How long does customs take at St Pancras for Eurostar?

[mikneyspackson]

Will arrive back from Disney at 19.46 and need to book a train
would a 20:02 be pushing it? It's £10 for 2 people, while the next train goes up to 65!

 

[netimka]

I don't think you can make it in 18mins... you will have to probably run from train to get your passport check so you are one of the first plus hope there are no delays to start with... at least half an hour or even more in my opinion...

 

[Christieand]

Unfortunately yes, I do think that would be far too little time. I think it took us at least half an hour to even get back in to the main train station last time. Could you look in to staying overnight then travelling the next morning? For example I got a £25 room at King's Cross Royal Scott. Then if you could get a £10 train fare later on that next day it would still be cheaper than the later train on the day you get back to London. Just an idea

 

[sky13]

I don't think that will be enough time either. The train can get delayed. Also it can take a few minutes to walk down from the train to passport control (depending on which carriage you're in), and the amount of time you will have to wait at passport control is unpredictable as it depends on a number of factors including where you are in the line, how many officers there are, etc. And then you need time to get back into the main station and to find which platform you need...

 

[HappyPanda]

When we got back a few weeks ago we didn't get out of St. Pancras until 20:15 so think you should definitely look at getting a later connection