08 November 2023 , 10:39
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Eurostar has released tickets for travel to the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The high-speed train company announced the early release of its ticket sales for those heading to the French capital for the big sporting event. Customers can now race to purchase tickets to Paris from 25 July to 9 September 2024.
Eurostar will be adding an additional service between London and Paris on Friday and Sunday’s each week to match the high demand during the Games and summer holiday season. This will total 110 return trains allowing Eurostar to carry more than 88,000 customers per week to Paris and back.
Prices for tickets to visit Paris during the Olympics and Paralympics starts from £49 each way, although most will be available for a fair amount more than this. A total of 1,440 seats will be available at £49 in both directions between London and Paris, and 1,000 seats available at £49 in both directions between London and Lille
While it may be a little more pricey than air travel, going by train is by far the greenest way to get from the UK to Paris.
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The Olympics and Paralympics take place in Paris next summer (AFP/Getty Images)Eurostar is an official travel partner for Team GB and ParalympicsGB and will take close to 600 athletes to Paris for the Games next year.
Francois Le Doze, Chief Commercial Officer for Eurostar said: "We are preparing for more than one million passengers to travel with us to the French capital during these exciting and unforgettable events. We have released Eurostar tickets early to provide our customers with the best chance to plan their trip in the greenest way possible to support their Olympic and Paralympic teams, as well as their favourite athletes. We are very proud to be the official travel partner of Team GB and ParalympicsGB for the Paris 2024 Games."
Eurostar aims to carry 30 million passengers a year by 2030 and become the benchmark for sustainable travel in Europe, it has said. The company carried just shy of 15million passengers in 2022, so its bosses are clearly eyeing a significant expansion.
Currently Eurostar has a fleet of 51 trains, meaning it offers the largest international high-speed network in Western Europe, serving 28 destinations in Germany, Belgium, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
If you fancy a bit of classy Continental train travel a little earlier than next summer, then the company's newly expanded winter service may do the trick. The Eurostar Snow service will go from the English capital to Lille where passengers change to the rail firm's continental service which will take them into the mountains. Tickets went on sale on 31 August and can be purchased on the Eurostar website.
The new service offers customers a hassle-free and sustainable alternative to flying with more stops in the Alps than ever before. Eurostar Snow will whisk travellers to top ski resorts, such as Chambéry, Albertville, Moutiers, Aime-La Plagne, before arriving in Bourg-Saint-Maurice as its final destination.
Departing from London on 16 December, the service will run for eight weekends throughout the ski season. Leaving on Saturday morning, the train will arrive at the slopes in time for après-ski. The journey back to London will depart Sunday morning, arriving at St Pancras International in the afternoon.
Fixed fares start at £99 one-way in standard and £149 in standard premier. Passengers benefit from a generous luggage allowance offering each traveller two suitcases, one piece of hand luggage and skis or snowboard at no extra cost. If the cheaper tickets aren't available, then avoiding the extra luggage fees of a flight may make up the difference.