Eurostar - what if i miss my train?
 

I'm traveling on Eurostar from London to Paris next month (and back the
same day). I'm booked in "non-flexible" Leisure Select class.

If I miss my return train for whatever reason, do I lose the US$150 I
paid for the return ticket? How does Eurostar handle such situations?

Given the uncertainty of my schedule while in Paris, missing my return
is a possibility.

How should I handle this?

Thanks,
-mike

Re: Eurostar - what if i miss my train?
 

Don't miss the train

"Non flexble" strangly enough means exactly that, which is why it's
cheaper than other options.

Re: Eurostar - what if i miss my train?
 

Ask them.

PJW

On 8 May 2006 04:30:43 -0700, [email protected] wrote:

    >I'm traveling on Eurostar from London to Paris next month (and back the
    >same day). I'm booked in "non-flexible" Leisure Select class.
    >If I miss my return train for whatever reason, do I lose the US$150 I
    >paid for the return ticket? How does Eurostar handle such situations?
    >Given the uncertainty of my schedule while in Paris, missing my return
    >is a possibility.
    >How should I handle this?
    >Thanks,
    >-mike

Re: Eurostar - what if i miss my train?
 

say after me ------ slowly now "NON" flexible >>>>>>>>>>> DUH


<[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > I'm traveling on Eurostar from London to Paris next month (and back the
    > same day). I'm booked in "non-flexible" Leisure Select class.
    > If I miss my return train for whatever reason, do I lose the US$150 I
    > paid for the return ticket? How does Eurostar handle such situations?
    > Given the uncertainty of my schedule while in Paris, missing my return
    > is a possibility.
    > How should I handle this?
    > Thanks,
    > -mike
    >

Re: Eurostar - what if i miss my train?
 

On 8 May 2006 04:30:43 -0700, [email protected] wrote:

    >I'm traveling on Eurostar from London to Paris next month (and back the
    >same day). I'm booked in "non-flexible" Leisure Select class.
    >If I miss my return train for whatever reason, do I lose the US$150 I
    >paid for the return ticket? How does Eurostar handle such situations?
    >Given the uncertainty of my schedule while in Paris, missing my return
    >is a possibility.
    >How should I handle this?

It depends. If you just screw up, or your meeting overuns, tough luck.
But if the problem is a delay to an inbound train, and you left
reasonble time, then I've been _told_ that Eurostar are fairly
sensible about letting you on a later train. So far I've not missed
one myself, but I have checked in late when inbound trains have been
delayed (eg the Berlin - Brussels sleeper was late last time I
travelled. I've arrived in Lille with 15 min to go, and found check in
not even open).

For the UK leg, you can (in principle) buy a ticket from wherever you
are starting from to London International. You will have to ask for
the specific ticket, but that then counts as a through ticket if your
UK train is delayed.
--
Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK

Re: Eurostar - what if i miss my train?
 

I don't want to raise hopes unduly, but FWIW...

I missed my booked non-flexible Eurostar to Paris for a completely
inane reason, but on asking at the booking office, they re-booked me on
the next available train. Noses were wrinkled, but no more than that.
Because the route was London-Lille-Paris, the re-booking was just for
the Lille section, and I was told to ask at Lille if SNCF would allow
me to travel on to Paris. A few Gallic gesticulations notwithstanding,
I was on the Lille-Paris train.

Also suffice to say, I *didn't* miss the return train!

I think I got lucky.