going by eurostar-who do you usually book with and questions

[anna42hmr]

i booked the hotel, tickets etc through disney for january next year, but eurostar for that date is not available yet, just wondering who people book with?? i am leaning towards eurostar directly as can get cash back on quidco in theory, but wondered if there are any others that act as agents for train tickets only.

Also do they fluctuate the train prices like for example some uk rail companies do, ie one day the price for a specific date is £x return but the price can and does change for the same train date and time?? looking to book the direct one from london to dlp outbound on monday 18th jan and return the following friday.

Also any one found that 2 singles are cheaper than one return ticket??

Also is there an average price / what have you paid before for the eurostar tickets (2 adults only) so will know roughly what to expect that i should be paying

[thelittlemermaid83]

Last year January seats for Eurostar were available via the phone line in May. Have you tried ringing Eurostar direct? Just because they are not on the website it doesnt mean they are not selling them.

Cheapest price i have paid for Eurostar in January was £65 return. It is not cheaper to buy 2 singles from what i have found.

Also the sooner you book the tickets the cheaper price you get.

[Everything Eeyore]

Yes I would definitely give them a call. the sooner you book, the cheaper it'll be :thumbsup2
They charge a £5 booking fee over the phone but I have known them to drop it especially if you say that the dates aren't available online and you'd really like to book now.

[thelittlemermaid83]

Yes I would definitely give them a call. the sooner you book, the cheaper it'll be :thumbsup2
They charge a £5 booking fee over the phone but I have known them to drop it especially if you say that the dates aren't available online and you'd really like to book now.

I have always been charged the booking fee everytime i have booked my dates that have not been availiable online.

[quietangelsb]

Is the eurostar the easiest way to get to DLP from downtown Paris or is there an easier way to get there? Thanks in advance for your advice! :)

[minnie_x]

from what eurostar have told me previously you can book a direct eurostar to the dlr 4 months in advance, and a non direct ( via lille ) 3 months in advance. if you book on the internet you don't pay the £5 booking fee and you are able to choose your seats from a seating plan of each carriage.

[thelittlemermaid83]

Eurostar are fibbing, I have brought my tickets upto 7 months in advance over the phone for DLRP.

I brought my September tickets in January, last year i got my January tickets in May, and also my November tickets in April.

I would rather pay a £5 booking fee over the phone and got cheap seats then book on the website a few months later and only have the expensive seats to choose from.

Also i have chosen where i want to sit over the phone aswell.

[minnie_x]

Eurostar are fibbing, I have brought my tickets upto 7 months in advance over the phone for DLRP.

I brought my September tickets in January, last year i got my January tickets in May, and also my November tickets in April.

I would rather pay a £5 booking fee over the phone and got cheap seats then book on the website a few months later and only have the expensive seats to choose from.

Also i have chosen where i want to sit over the phone aswell.

i woz robbed ...ah well look on the bright side... :hippie:

i tried to book the tickets on a wednesday night....but my computer was playing up......so i couldn't go through and buy the tickets. i tried the day after and guess what.....bought the tickets ...... saving myself £50 on the price I'd been quoted the night before for the same seats and same dates etc....unbelivable :cool1:

[anna42hmr]

thanks everyone for the replies i appreciate it,

i have called them just and the dates i am after should be released over the phone (and possibly online) on 1st July

[thelittlemermaid83]

thanks everyone for the replies i appreciate it,

i have called them just and the dates i am after should be released over the phone (and possibly online) on 1st July

That is weird as i was able to book 5th January onwards from the 25th May last year.

[A Small World]

Is the eurostar the easiest way to get to DLP from downtown Paris or is there an easier way to get there? Thanks in advance for your advice! :)

No you cant get Eurostar from Paris to DLP. You need to get the RER line A (extension of the metro) to Marne la Vallee which is the station at DLP. You can get on at a few stations in Paris including Charles de Gaulle Etoile, Auber, Chatelet des Halles, Gare de Lyon

[anna42hmr]

That is weird as i was able to book 5th January onwards from the 25th May last year.

i think they must be late this year, as the guy i spoke to was surprised he couldnt get the dates up i needed, then he remembered receiving a memo on booking dlp direct trains so checked that and confirmed that they were aiming to sell from 1st july

[thelittlemermaid83]

i think they must be late this year, as the guy i spoke to was surprised he couldnt get the dates up i needed, then he remembered receiving a memo on booking dlp direct trains so checked that and confirmed that they were aiming to sell from 1st july

Not long to wait then anyway :goodvibes

[anna42hmr]

no not long to wait thankfully!!

just want to get it all sorted so at least will know how much the total is (barring the tickets for buff bills as they are only selling till november, but saying that am waiting till quidco pays out for the dlp booking - if it does as i have had to put a queery in - to buy them any way as will use some of the cash back to pay for them)

[Everything Eeyore]

I have always been charged the booking fee everytime i have booked my dates that have not been availiable online.

I have been lucky then. Although I have always booked over the phone when the online dates are a few weeks away from the date I want but they're just not up yet.

[anna42hmr]

called eurostar this morning, apparently the info i was given was wrong, they have put the xmas to new year prices on the phone this morning and the prices for after 3rd jan will be available from 21st July

[thelittlemermaid83]

called eurostar this morning, apparently the info i was given was wrong, they have put the xmas to new year prices on the phone this morning and the prices for after 3rd jan will be available from 21st July

Thats a bit of a pain.

Did you register with them so if they go on earlier they will call you?

[anna42hmr]

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Did you register with them so if they go on earlier they will call you?

no i didnt realise i could, do you do that over the phone or online? if its over the phone, may give them a ring next week to see if any changes and ask at the same time

[thelittlemermaid83]

no i didnt realise i could, do you do that over the phone or online? if its over the phone, may give them a ring next week to see if any changes and ask at the same time

Yep just ask if they can ring or email you when the tickets go on sale, they have called me back always on the day the tickets i want are available. I did still ring to keep checking in the mean time.