Since 1994 the Eurostar service has been connecting the UK with mainland Europe via the Channel Tunnel and now provides services to Calais, Lille, Brussels, Paris-Gare du Nord, Disneyland Paris and Avignon.

Departing from London St Pancras International station, Eurostar is extremely convenient and takes under one hour to reach Calais and just over two hours to reach Paris. This makes the service quicker than flying, once time spent travelling to and from the airport and checking in has been taken into account. Tickets start from as little as £55.