London St. Pancras International to Milano Porta Garibaldi
Aug 16, 2016, 6:24 pm
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I am thinking of taking this itinerary on a Sunday next summer. Itinerary listed below:
Eurostar #9016
10:01 London St. Pancras Int’l
13:17 Paris Nord
Transfer 1 hour 10 minutes
TGV #9249
14:27 Paris Lyon
21:50 Milano Porta Garibaldi
Here are my questions:
1. Where is the best online portal to buy tickets? (I saw this itin on LOCO2)
2. Eurostar Standard class luggage storage space, any issue with one 22” roll-on-board and a backpack?
3. I am concern about the transfer time (1 hour 10 minutes) between Paris Nord and Paris Lyon. What is the best (least time) mode of transportation, taxi, uber or metro?
4. What if my Eurostar train was late, and can’t make it to the TGV, what happens to my ticket and onward journey? (one time I experienced a 3 hour delay between London and Paris Nord)
5. Arrival late at night at Milano PG, any security and personal safety concern?
Thank you in advance for your advice and suggestions.
PS: I enjoy riding trains, hence ruled out flying.
Eurostar #9016
10:01 London St. Pancras Int’l
13:17 Paris Nord
Transfer 1 hour 10 minutes
TGV #9249
14:27 Paris Lyon
21:50 Milano Porta Garibaldi
Here are my questions:
1. Where is the best online portal to buy tickets? (I saw this itin on LOCO2)
2. Eurostar Standard class luggage storage space, any issue with one 22” roll-on-board and a backpack?
3. I am concern about the transfer time (1 hour 10 minutes) between Paris Nord and Paris Lyon. What is the best (least time) mode of transportation, taxi, uber or metro?
4. What if my Eurostar train was late, and can’t make it to the TGV, what happens to my ticket and onward journey? (one time I experienced a 3 hour delay between London and Paris Nord)
5. Arrival late at night at Milano PG, any security and personal safety concern?
Thank you in advance for your advice and suggestions.
PS: I enjoy riding trains, hence ruled out flying.
1. As mentioned up-thread, I did purchase the tickets from LOCO2.
2. Luggage space (on Eurostar) was NOT a concern. Ample space on the train for luggage and bags.
3. Gare du Nord to Gare de Lyon transfer time was a major concern on my part. Being able to buy RER tickets while on board Eurostar was very helpful in saving time and hassle. Thanks to many good info here, and despite of that, navigating in the crowded stations and on/off RER-D was quite problematic. At Gare du Nord, people were pushing and shuffling getting on and off the RER train at the same time. Several women passengers were screaming!
Fortunately, we made it to Gare de Lyon with 25 minutes to spare. Our next rain left from Hall C.
4. Eurostar arrived Gare du Nord on time!
5. The train from Paris to Milan was delayed enroute (something about fallen tree on track within the Italy border), by more than 1 hour. At the Milan PG station, things looked quite safe and normal, except when outside looking for a taxi. Not one taxi was in the taxi line. Many cars however were parked at where the taxis normally would park. While I was trying to fire up my Uber app, one taxi pulled in. I immediately waved at the driver and scored.
Once again thanks for the help. Happy travel!