The fare may be paid in cash, by cheque or by credit card. The fares that follow are valid at the time of going to press. Day Returns, if booked a day or more in advance, are 69 if travelling Mon-Sat, or 49 if travelling Sun. If not booked in advance, fares are 209. A standard return ticket is 339 or 310 if booked in advance.
Lower rates apply to motorcycles.
Tickets may be purchased in advance from travel agents, or from Eurotunnel Customer Services in France or the UK with a credit card. The direct Eurostar train link through the Channel Tunnel between London and Lille, Brussels or Paris started operating on November 14 1994. It takes three hours from London to Paris. It takes 2 hours 40 minutes from London to Brussels. Trains depart approximately 12 times a day from Waterloo to Paris, and approximately nine times a day from Waterloo to Brussels.