On your way to Zurich I'd suggest going via Lucerne, the journey is particularly scenic ! You get 25% discount with the Eurail Pass on multiple mountain railways in the area (no need to use a pass day). ICE Basel SBB - Interlaken Ost 11:56 - 13:58 TER Strasbourg - Basel SBB 10:21 - 11:38 To Basel take the TGV only as far as the border (Mulhouse or Strasbourg) -> 10€ limited fare (then 20€) instead of 29€. IC Kortrijk - Lille-Flandres 12:13 - 12:51 Suggestions : instead of taking Thalys to Paris, take this route via Lille No need to have a 1h30 break in Basel unless you'd like to have a quick look at the city. 29€ TGV Lyria Paris - Basel (can be reduced) 27€ Thalys Brussels - Paris -> passholder quota (can be reduced) 30€ Eurostar London - Brussels (unavoidable) -> passholder quota so book in advance You'll have to pay some expensive seat reservations, those can be made on : Reservations are not possible in Belgium. Trains are frequent between Brussels and Bruges so add the one you'd like to take just before boarding. Tight connections in Switzerland are usual, don't worry about that ! Luggage is placed overhead or between seats. Otherwise you show up 10-15 min before your train and walk to the platform (sometimes there are ticket barriers to cross but that's it). This is the only train in Europe with such airport-style boarding process. Passport controls happen in London before you board the Eurostar, arrive at the station 45 min-1h in advance. Sorry for the long post and thank you for any help and advise you can provide □ Understood each train station check-in process is different, but it would be nice if we get heads up of what would we face there. Also, where and how do we check in, how long does that security/passport control process take, etc etc.How about luggage, where we will place it in the train.How often is delayed train happen in London, Bruxelles and Switzerland, and how long usually it will be delayed?.Is the flexible 5 days in 1 month the correct Eurail pass for us? Some of the train require reservation, please advise where we can do the reservation.15th Nov, Iseltwald - Interlaken - Zurich (Bus10328 1028-1050, IC817 1100-1258).Īs this is our very first trip, please comment on the above plan and advise if we must take another train schedule. Iseltwald - Grindelwald - Iseltwald on 14th Nov.Travel to Iseltwald Switzerland on 13th Nov (quoted from railplanner: Gare De Lyon-Basel Sbb TGV9203 0722-1026, change trains 1h 30min, Basel Sbb - Interlaken Ost ICE275 1156-1358, take bus10337 1405-1426).Again, is it possible for us to change trains in 13 mins? Spend 1 day there, and go to Paris on 11th Nov (quoted from railplanner: Bruges - Bruxelles Midi 1209-1308, change trains 13 mins, Bruxelles Midi-Paris Nord 1321-1444). Would the change trains of 24 mins doable, with the walking distance, passport control, check-in process? How about delayed trains, how often is it happened for Eurostar London-Bruxelles?
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