EUROSTAR STANDARD PREMIER - PARIS to LONDON In 2 HOURS UNDER THE SEA At 300kmh!
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- čas přidán 29. 12. 2022
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This video sees me bring the first of many videos to come from outside of the UK to the channel, in the form of the famous Eurostar between Paris and London via the underwater Channel Tunnel. For this trip, I'll be onboard the new e320 "Velaro" train, and having not used Eurostar 8 years prior to this return trip, I was very much looking forward to giving one of these a go in Eurostar's Standard Premier offering. Did it live up to my expectations? We find out in this video!
Journey details:
Date of Travel - December 2022
Operator - Eurostar
Train Type - Class 374 e320 "Velaro"
Origin - Paris Nord
Destination - London St Pancras International
Class of Travel - Standard Premier
Price - £140 (Standard Premier fare, varies based on demand)
Duration - 2 hours, 16 minutes
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Time Stamps:
00:00: Intro
00:41: Paris Gare du Nord Station
02:39: Eurostar Boarding Process
03:22: Paris Nord Departure Lounge
04:37: Boarding the Train
06:14: Our Route
06:52: Departure
08:45: Know Your Seat
10:28: The LGV Nord
10:53: Walkthrough
12:03: Café Metropole and Standard Premier Meal Offering
12:39: Lille Europe
13:16: The Toilet
14:05: Calais - Frethun
14:40: The Channel Tunnel
15:58: Arrival in the UK
16:28: Ashford International and the HS1
17:10: Conclusions and Stratford International
17:51: Arrival Into London and Ending
19:17: Thanks for Watching!
Just to note I will be adding subtitles to this video (and my others going forward) - however this is rather time consuming, so will be up either tomorrow or this afternoon. Many thanks for your patience 🙏
It's always a thrill hurtling home to London at 186mph on a train! And what a beautiful station St Pancras is. Thank goodness it was spared from demolition :)
I remember St Pancras before it was restored. It was falling to bits and as you say BR wanted it demolished. All thanks to prominent individuals like Sir John Betjamen who helped save it!
@@ds1868 Indeed!!
Part of the rail sistems british, now,they were acquisided from FS GROUP, ITALIAN RAILS GROUP,ALSO IN FRANCE, SPAIN,GREECE ,AL MOUNTAINS IN ITALY,BUIL 1000KM OF GALLERY,NO PLAYNS IN ALL EUROPA: EASY AND LOW COst. Top engineering. England has lose ,thank to iperliberism of the Thacher and Blair,UK lose all heavy national industrys,from automotive,steel, aviation, lose all the capabilitys .only finance...Germany and italy they have the export most high, industry, also the france. Con brexit.export UK only 300bilions, italy 650bilion s, center and NorthITALY, not South, is rich, london zone ,has the 50% of the GDP of all the Country
,but only max with 15milion of peoples ,50 milions other 50%. London is only a ihappy isla ,UK poor
@@ds1868same haha love the station used to go out on holidays in the early 90s and 00s ( in br and midland mainline days) loved it. And still love it it's an awesome building which I'm glad got saved and remains the awesomeness
The Velaro looks great, but it's hard to match how luxurious and futuristic the original Eurostar seemed back in the 1990s!
I wish Eurostar stopped at Ashford, it would be so useful for me, an Ashfordian
Just imagine being in Schengen and EU, and having way more trains, competition and lower prices, hopping on and off a few minutes before departure.... 🤦
I’m watching to prepare for a trip! I’m taking my mom to Europe and we’re going from Paris to London for a day so that she can see Buckingham and Big Ben. She is so excited. She’s never been to Europe so I want to make her happy.
Great vid and voiceover. Lots of great information well delivered. Nice coverage of Gare du Nord too and yes, I always try to sit just where you sat so as to look out across the station. 👍
I've been on the old Eurostars before in 2009 on a trip with School to Disneyland paris (we didn't use the direct service there, we went across on the RER from Paris Nord) on the last day of term and then during the summer holidays that year I went on it again to Paris with my family. Would love to do it again, the new Eurostars do look nice although I'll agree the old ones were awesome. I'm looking forward to your video of the Eurostar to Disneyland. :)
NICE
You've convinced me. I'll be doing this next year! Great Video sir!
The reminder of the idiots that voted (mostly England and Wales) to leave the EU is everywhere. Hopefully they can get themselves back in although all the benefits they got originally will be gone lol. Friendship between nations in the 90s to early 2000s then well 50% ruined it for many.
Took this train a couple times many years ago and as someone who has never taken a HSR train it was a neat experience.
Great vlog can’t wait to travel on the euro star in March.
Beats the arse off flying. Give me the Eurostar any time 😊
Well done! Enjoyed it thoroughly! I experienced the ride on the E320 last year in July from Paris to London and then from London to Brussels! U awakened these memories in my mind with your excellent presentation! Enjoyed the speeding thru Ashford and Stratford International! I am a bit of a high speed train fanatic! In September last year I enjoyed the Eurostar again from Brussels to London and back! The Eurostar didn’t stop a Lille!
I am in Austria - enjoying as well a tremendous railway Network here - THE RAILJET - Top speed 250 km / hr!
Anyway, thanks again and wishing you all a happy and healthy 2023! Bless U!
Great review midland. Long time since I've been on the Eurostar. Last time was a holiday to Disney Land Paris when I was younger.
Great video. When I go to/from the south of France I often find it more convenient to change at Lille. Last time I did this (2019) I got to Lille so early that the check-in for the train before my booked one was still just about open, and the guy agreed to change my reservation as there was still a seat available. That was in Standard Premier, which is well worth paying extra for, as the bog-standard coaches are a little cramped on the new trains.
The older trains were beautiful, with really comfy seats.
The original eurostars had such comfortable seats and a comfortable ride, seats in the new eurostars are hard and upright, like they're straight out a regular commuter train.
You mean their still better than the 800s
Excellent video 👍 thanks Midland London
before 14 november 2007 the eurostar class 373(e300) used to run on third rail from waterloo international then change to 25k volts overhead lines at sandings to go paris gu de nord or brussels
Nice 👍
wow these trains look amazing, i dont remember any of this when i came from London in 2013
Italy, 1965 : first high speed train. In italian: DIRETTISSIMO roma-firenze, 250kmh. After 25 years,born TGV. But it is the LEGEND : ETR PENDOLINO FOR THE FRIENDS. NOW PENDOLINO is a termin of Comun use in the world, for indicate a speed train
Useful to see as I hope to travel to Nimes via Lille shortly. Changing in Paris can be a nightmare. I think you're a bit optimistic calling the buffet a "dining car". Dining cars were a great institution on British trains and are sadly missed.
Thanks for a fab video.
What's the app you're using at 10:41 into the video, please?
Nice! Can you do a 373 ride soon?
i went on the old trains from waterloo.... awesome.... long story , but involved 5 star hotels, twice etc etc awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ( we paid for a 3 star hotel ) both in London and Paris
Im visiting Parus in October and would love to take the train to London for a 2-day trip. Do you have to change trains or is it direct to London city center?
16:41 I just want to correct you on that. Whilst there is no exact date declared, Eurostar have since announced that trains will serve Ashford, Ebbsfleet and Calais within the next year or so.
Caledonian sleeper review plz
Looks really slow for some reason was it just leaving a station😊
I would love to take the Eurostar but why do people chose the train vs plane route when the plane fair is far cheaper?
Distance wise between station and airports when landed in the city. So train station is the most direct
Train service's has no bag weight limits where plane do.
Plus train is far more cheaper when you book it way advanced. Where plane is a pure headaches trying to find a cheaper ticket's every time
But the prices are inflated...£100 or £200 for a singel ticket for 2h journey????
That’s for the business class. You can get a standard ticket for much less.
Eurostar shouldn't do an airport style boarding system. The gates should not even close 30 mins prior to boarding! Why can't they be a normal train and let people on board until like 5 minutes before departure.
because thats how border control works
Brexit, they need passport controls
@@wilinthegreatI hate Brexit simply because this, it makes travel to and trade with the UK way too much harder…
Hi, it's forbidden to film/make pictures at custom's area like an airport. You have lot of signs for that's.
Went on a train to londen once with eurostar what a horrible experience that was ill never go with eurostar again.
this guy is underrated
Shut up ur underrated
For indicate a speed train all in word, is in use the italian termin ,PENDOLINO , BORN IN THE 1965 ,THE TGV IS BORN AFTER 25YEARS .italian engineering, meccanic, elettronic, high tech,for build all the TRUE supercar,not a case : in the motor valley they are born unique supercars ,in 50km², FERRARI, LAMBORGHINI, MASERATI, PAGANI, DALLARA , also SUPERMOTO they have a valley: 😅 GUZZI,DUCATI, APRILIA,. LEADERSHIP IN TOYs FOR THE WAR: combat ships ,leadership HELICOPTERs,missilistic sistems, space vettors ,IN EUROPE ,ONLY THE GERMANY IS FIRST..UK HAS LOSE ALL THE NATIONAL INDUSTRY S ,CAPABILITYS ,the finance of london: 50% of the GDP british, but london zona only 15 milions ,53 milion ... rest of the britannic popolaction has the other 50%of the GDP: THEY are fake the economic statistics...london it is a happy ISLA, poors ,very poors the inglish, scottish. I see the because they are yealosuys the inglish to the italians .very famous the inferiority sense .all is born in the 1983. The year of the economic Overtaking .for 10year,italy was the 5st powerful at world, UK 6st . In 30years ,UK was only an ex Empire ,Devastated economy,national industry failed thank to iperliberism of Thacher, italy ,il center and north ,a national choc. Unfortunately, for italy ,in 1994 ,has destroyer the economy, the italian Thacher.