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Channel Tunnel Prices for Eurotunnel vs Eurostar

December 8th, 2008 by paris

Eurostar and Eurotunnel are two entirely separate companies. Both use the same channel tunnel (also known as Chunnel tunnel, Euro Tunnel etc..)

Channel Tunnel
Has a 100% safety record.
Eurotunnel quick and easy way to cross the channel, especially if you suffer from seasickness.
channel tunnel very robust and is designed to take huge impacts in the form of explosions or natural disasters like earth quakes.

Fishes cannot be seen while traveling the chunnel tunnel as the tunnel is 45 meters under the seabed.
Mobile phone signals are limited, as they might interfere with the other channel tunnel operational frequencies.














Eurostar

Eurotunnel
  1. Fares start at £59 return / passenger
  2. Travel time is 2h 35 min, about 4 times slower than Eurotunnel.
  3. Trains run between 5:30 am and 7:30 pm
  4. Only for foot passengers
  5. Cars and pets are not allowed (guide dogs allowed)
  6. Flash Photography and video recording allowed.
  7. From St Pancras (London) to Gare du Nord in North of Paris.
  8. Lovely views, except while you are inside the chunnel tunnel.
  9. Very pleasant atmosphere.
  10. Fairly quite
  11. Similar to a train journey in any European city
  12. Is a high-speed passenger train operator.
  13. Eurostar rents the channel tunnel from Eurotunnel.
  1. Fares start at £49 return / car (maximum 9 passengers allowed !)
  2. A very short journey of 35 minutes. 4 times quicker than Eurostar.
  3. Trains run 24 hours.
  4. Only for accompanied vehicles. Foot passengers are not allowed !
  5. Eurotunnel allows vehicles and pets
  6. Flash photography is not allowed as it would set off fire alarms, but video is OK.
  7. From Folkestone (Kent UK) to Coquelles (North of Calais France).
  8. Carriages have plenty of little windows but no views.
  9. Smelling of petrol fumes
  10. Quite loud.
  11. Similar to a multi-story car park
  12. Eurotunnel operates the Channel tunnel itself and vehicle shuttle services
  13. Eurotunnel owns Channel Tunnel

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  • 1 Chunnel crossing | PARIS ON A SHOESTRING Dec 8, 2008 at 3:46 pm

    [...] When Chunnel crossing, you must bear in mind the different destinations available via train. The usual routes taken by the Eurotunnel are from Folkstone in Kent UK, to Coquelles (North of Calais France). With Eurostar trains which begin at St Pancras London, destinations include Paris, Avignon, Brussels, Lille, Ski resorts, and Disneyland Paris. For a more detailed comparison of the 2 services, please visit  Channel Tunnel Prices for Eurotunnel vs Eurostar. [...]

  • 2 Channel Tunnel Crossings | PARIS ON A SHOESTRING Dec 9, 2008 at 1:23 am

    [...] especially air travel (or English Channel Ferries), Channel Tunnel Crossings by train (either Eurostar or Eurotunnel ) offer the following [...]

  • 3 P&O English Channel Ferries Dover to Calais | PARIS ON A SHOESTRING Dec 12, 2008 at 3:39 am

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  • 4 English Channel Ferries | PARIS ON A SHOESTRING Dec 13, 2008 at 3:23 am

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  • 5 Diana Deen Mar 22, 2009 at 12:40 am

    What a nice side by side comparison. It is good to see all this information that I never really thought much about to compare by. Based upon your chart I think I have officially decided that the Eurostar is for me. Even though it’s slower, I like some of the perks Eurostar offers. Go figure! :-) I guess I just prefer views!