Would You Go to Paris for a Day?

[whhistle]

Would anyone take a day trip to Paris if they got one of the £30-£50 fares?

 

[trickyvegas]

I've done it Brussels - Cheap Ryanair flight into Charleroi then train back to London

 

[Bletchleyite]

Would anyone take a day trip to Paris if they got one of the £30-£50 fares?

Don't see why not, though of the main two destinations I prefer Brussels.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

I've done it many times but I'm a bit too old for the all nighters at St Pancras that make it worth doing on a day trip now, so these days I tend to do stayovers of a few days. The downside is that means fewer trips a year.

 

[DarloRich]

Why not.? A long day but I am sure a good one.

 

[Techniquest]

Not a lot in Paris that appeals to me. I prefer Brussels

 

[telstarbox]

Is it as expensive as I've heard?

 

[Bletchleyite]

What, Paris? It is a bit, but then so is London. At the moment the exchange rate makes anywhere in the Eurozone a bit pricey.

I'm not its biggest fan (it's dirty and crime-ridden) but a cheapo day trip wouldn't go totally amiss. As I say I do prefer Brussels though.

 

[swt_passenger]

I had a reasonable day trip to Paris the day they moved over to St Pancras, at whatever the ruling bargain price was. Booked way in advance to get the fare. I think we had 6 hours in Paris.

 

[Ianno87]

My wife, son and I did a day trip from Cambridge via Eurostar back in January so she could go see a matinée of a show at Theatre du Châtalet (and son and I went gricing).

With some prior planning, perfectly posdible to have a good day out (but you probably need to live not much more than an hour from St Pancras to be feasible)

 

[nlogax]

Absolutely. I managed the Three Capitals railtour (Waterloo > Paris Nord > Bruxelles Midi > Waterloo) in one day back in 1996..plenty of ambling time in two cities, so a full day in Paris could be very well spent.

 

[87electric]

My last day trip to Paris in March 2009 to celebrate paying off the mortgage. Plenty of time to go round all the stations inebriated.

 

[gazthomas]

I’ve done day trips to Lyon and Cologne too

 

[Kite159]

My only trip to Paris has been a day trip, 08:30 departure from St Pancras & 19:01 from Paris (arrives ~ 20:39). Gave me around 8 hours in Paris to sample some of the various metro stock and do some other touristy stuff.

Similar to a trip to Brussels.

 

[fowler9]

It is on a list of capital cities I'd go to if you paid me along with Pyongyang, Canberra and Rome.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

Sounds good! I’ve done London - Copenhagen - Malmö - Copenhagen - London in a day (flying and Öresundståg)

 

[robbeech]

Dunno what you’re all playing at. I’ve done London to New York in a “day” more than once

An early flight from Heathrow, Few hours there and then a flight back getting in similar time the following morning to Heathrow. Somewhat tiring.

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

Dunno what you’re all playing at. I’ve done London to New York in a “day” more than once

An early flight from Heathrow, Few hours there and then a flight back getting in similar time the following morning to Heathrow. Somewhat tiring.

Geez, I don't doubt it!!! Whoa!

 

[urpert]

Yes! Did it last Friday (but then I live 30 min from Pancras).

 

[Cowley]

I don’t know. A nice Parisian meal with a good bottle of red before retiring to a nice hotel for the night is rather pleasant though...
Depends what you’re there for.

 

[robbeech]

Geez, I don't doubt it!!! Whoa!

Slightly more expensive than Paris too.

 

[Techniquest]

I don’t know. A nice Parisian meal with a good bottle of red before retiring to a nice hotel for the night is rather pleasant though...
Depends what you’re there for.

Now that's an idea I could get behind! For now though I'll make do with a roast chicken breast tea with a bottle of malbec at home. Close enough...

 

[Hornet]

Geez, I don't doubt it!!! Whoa!

http://hillsbalfour.com/blog/new-york-city-the-ultimate-day-trip-from-london/

Sounds very doable to me. Have done Dublin Milan Dublin in a day myself. (Dublin-Linate-Malpensa-Dublin with Aer Lingus).

 

[Techniquest]

If it had been another airline, I'd have partaken of that! Sounds incredibly good fun. This does remind me I have a trans-atlantic trip to organise for 2018...

 

[fowler9]

My sister normally flies to 2 European cities a day, bit different from the original question though I guess. Ha ha. I've done a day trip from Estonia to Finland and Croatia to Bosnia (That was a land border to be fair).