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Arriving by Rail Calais. The Tunnel terminal has
Eurostar trains travel directly direct motorway access on both
from central London (St the English and the French side.
Pancras), Ashford and Ebbsfleet Passengers are directed
(both in Kent) to central Paris onto the trains and remain
(Gare du Nord) in 2 hours and with their vehicle, though
15 minutes. There are up to 24 they may get out of their car
departures daily. Other high- and walk about inside the
speed services into Paris include train during the journey.
Thalys trains from Brussels, The journey through the
Amsterdam and Cologne, and Tunnel takes about 30 minutes,
TGVs from throughout France. Gare du Nord station concourse plus queueing time for board-
Pre-booking is essential. Rail ing the train. Trains depart
Europe offers a comprehensive (Map 18 D2). Trains from south- every 15–30 minutes,
information and booking west France arrive at Gare depending on demand.
service for these and other d’Austerlitz. Other main stations
trains throughout Europe. are: Gare de Bercy; Massy-
As the railway hub of France Palaiseau; Marne-la-Vallée Arriving by Sea
and the Continent, Paris has for Disneyland® Paris; and Ship and catamaran car ferry
six major international railway Aéroport Charles-de-Gaulle. companies operate across
stations operated by the French Accommodation can be the Channel each day. On the
state railways, known as SNCF booked at the tourist office short Dover–Calais route alone,
(see p380). The Gare de Lyon at the Gare de Lyon (see p359). there are up to 100 crossings
(Map 18 F1) is the city’s main All the railway stations are per day, including those run
station, serving the south of served by city buses, the by Condor Ferries and P&O,
France, the Alps, Italy and Metro and RER trains, plus which offer fast frequent
Switzerland. The Gare de l’Est taxis. Directional signs show services taking 90 minutes
(Map 7 C3) serves eastern where to make connections. to cross the Channel. DFDS
France, Austria, Switzerland and Seaways runs a route between
Germany. Trains from Britain, Eurotunnel Newhaven and Dieppe that
Holland, Belgium, Scandinavia takes nearly 4 hours. DFDS
and northeast France arrive at Travellers coming to Paris from Seaways/LDlines operate
the Gare du Nord (Map 7 B2). Britain by road will need to a 2-hour crossing between
Trains from some Channel ports cross the English Channel. The Dover and Dunkerque.
and Normandy arrive at the simplest way to do so is on the Three companies ply the
Gare St-Lazare (Map 5 C3). The vehicle-carrying train shuttles longer western routes across
termini for trains from Spain, as which travel through the the Channel. Brittany Ferries
well as from the Brittany ports, Channel Tunnel. Operated by crossings from Plymouth to
are the Gare Montparnasse Eurotunnel, these run between Roscoff take up to 8 hours,
(Map 15 C2) and Gare d’Austerlitz the terminals at Folkestone and and from Poole to Cherbourg

Main entrance of the Gare du Nord, one of the busiest train stations in Europe

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Eyewitness Travel LAYERS PRINTED:
Practical template “UK” LAYER
(Source v1.1)
Date 13th August 2012
Size 125mm x 217mm