the "chunnel". But this way I won't have to get up as early and will get more time in Paris also. Win-Win

Janis - do what most people do and take a picnic with you for the train journey. You can buy the ingredients at St Pancras station from places like M&S Simply Food etc, plastic eating implements provided. You can also buy small bottles of wine at the same time, better prices and more choice. This link shows what's available at the station.

http://www.stpancras.com/retailers/food-on-the-go-Casual-Dining/

Don't worry about the Chunnel. You can't even see the water when you go in and it's just like every other tunnel, just a lot longer.