Overview London Nice Train Travel Routes Eurostar London to Nice Train Option
Eurostar London to Nice Train Schedule Fares for London Nice Train by Eurostar
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London and Nice are two most important destinations in Western Europe. These two destinations are connected by various travel options out of which train travel is the best option for you to take. There are two options for you to
travel from London to Nice by Train. One option is to travel by
London – Paris – Nice route (day or sleeper) and second one is by
London – Lille – Nice route. Journey time is around 8 hrs and 50 min.
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There are three main route options by which you can travel.
Route 1: London to Nice via Paris (Day)
You can take Eurostar train from St. Pancras international station in London to Paris Gare du Nord. There are around 15 trains per day and it takes 2 hrs 15 min to reach Paris from London. After reaching Gare du Nord station you must reach Gare du Lyon station which is 2 stops from Gare du Nord. It takes around 20 minutes in the transfer, but we recommend you to allow atleast 50 min for the change. From there you can take
TGV train to Nice. TGV provide 5 trains on a daily basis and it takes around 5 hrs 35 min to reach Nice.
Route 2: London to Nice via Paris (Sleeper Train)
This is a great way to travel to Nice from London. You need to take Eurostar train to Paris from St. Pancras station and reach Paris just like above. At Gare du Nord station move ahead to Gare d’Austerlitz station which is 9 stops from Gare du Nord and take around 30 minutes to reach. Take “
Lunea Sleeper train” (operated by SNCF) at Gare d’Austerlitz that departs at 2225 hours and arrives to Nice at 0854 hours next day. Thus total journey time is 10 hours 29 minutes from Paris to Nice.
Route 3. London to Nice via Lille
Take Eurostar from London St. Pancras International and travel to Lille. There are 7 trains daily that takes around 1 hr and 20 min to reach from London to Lille International. After reaching Lille Europe station go to the TGV platform to take train to Nice. This is a small same station transfer and minimum transfer time is 20 minutes. TGV train to Nice takes around 7 hrs and 33 min to reach Nice. There are 2 trains on a daily basis operated by TGV.
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Eurostar provides you a facility by which you can book your ticket directly from London to Nice. Although you need to change the trains as described above but there is no need to take tickets separately for Eurostar and TGV. You also don’t have to worry about station transfers at Paris or Lille. Eurostar will make all the arrangements already taking the transfer time into account. This makes it easiest for you to travel from
London to Nice by train. You can also take Eurostar from Ebbsfleet International stations or Ashford International station if you don’t want to go to St. Pancras.
All you have to do is to select your from/to station and timings of travel in the above provided booking engine of Eurostar and click for the search button. You will get to know about detailed schedules of trains from London to Nice. After that you can book online your ticket for
London Nice train. It is as simple as this.
For more information about London to Nice Train Travel by Eurostar Click Here
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Here is a brief schedule of
Eurostar from London to Nice via Paris or Lille.
For a detailed schedule of Eurostar from London to Nice via Paris or Lille in connection with TGV and Lunea, you can
visit official website of Eurostar.
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Eurostar tickets to Nice from London come in three categories. Non-flexible (non-refundable and non-exchangeable), Semi-flexible (non-refundable but can be exchanged at some terms and conditions), and fully flexible (fully refundable and fully exchangeable). Fares for
London to Nice train starts from as low as £89.50 for a return journey for Standard class.
Fares for Leisure Select and Business premier class start from £119.50 and £240.00 respectively. These fares depend on ticket flexibility and departure times.
For detailed information about Eurostar fares click here.