Hotel and parking for the Eurostar

[LunaMini]

Hi all!

I know a fair few of you travel to DLP on the Eurostar, but mum and I will be making our first Eurostar trip in March. We're struggling to find someone free to drive us there and collect us, so we're looking at driving ourselves. Now I know parking is VERY expensive, but is there a premier inn/ holiday inn that we could stay at and leave the car for the duration, preferably within walking distance?

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[Jonjo]

Which Eurostar station will you be departing from?

 

[MickeysFavouriteGirl]

Ebbsfleet and Ashford have very reasonable priced parking at the stations, St Pancras is ridiculously expensive to park near due to its location. If your due to leave from St Pancras you may want to see if its more worthwhile changing to Ebbsfleet. Or get a train to central London?

 

[LunaMini]

It's St Pancras we're leaving from. Neither mum or I are confident with rail travel and we really, really, really don't want to tackle the tube! Guessing we're just going to have to pay someone to drive us to and from Gloucestershire?

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[HFJohnson]

I agree with the previous posters. If you're driving to London you might aswell carry on round the M25 and catch the train from Ebbsfleet (check with Eurostar but I'm sure this would be fine). The station is a bit further along from the Dartford crossing and there are several reasonably priced Premier Inns in the area.

 

[MickeysFavouriteGirl]

Well if thats the case I'd definitely change to Ebbsfleet.

 

[Jonjo]

If your coming from Gloucestershire, you might as well catch the train to Paddington and use the Tube to St. Pancras. It's a nice and easy journey on the Hammersmith & City Line from Paddington to Kings Cross St. Pancras. Ony 5 stops about 12 mins.

If you do go by train to London, book London International (CIV) train tickets.

You have a better conditions of carriage with a London International (CIV) ticket. This is what Seat61.com says about them.

You're covered by the International Conditions of Carriage (CIV): If you use a ticket to London International (CIV) to connect with Eurostar, you are covered by the international conditions of carriage (Convention Internationale pour le transport des Voyageurs or 'CIV'), rather than the normal domestic National Rail Conditions of Carriage, for your whole journey. So if the UK train is late and you miss your Eurostar, the CIV conditions of carriage oblige Eurostar to put you on the next available Eurostar without additional charge, even if your ticket theoretically restricts you to the specific Eurostar you've booked. Similarly, if your return Eurostar arrives late into London and you miss your onward UK connection, the UK train operator is obliged to let you take the next available train, even if you have a train-specific Advance ticket.

They include the Underground to St Pancras: If you arrive at one of the other London terminal stations and need the Underground to reach St Pancras, tickets to London International include the Underground. Although from Euston, it's easier to walk 5 minutes along the main road than to try and take the Underground for just one stop.

 

[MickeysFavouriteGirl]

What out a coach to London?

 

[anthony2k7]

I'd try and get your tickets changed to ashford if I was you.

There are a few hotel options there. I think one of the premier inn's allows you to leave your car there but not entirely sure. If not you're only 10 minute drive to the station with has a good multi story car park which seem to have a fixed price of £40 for over 24 hrs up to a week.

 

[LunaMini]

Thanks everyone, will ponder this over and see what we can come up with

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[ILOVEDLP]

If I where you I would do train down to london changes are not that hard honest .
Then just get a taxi to the hotel you are staying at taxi will be about the same as two tube fares.

 

[Lisa_C]

I'd try and get your tickets changed to ashford if I was you.

There are a few hotel options there. I think one of the premier inn's allows you to leave your car there but not entirely sure. If not you're only 10 minute drive to the station with has a good multi story car park which seem to have a fixed price of £40 for over 24 hrs up to a week.

Double post.

 

[Lisa_C]

I'd try and get your tickets changed to ashford if I was you.

There are a few hotel options there. I think one of the premier inn's allows you to leave your car there but not entirely sure. If not you're only 10 minute drive to the station with has a good multi story car park which seem to have a fixed price of £40 for over 24 hrs up to a week.

The Holiday Inn here at Ashford Central allows you to leave your car for charity donation - I recommend it to my friends leaving from Ashford after my friend SuzyQ left hers and we became her taxi service