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EUROSTAR CONNECTIONS Travelling further afield is easy as A to B to C We love our cities, but we know Europe has plenty more to offer besides, be it purple pastures of lavender in Aix-en-Provence, cooling Kölsch beers in Cologne, or canals and café culture in Amsterdam. See how easy it is to travel to numerous European destinations with one simple connection in Lille, Brussels or Paris NEED A HAND? Railteam is an alliance of European high-speed rail operators dedicated to making high-speed rail travel across Europe simple, seamless and sustainable by combining and extending its members’ services. As Railteam hubs, Lille Europe and Brussels-Midi/Zuid boast English speaking Railteam staff at information points within the stations and station announcements in English as well as French. Furthermore, all Train Managers on high-speed trains departing from Lille Europe and Brussels-Midi/Zuid are English speaking. 112 metropolitan What’s more, Railteam’s “hop on the next train” service means that if you miss your connection because of a delay on the preceding leg of your Railteam journey, you’ll automatically be put on the next available high-speed Railteam train. For more information about Railteam, visit www.railteam.eu CONNECTING FROM PARIS GARE DU NORD TO: PARIS GARE DE LYON Take RER line D, direction Melun, to Gare de Lyon. Or take métro line 5, direction Place d’Italie, to Bastille. Change at Bastille on to métro line 1, direction Chateau de Vincennes, for one stop to Gare de Lyon. PARIS GARE DE L’EST Take métro line 4, direction Porte d’Orleans, to Gare de l’Est. Or take métro line 5, direction Place d’Italie, for 1 stop to Gare de l’Est. Alternatively you can walk to Gare de l’Est in approximately 10 minutes. Exit Gare du Nord, turn left and walk along rue de Dunkerque with the station on your left . At the end of the station you’ll reach a crossroads. Turn right on to rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis and walk until you reach rue 8 Mai 1945, which is the fourth street on your left . Turn down rue 8 mai 1945 and Gare de l’Est will be on your left . PARIS GARE MONTPARNASSE Take métro line 4, direction Porte d’Orleans, to Gare Montparnasse. PARIS GARE SAINT-LAZARE Take RER line E to Haussmann-Saint- Lazare. Take the Magenta exit out of the métro in Haussmann-Saint-Lazare and follow signs for “Grandes Lignes”. Always remember to validate (or “composter”) your ticket by stamping it in one of the yellow “composteurs” near the escalators.
Brest CONNECTING IN LILLE: When you leave your Eurostar train at Lille Europe, take an escalator, lift or stairs up to the main station concourse. On the concourse you’ll see a large departure board. Look for your departure time and train number to fi nd the platform for your onward train. Take an escalator, lift or stairs down to the platform (“voie” in French) listed on the departure board. You should aim to get to your platform at least 10 minutes before your train’s departure, and remember to validate (or “composter”) your ticket by stamping it in one of the yellow “composteurs” near the escalators. LONDON ONDON EBBSFLEET BBSFLEET ASHFORD Caen Rouen PARIS ARIS Quimper Rennes Le Mans Lorient Vannes Laval Orléans Biarritz Nantes Bordeaux Journey time 6h 30 Angers La Rochelle Angoulême Lourdes Tours Libourne St-Pierredes-Corps Poitiers Journey time 5h 10 Limoges Agen Bruges Journey time 3h 30 CALAIS LILLE Toulouse Amsterdam Journey time 4h 16 Clermont- Ferrand Perpignan The Hague Ghent Champagne- Ardenne Troyes Antwerp MARNE-LA-VALLÉE M (DISNEYLAND ® ( PARIS) Le Creusot BRUSSELS Liège Namur Charleroi Reims Lyon Journey time 5h 00 Rotterdam Journey time 3h 34 Chalons-en- Champagne Dijon Besancon Chalons-sur-Saône Valence CONNECTING IN BRUSSELS: At Brussels-Midi/Zuid you can connect on to a wide range of destinations simply by changing platforms within the station. There are excellent connections from Brussels to Germany, with up to 9 trains per day to Aachen and Cologne, and from Brussels to the Netherlands, with up to 24 trains per day to Amsterdam and Rotterdam. And if you have a little time between your connections, you can check out the various bars, cafés and restaurants in and around the station. Maastricht Aachen Metz Nancy Annecy Mulhouse Belfort Cologne Journey time 4h 11 Neuchâtel Basel Lausanne Frankfurt Geneva Journey time 6h 30 Bern BOURG-ST-MAURICE AIME-LA-PLAGNE MOÛTIERS -SALINS-BRIDES-LES BAINS Chambéry Grenoble Avignon Journey time 5h 55 Nîmes Aix-en- Nice Montpellier Provence Cannes Agde Marseille Journey time St Raphaël 6h 15 Toulon Strasbourg Journey time 5h 15 metropolitan mode 113 15 Zurich
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