I have been taking the Eurostar London-Paris service for almost 10 years now and have probably made well over 200 journeys. I mainly use it for work, as I have been working in Anglo-French companies since living in Paris, although I have used it on a few occasions to visit friends or to spend a short break in the British capital.

I think the logistics of the service is excellent : 2hours 40 mins from the centre of Paris to the centre of London. If I get the early train from Paris I often sleep in the train and do not notice the journey at all

However, I must say that punctuality is not Eurostar’s strongpoint. I would estimate that roughly 50% of all the journeys I have made on Eurostar have been late. More often than not its a matter of 15 or 20 minutes…only slightly annoying. But over the years I have also experienced 3 hour delays, train changes in the town of Arras, complete cancellation, 7 hour journey times, etc.

Eurostar will soon be offering a 2hr 20 mins service. This is great news as travelling to London from Paris will be hardly any different from taking the TGV from Paris to Lyon. As far as, I really hope that they improve punctuality and ensure that more trains are on time.

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