TRAVEL ADVICE

Obviously the best travel advice you can get for taking the eurostar is forget it. But if you really insist or you just curious about having the experience then read on. First you have to be aware of the obvious no go times of the year, these are summer and christmas period. On theses weeks you can expect cancelled trains, delays of 2+ hours, the que just to get to the entrance ofthe eurostar, not the check in, just the entrance will be longer than a concert at your favorite singer. There are always the other guys in the que also, you know the people who are trying to carry more than what they can actually carry, only to be turned back because they have too much luggage, yes it happens, if you have too much luggage your ass is being turned away. two bags max, big or small doesnt matter.

If you really insist on traveling in those periods, buy the business class, check in is much much easier, however delays remain the same as you all get the same train.

Dont get the economy seats, if someone goes to the toilet and does a stinky poo, you gonna smell it for the next few hours!

Good luck!

NON-FLEXIBLE

When you book a ticket on the eurostar you have to make sure your on time, there is no next train situation and there is no second chances, there is no transfer option and there is no lateness window of opportunity, miss your train and your screwed. They will be happy to direct you to the ticket office where they will be happy to screw you AGAIN for another ticket.

Book months in advance of be robbed!

Just have to emphasize this fact, you MUST book your ticket months in advance otherwise you will pay 2 or 3 even 5 times more for the same chair on the same train. In other words Eurostar screws you up the ass for deciding last minute you wanna go somewhere, they assume that everyone knows months in advance before they need to travel and are more than happy to shake people down, con them into paying more when they need to go in short notice. Its a scam and people need to wake up.

Stupid passport checks

OK I have to say something about this rubbish, you get your passport checked when you arrive, after of course checking in and scanning your ticket, you have to go through UK passport control and then you have to go through another French passport control. so two checks, AND THEN UK customs says HELLO! Where are you from, where are you going, what do you do for a living pointless waste of life questions. So three checks. By now your passport should be feeling warm from all the handling of it. Finally reach the train, 30 minutes later, private security and police jump on the train and guess what? Check your passport AGAIN!!!!!! As if the first 3 checks was not enough! So 4 checks before you even arrive at your destination. Come on people sort yourself out.

UK CUSTOMS CONTROLS

First let me point out that NOT all UK customs staff are retarded, I met some really nice intelligent decent people who make me proud to be British. 

However, have met some real idiots and I mean serious mental issues going on inside, one crazy person was checking my bags leaving the UK to Paris for drugs, I am no drug dealer, but even I know that drug prices in London are the highest in Europe, why anyone would import drugs FROM London TO France!!?!?!? Makes no sense whatsoever. Why do we have UK customs in London checking passengers LEAVING the UK!?!?!? and checking for drugs!? How idiotic. At the same time its estimated 300 to 500 illegal immigrants are crossing our borders effortlessly hiding in trucks. WTF?!

Come on people sort yourself out we are paying tax to support your wages you could at least earn them.

So Eurostar customers, no matter your nationality you will probably get some harassment by UK customs. Especially if you fit some type of PROFILE, i.e dont look like bin laden going through the security check or you should add at least another 30 minutes to your journey, I think Eurostar currently do not offer such realistic warnings on their website. Good luck!