Page 211 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - England's South Coast

TR A VEL INFORM A TION  209

to Plymouth and Portsmouth and BritRail (see p211) offer times, and they are often
from Santander. Crossing times several options covering rail expensive. Booking tickets
vary from 90 minutes on the travel for just a few days or in advance can bring the cost
Calais–Dover route to 24 hours up to two weeks. down. The GroupSave ticket
on sailings from Spain. Cabins are scheme allows discounted rail
available on overnight sailings. travel for groups of three or four,
Arriving by Coach and various other discounts
If you have time and want to are available with a travel card.
Arriving by Train stop off en route, travelling by The National Trust (see p202)
The Channel Tunnel connects coach can be convenient. Your offers some incentives, including
England to Europe via the ticket will include the cost of discounted entry to those who
Eurostar (for train passengers) the ferry or Channel Tunnel. use public transport when
and the Eurotunnel/Le Shuttle visiting some of their sites.
(for vehicles). Eurostar costs much Green Travel The National Cycle Network,
the same as flying, but is more created by Sustrans, provides
convenient (it takes less than With big congestion problems, more than 20,000 km (12,427
2 hours and 30 minutes from driving in British cities is not miles) of cycle paths across
Paris to central London) and advisable. Instead, make use of Britain. A bike can be taken
less environmentally damaging. the extensive public transport on most off-peak trains, but
Passengers on buses and in network. Most towns or cities are you may have to book a spot
cars board a freight train run by served by trains and/or buses, for it. Check before you travel.
Eurotunnel that takes 35 minutes and services tend to be fairly For more information on
to travel between Calais and regular. However, trains in Britain environmentally friendly travel
Folkestone. For Eurostar rail can be overcrowded at peak options, contact Sustrans.
travellers, there are several direct
services from Brussels, Paris,
Lille and Calais to Ashford,
Ebbsfleet and St Pancras, and
from Disneyland Paris, Lyon
and the South of France to
Ashford and St Pancras.
Information and bookings
for connecting trains from other
parts of Europe can be found
on the Voyages-sncf website.
If you plan to do a lot of train
travel around Britain, it is worth
buying a rail pass. Rail Europe Cyclists riding beside the Torridge Estuary in Appledore, North Devon
DIRECTORY
Arriving by Air Flybe United Airlines P&O Ferries
∑ flybe.com ∑ united.com ∑ poferries.com
Air Canada
∑ aircanada.com Gatwick Virgin Atlantic Arriving by Train
∑ gatwickairport.com ∑ virginatlantic.com
Air New Zealand Heathrow Eurostar
∑ airnewzealand.co.uk Transport from ∑ eurostar.com
∑ heathrow.com the Airport
American Airlines London City Eurotunnel/
∑ americanairlines. ∑ londoncityairport. Gatwick Express Le Shuttle
co.uk com ∑ gatwickexpress.com ∑ eurotunnel.com
Bristol Luton Heathrow Express Rail Europe
∑ bristolairport.co.uk ∑ london-luton.co.uk ∑ heathrowexpress. ∑ raileurope.com
British Airways Qantas com Voyages-sncf
∑ britishairways.com ∑ qantas.com Stansted Express ∑ uk.voyages-sncf.
Ryanair ∑ stanstedexpress.com com
Delta ∑ ryanair.com
∑ delta.com Arriving by Ferry Green Travel
Southampton
easyJet ∑ southampton Brittany Ferries GroupSave
∑ easyjet.com airport.com ∑ brittany-ferries.co.uk ∑ nationalrail.co.uk
Emirates Stansted DFDS Seaways Sustrans
∑ emirates.com/uk ∑ stanstedairport.com ∑ dfdsseaways.co.uk ∑ sustrans.org.uk

208-209_EW_ESC.indd 209 10/03/17 6:55 pm