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Eurostar has announced a sale to kick off the new year – with discounted train seats to popular city break destinations across the country Europe for spring break this year.
One-way tickets on its trains sell for just £35.
No promotional code is required, Eurostar said the discounts can be taken if passengers book a journey between them London and ParisLille or Brussels between 14 January and 3 April 2025 or from London to Amsterdam or Rotterdam between 14 January and 28 March 2025.
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Those planning a European city break in selected destinations will have to act quickly, as the sale will end on January 9 at 10:59 p.m.
The £35 one-way tickets will be for standard seat Eurostar between London St Pancras International to European stations including Paris Gare du Nord, Brussels-Midi/Zuid and Lille Europe, Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
The discount will only be available for travel between 14 January and 3 April 2025 on French and Belgian routes, but Eurostar often runs various sales throughout the year, so if a spring break isn’t on your list, there will be other opportunities throughout year. year.
For the London-Holland route, discounts are available for travel between 14 January and 28 March. Just note that there are no direct Eurostar trains between the Netherlands and London until 10 February, meaning the promotional period only applies to one-way tickets from Amsterdam and Rotterdam to the UK capital from 10 February to 28 March.
Not all days are covered by the New Year sale; some Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in the period from January to March are excluded.
Passengers are also being warned that due to engineering works, Eurostar trains will not operate between London and all destinations on some dates in March.
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