Fiyero
Member
I was lucky enough to go to Paris for a week and have just returned. I travelled out on the 09:31 on 21/01 and got to St Pancras at 08:10. I thought that would give me plenty of time to stop at the café for a coffee and croissant to set me up for my day.
It took an hour to get to the waiting area, barked at through all the queues to move up, move on, move. Nearly had a panic attack as I still like personal space! The actual checks didn't really seem to take longer than normal and there weren't delayed trains ahead of us or anything like that! By the time I got through there was only time to grab a bottle of Coke and find my seat. They did delay the train to allow everyone to get through.
Is this normal now? It never used to take that long I'm sure (excluding when there is disruption). I have booked again for September and it is putting me off! The way back was busier than I am used to but managed so much better (I know Paris Eurostar has the benefit of less destinations).
It took an hour to get to the waiting area, barked at through all the queues to move up, move on, move. Nearly had a panic attack as I still like personal space! The actual checks didn't really seem to take longer than normal and there weren't delayed trains ahead of us or anything like that! By the time I got through there was only time to grab a bottle of Coke and find my seat. They did delay the train to allow everyone to get through.
Is this normal now? It never used to take that long I'm sure (excluding when there is disruption). I have booked again for September and it is putting me off! The way back was busier than I am used to but managed so much better (I know Paris Eurostar has the benefit of less destinations).