The Great Travel Showdown: Planes vs. Trains to Paris

Welcome to "The Great Travel Showdown: Planes vs. Trains to Paris"! In this exciting video, we pit two popular travel methods against each other for your journey from London to Paris. With the Paris Olympics 2024 approaching, now is the perfect time to explore the best ways to reach the City of Light. Join us as we compare the Eurostar train experience with British Airways' Club Europe business class flights. Discover the advantages of high-speed rail travel, including convenience and direct access to central Paris, versus the comfort and amenities of flying. Whether you're heading to the Paris 2024 Olympics or just a weekend getaway, this showdown will help you make the best travel choice. Tune in to see which option comes out on top in speed, cost, and overall experience! Don't miss this ultimate travel guide to Paris! Like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more travel tips and comparisons.

[TonyAHorbury]

Great review as im beginning to expect from you Mark. You really are very good at what you are doing. Keep it up.

[bluemecrazy]

Excellent review ! Good to hear you found it easy to navigate between Gare du Nord and CDG.

[LMays-cuhp]

😂 Hahaha! Thank you for your trip reviews here. Yes, the meal selection on the Eurostar looked really nice and I agree with you!😊

[JasonCraze]

Watching various videos that feature BA It’s clear the onboard food offerings are where they are saving money at the expense of the overall onboard experience.

[tinaniko]

My vote goes to Eurostar. I’m not a fan of British airways when it comes to short flights in what they term as business class. I thought that salad was a starter. The dessert had no appeal to me either.
Looking forward to the Tenerife flight. That place used to be one of my favourite places. Don’t forget the sun screen. Anyway Mark, loved this video. Have a great weekend. Tina

[MXXQ]

The problem with BA is that they use these tiny planes with "economy plus" seats, sold as business, on medium haul routes too, the longest being Heathrow to Larnaca, it isn't a pleasent experience being stuck in one of these "pseudo business class" seats for over 5 hours I can tell you.
They should re-market these seats as Premium Economy and drop the BC selling on them, unless they're willing to provide a club world cabin with a fully flat bed then it ain't true business class.

[richardbutterfield]

Dear Mark, great review as ever. Your filming and commentary are second to none. I’m surprised at the dessert on BA. I could never leave a dessert behind and an airline such as BA should be offering great puds! I know on international BA flights they serve those great chocolate pots which I love. Like you, I am a huge fan of BA and would be sad to see standards fall. That said, it seems that Club Europe could improve. They seem to be cutting corners with meals. My preferred route to Paris is definitely by BA. P.S. I like the cute way you pronounced Croque Monsieur as Croque Mon-sure 😊 The n is silent and so it is pronounced ‘meussieu’. Just sayin’ 😊 Have a great weekend and look forward to your next review.

[richardstreet]

Older A320 ceo with old cabin ..
I Like the lounge in Paris!!
The further fwd you sit the greater the chance of getting a meal choice 16:46 . I recently had salmon and Prawns which were both delicious.. Always worth checking at the airport or gate if any seats have opened up. Flying numbs taste, too...

[janedr]

Amazing review; thank you once again Mark. I've never used the Eurostar, but will keep it as an option for the future. I do agree with you that the meal choice on board BA was poor, but, with such a short flight, I suppose it must be difficult to offer variety. Can't wait for your next expedition.

[pnwlion]

Definitely get a sense for the mass of folk at St Pancras, still love the way Eurostar manages this. The onboard service looks wonderful. As an expat now residing in Florida I took my wife to Venice last September using Club Europe from LHR. I’ve seen lots of negatives but must say as I was trying to look after the missus I was blown away with the service that evening, champagne, a great dinner, and cheeseboard. Even my wife’s gluten free dinner was well thought out and we negotiated the Alilaguna nicely inebriated. The seat thing is what it is I guess. Keep it going mate

[idanceforpennies]

It's been proven multiple times that a train is faster point to point than a plane, up to about 500 miles. Nearly all the bollocks associated with air travel just doesn't apply for trains. Even things like luggage weight don't apply.

[skyblazeeterno]

Budget airline vs standard Eurostar would have been a good comparison. TBH with about £100 difference in cost between Eurostar and BA you could have easily got a slap up meal for that difference. Lack of choice of meal was a downer and the seating arrangement a little weird on the flight. For me that would have been a flight win. Good video

[northbankgooner]

On shorter Club Europe flights the food offering is more basic. Not that its acceptable, but I would tend to favour the Eurostar living in North London and only being 20 mins from St Pancras. Plus don't forget the Eurostar leaves you in Central Paris.

[ChristopherDavidGreen]

Splendid video! Love the Eurostar as I have used on all their core destinations. The service is more impressive compared to a plane once you remember the trains have a capacity of not far off one thousand people.

[Toastfacekillah]

Loved my first trip on the Eurostar, but the price just kills any chance I'll do it again. As well as the cost of getting from St. Pancras to London I paid a lot of money to travel from Nottingham to London. On my way home I also got delayed in London. Hated it (after arriving in London).


In future I'll just travel to Manchester or Birmingham or East Mids and fly. More cost and time effective. Love the Eurostar but i hated travelling to London. Only usually at Heathrow or Gatwick or whatever when it comes to long hauls btw.

[Alan.n]

Would've taken the plane, but only for as short a journey, as this, despite the seat and meal. The Eurostar was impressive though! Thanks for sharing, Mark. 😊 👍

[sandippatel]

Another restful and informative review, Mark

You've definitely convinced me to bin Club Europe for Eurostar should United play PSG anytime soon!

Why do I get the impression BA are costcutting ....

[jjjddd]

I get the feeling Qantas and BA are using the same playbook. As an Australian, I want Qantas to be the best airline in the world but they keep letting us down with similarly poor food in business class and some rather old aircraft that have seen much better days.

I'd definitely choose Eurostar over flying between London and Paris. I'm guessing it may be a bit of a closer match-up if it was for the route between London and Amsterdam.

[stephend]

Quick question: in your BA ticket price, did you include cost of getting to and from the airport or was it just flights?

[tinaniko]

Hopi g you are ok. To seen you put up a video for awhile. Anyways, take care.