Eurostar connection time in Lille on way home

[steve_rob]

Anyone with any experience taking the indirect train back from DLP to London, connecting in Lille?

We are taking the direct train out, but aren't able to take it on the way back, so am looking to take one of the indirect options instead. However, the one that suits us best in terms of timing only allows 34 minutes between arriving in Lille Europe station on the TGV and us departing on the Eurostar. Considering check-in for the Eurostar supposedly closes 30 minutes before departure, that is not just cutting it fine, that's almost a scalping!

My guess is that check-in does not close that early (otherwise why would Eurostar sell tickets with a connection so tight?), but I'd be happier to hear from someone who's been there, done that with a similar connection time, before we go ahead and book.

 

[janiebubble]

had to go back and check our booking from 2 years ago, but we had a 38 minute connection, and if I remember right the train to Lille was running slightly late. We had plenty of time to make the connection though so don't worry

(however on our way the Eurostar ground to a halt and we made it into Lille with 4 minutes to spare for our connection - luckily the train was on the adjoining platform so we made it, but only just!!)

 

[ghockley1981]

We did this in February. We just walked straight up the stairs to the concourse level and walked to check in down the far end and then through security. Plenty of time and it was open for ages so I wouldn't worry. We had 29 minutes and it took us probably 4-5 minutes from leaving the train to queuing up at security.

Very easy and the screens clearly tell you where to go.