Eurostar: The Don'ts of Taking the Eurostar to London

Join me on a train ride from Amsterdam to London as we go through the do's and don'ts of taking the Eurostar train to England! This video gives you a good background on what to expect if you take the Eurostar train from London to Paris or Brussels or Amsterdam or vice versa. Helpful train information for England.
Filmed on the Eurostar train between Amsterdam and London.

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[scruff]

Then when you come out of St Pancras station, dont forget to turn around and have a look at the gorgeous building youve just walked out of, its beautiful.

[alex-qnz]

Awesome video, Mark! I love taking the Eurostar over a flight, especially when going to London. No airport hassle, you're right in the city center so no need for a pricey and long transfer from the airport.
It's also much nicer to see the views of the different countries at ground level instead of just seeing clouds or a passenger drooling over himself, lol.
Maybe just an extra tip: bring noise-cancelling headphones or at least earplugs to fully enjoy the ride as it can get rowdy, especially during summer holidays (teenagers, babies, ..).

Also, congrats on the weight loss!

[tonyasanders]

I visited Amsterdam with a friend in June 2024 and it was so safe and peaceful. Highly recommend it!

[gaynorhead]

On my birthday we went from London to Paris just to have lunch then came back. The following year we went London to Brussels, again just to have lunch!

[joyceschouten]

I just went from Amsterdam to London this weekend, for a show in the O2. I was a very fun and easy trip with the Eurostar.

[sunspot]

Did London to Amsterdam on the Eurostar in 2018. Highly recommend it over dealing with the airports in London and Amsterdam. It’s much easier and quicker to get to St. Pancras than it is to any London airport if you’re staying in Central London, and cheaper. You can pass thru customs in a fraction of the time.

The journey itself takes hours longer than a flight, and likely costs more, but if your destination is Central Amsterdam you’ll spend less time rushing around to and from airports and you’ll save a lot of money on transport to and from the airport (and on food at the airport, which is expensive).

My advice is to take a late afternoon / evening train and get a ticket that comes with dinner. Going out to dinner in either London or Amsterdam is gonna take a couple of hours and cost a lot of money. The food on the Eurostar is very good and it essentially allows you to multitask, handling dining and travel at the same time. So don’t think of it as a 4 hour trip, but as a 2 hour trip plus the 2 hours you’d otherwise spend going out for dinner.

I found the whole experience vastly less stressful than flying and - in the end - no more expensive or time consuming.

[davidhall]

London St Pancreas is a much better station than London St Kidney 🙂

[josephknapick]

Note to Eurail and Interrail Passholders: EUROSTAR seat reservations for passholders are limited and DO run out even though not all seats on the train are taken... So, it"s more important to reserve earlier when using a pass...

[AndrewJohnson-urlw]

Also a short walk turning right out of St Pancras is Euston railway station for trains up the west side.

[bethriggs]

Hope to see an updated video from you on this in 2025. Great job on the weight loss! Lookin’ great!

[robertfox]

A absolute wealth of knowledge.. great video 👍

[matt]

8:54 I don't think i want to "take a picture with Harry Potter's little thing", but thank you for pointing it out.

[andrewmalik]

Perfect timing for this video because I'm planning this exact trip soon.

[marjoleinewelters]

Went from rotterdam to London a year ago, and back. It was a good experience.
Enjoyed the lounge in the Netherlands a bit more than the crowded place in the UK. But it was still a good experience all in all. Quite organised.
Liked it more than flying. 4 hours might seem long, but with flying all in all it takes just as long. 😊 train feld more relaxing

[x-travel]

In Nov of 24, we cruised in and out of Southampton with a two week break where we traveled England and Europe. Bought the Eurail Pass with 1st Class upgrade and rode 17 different trains, including London to Brussels and Paris to London. It did cost us an extra 80 euros for reserving seats each way but the trip was great. One note is that in many cities, there is one train station but London and Paris have several meaning you may need to get from one station to another and we were glad to to traveling with just a carryon and backpack each.

[Krisq]

Luv ya & your fam Walter…you are like the cool fun teacher /lifetime mentor everybody wishes they had. Keep up your sunny disposition way of life, your videos are therapeutic. 🫶🏼

[peterwaugh]

I saw a couple of youtubers had a race from Central London to Central Paris. One flew & one caught the Eurostar. The guy on the Eurostar won. The difference came down to the travel to & from the airports.

[gmnewlook]

Rode the Eurostar from Paris, where we were vacationing to London for a quick 48 hour excursion back in 2023. We enjoyed it a lot. I reserved our tickets months in advance right after downloading the Eurostar app and I had the app turned on and ready to scan our tickets at Gare du Nord to go and at St. Pancras on our way back. There was a long lineup for customs control at Gare du Nord, but it went pretty quickly.
You don't feel the train going 300 km/h, but it's cool going that fast on an intercity train. Here in Canada, VIA Rail's trains don't go faster than around 100 km/h on the Québec-Windsor corridor.

[MrRQBQ]

Another important thing to bear in mind for overseas visitors is Kings Cross and St Pancras are not the same station, they are two separate main line stations in very close proximity sharing the same underground station.

[kilgore_trout_]

In the Netherlands currently after a week in Paris -my first time either place with kids- it’s so nice to relax a little! It’s a much safer place once you adjust to the bike traffic!❤