Is a day trip including transport from London enough?

[kmg148]

Hi everyone!

I will be in London this summer visiting family and I am very limited on available days due to activities. I am planning on waking up as early as possible and taking the Eurostar to Paris, visiting DLP & returning the same day.

I have read a bunch of posts about the must-dos and whether you can visit both parks in one day, but does anyone have any advice for also visiting the park and traveling the same day?

I am not completely opposed to staying overnight, but I haven't found a hotel near the area that is reasonable enough. I don't need park tickets or food included, just a safe and clean place to sleep!

Thank you for any advice!

 

[Bexx]

I've done a day trip before, as have a few other people on this board. It is certainly doable, but probably best visiting just the Disneyland Park, rather than trying to see the Studios as well.

If you haven't already had a look, there is a link to budget hotel options in the Hotel sticky.

 

[jothp]

Were you wanting to see dreams? If so that is likely to be on at 11pm so travelling back after that would make a really long day if you have been up early. Thinking about it does the Eurostar even run that late?

 

[Happy Tappy]

If it's August, I'd want more than a day in the parks. Dreams looks unmissable and I think all the London trains leave before it starts. It's be horrible to be on a train knowing you're missing it!

It gets very busy in the summer so it'd be best to focus on the main park and miss the studios. If you used Fastpass well and hit the rides with big capacity (Small World, Phantom Manor and Pirates) you should get to do quite a lot.

If you want a good budget hotel, look no further than the etap and ibis in Val D Europe. They're next door to the Val D Europe train station which will take you to Marne la Vallee (the station at the park gates) in around 3 minutes.

Both are usually £50-65 a night.

etap:http://www.etaphotel.com/gb/hotel-5...ee-val-d-europe-futur-ibis-budget/index.shtml

Ibis: http://www.ibishotel.com/gb/hotel-5646-ibis-marne-la-vallee-val-d-europe/index.shtml

 

[kmg148]

Thank you so much for your advice! I looked at the hotel list, and I'm looking into the Thomas Cook Explorer hotel because it's within walking distance. I hadn't realized that the park would be open so late, so I may stay and enjoy Dreams. I'll most likely be there the first week of August (haven't picked the exact date yet), but I'm thinking I'll have time to possible swing my the Eiffel Tower on the way there or back.

I'll check out those other two hotels. This may be the only trip to Paris I can ever make, so it's a shame that I'm so time restricted but my other plans can't change. I'm trying to fit too much in!

 

[A Small World]

Also have a look at Kyriad hotel - its on the same site as Explorers and sometimes comes up a bit cheaper as it doesnt have a pool. (There are 4 hotels on that stretch - Explorers, Kyriad, Dream Castle and Magic Circus and Kyriad is often the cheapest)
Im not sure which site youve looked on to get the Explorers price but often it and Kyriad are cheaper on Benotel

Its quite a distance to make a detour to see the Eiffel Tower. The Eurostar arrives right at DLP but to get into Central Paris to see the Tower you would have to get another train into Central Paris and then the metro - it would take about an hour each way.
Unless you arent getting the direct Eurostar - if you are getting the Eurostar into Paris then you might get chance to do it - you would need to get the metro from Gare du Nord station - but again it would take approx an hour from Paris to DLP afterwards

 

[kmg148]

Also have a look at Kyriad hotel - its on the same site as Explorers and sometimes comes up a bit cheaper as it doesnt have a pool. (There are 4 hotels on that stretch - Explorers, Kyriad, Dream Castle and Magic Circus and Kyriad is often the cheapest)
Im not sure which site youve looked on to get the Explorers price but often it and Kyriad are cheaper on Benotel

Its quite a distance to make a detour to see the Eiffel Tower. The Eurostar arrives right at DLP but to get into Central Paris to see the Tower you would have to get another train into Central Paris and then the metro - it would take about an hour each way.
Unless you arent getting the direct Eurostar - if you are getting the Eurostar into Paris then you might get chance to do it - you would need to get the metro from Gare du Nord station - but again it would take approx an hour from Paris to DLP afterwards

Thank you for your help!

I'll be taking Eurostar from Gare du Nord, so that's why I was hoping it might work!