Train Travel in Europe, Especially In the UK Can Be Tricky For Americans

Train travel in Europe, especially in the United Kingdom can often be very tricky for Americans. Booking tickets on the Chunnel train between London and Paris can be a major ordeal. Eurostar.com offers train fares and schedules for routes reaching London, Paris, and Brussels, but their website does not let you make a reservation for overnight trains, and they will not mail train tickets to the United States.

A way to get around this is to make your reservations by telephone, which they allow, and to have your tickets mailed to a British address, like the hotel you will be staying at once you arrive. Having your train tickets waiting for you at your hotel will make it much easier than having to go to Waterloo station in London to pick them up.


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