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Prices start from just £99 return

Eurostar and TGV operate comfortable, high speed trains from the UK to key destinations all over Europe and offer a convenient and environmentally friendly alternative to flying.

With departures throughout the day from London and Ashford, travelling through Europe by train has never been faster or easier. Travelling times from London to Paris are only 2 hrs 35 minutes, and with easy connections at Lille, Paris and Marne La Vallee, regions like the Cote d’Azur, the Vendée or the Loire Valley are all within easy reach and very comparable to flying.

Why not combine car hire, bookable at most European mainline stations, with your holiday, for the ultimate ‘Rail Drive’ experience. What’s more some sites are just a taxi drive from stations, so you can dispense with a car altogether if you wish. With prices starting at just £99 pp* (*2007 price shown for guidance only) return, and a check in time of only 30 minutes, Rail-drive is great value, relaxing and a perfect way to begin your Keycamp holiday. Please note that Rail-drive Europe is a walk-on service, car hire or taxi transfer must be organised for your onward journey.

Route Map:

This map highlights the European rail stations Keycamp customers can choose to travel to their campsite. All of these stations are either served direct from the UK, or require only one change in either Lille or Paris.

Eurostar - London and Ashford to the continent in style

Enjoy Eurostar high-speed travel to France. Take the Eurostar from London Waterloo or Ashford International to Paris, Lille, Marne la Vallee (Disneyland Resort Paris) and Avignon. Connect with the TGV, Elipsos, Artesia and other SNCF services for onward travel throughout France and the rest of Europe.

Timetable:

Eurostar trains are frequent, fast and a much more comfortable way for your customer to reach their destination. The following timetable highlights the frequency of services between the UK and France.

London Waterloo and Paris Gare du Nord - Up to 17 departures a day
London Waterloo and Lille Europe - Up to 9 departures a day
London Waterloo and Marne la Vallée Chessy (Disneyland) - 1 direct train per day
London Waterloo and Calais Fréthun - Up to 4 departures a day
Ashford International and and Paris Gare du Nord - Up to 7 departures a day
Ashford International and Lille Europe - Up to 5 departures a day
Ashford International and Marne la Vallée Chessy (Disneyland) - 1 direct train per day in each direction. Ashford International and Calais Fréthun - Up to 3 departures a day

T.G.V. - Train a Grande Vitesse - one of the best rail networks in the world

After your customer has arrived at either Lille Europe or Paris, they can reach almost any part of France on the TGV Network. The TGV Network has been built over the last 30 years with a vision to offer European rail travellers the best rail travel experience anywhere in the world. Compare this to UK train travel: High Speed - at up to 350km per hour, competes with airlines, prices - London through to the Côte d'Azur can be as little as £150 return. Under 26s and children travel for even less, comfort - no standing with TGV, there are spacious seats guaranteed to every passenger. Families can even book family seats together where the aisle seats are folded up to give the children a play space, connections - the TGV network has been designed to run concurrently with other services.

By using the Eurostar service into Lille or Paris and connecting with the TGV Network, you can reach any of the following stations in comfort which are situated perfectly for Keycamp campsites:

Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 – TGV
Gare Aix-en-Provence TGV
Gare d'Avignon TGV

Gare de Biarritz
Gare de Bordeaux
Gare de Bourg-en-Bresse
Gare de Bourg-Saint-Maurice

Gare de Cannes
Gare de Carcassonne
Gare de Chambéry
Champagne-Ardenne TGV

Gare de Dax
Gare de Dijon-Ville

Gare de l'Est

Futuroscope

Lille-Europe

Gare de Lorraine TGV
Gare de Lyon

Marne-la-Vallée – Chessy
Massy-TGV
Gare de Meuse TGV
Gare Montparnasse
Gare de Montpellier

Gare de Nantes
Gare de Narbonne
Gare de Nice

Lyon Part-Dieu
Gare de Perpignan
Lyon-Perrache
Gare de Poitiers

Gare de Quimper

Gare de Rennes
Gare de La Rochelle

Marseille-Saint-Charles
Lyon Saint-Exupéry
Gare de Saint-Raphaël
Gare de Saumur

Gare de Toulon
Gare de Tours

Valence -TGV
Gare de Vannes

Corail Teoz - luxury long distance trains

Corail Téoz is ideal for Keycamp customers heading towards the Dordogne region of France. With a quick cross channel Eurostar journey into Paris, customers can make a quick connection on to the Corail Téoz service and be at their campsite within a matter of a few hours. Corail Téoz was launched by SNCF as the existing Corail trains were replaced and modernised. New on-board services have been designed and implemented to ensure travellers’ comfort.

Corail Lunea - Long distance overnight travel

With its new midnight-blue colours, home comforts like carpets and duvets, and attractive prices, Corail Lunéa has reinvented the night train on the Paris-Ventimiglia, on the Paris-Hendaye and on the Paris-Toulouse lines.

Corail Lunéa Routes:

Paris > Toulouse, Briancon, Irun et Tarbes, Bourg St Maurice, port-Bou, St Gervais
Strasbourg > Vintimille
Metz > port Bou
Luxembourg / Metz / Reims > Nice
Strasbourg > port Bou
Bordeaux > Nice
Hendaye > Geneve
Lille > Vintimille
Cerbere > Nice
Paris > Nice / Vintimille
Paris > Luchon / Carmaux / Rodez

Corail also serves Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland and Spain.

Elipsos (to Spain) - long distance overnight travel

Trainhotel Elipsos overnight trains operate daily between 5 of Europe's major cities, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Zurich and Milan, combining the advantages of train travel with the comforts of a hotel. Enjoy a delicious meal in the restaurant car, before settling down for the night in your own sleeping compartment and then wake up refreshed the next day in your destination. Take a Virtual Tour of the Elipsos Train (courtesy of Elipsos.com) and see for yourself the comfort of travelling Elipsos.

Routes:

Elipsos routes are as follows and overnight services operate in both directions:

Francisco de Goya: Paris/Les Aubrais Orléans/Blois/Poitiers > Vitoria > Burgos > Valladolid > Madrid Chamartin
Joan Miro: Paris/Les Aubrais Orléans/Limoges > Figueres > Girona > Barcelona França
Pau Casals: Barcelona França/Girona/Figueres > Perpignan > Geneva > Lausanne > Fribourg > Bern > Zurich
Salvador Dali: Barcelona França/Bardonecchia/Girona/Figueres > Perpignan > Turin > Milan Central

Artesia (to Italy) - Long distance day and overnight travel

Experience the wonders of Italy by taking the Artesia high speed train from Paris or Lyon to Turin and Milan. Sit back and enjoy the view as you whisk through the changing countryside on your way to one of the most beautiful and passionate countries in Europe. Alternatively, why not take the Artesia overnight train from Paris to a number of Italian destinations? With trains to Rome, Florence, Milan and Venice, Artesia overnight trains assure you a relaxing and restful journey to your chosen destination. There are accommodation options for every budget ranging from 6 berth couchettes to the luxury of single and double sleepers.

Routes:

Day Services (TGV)
Paris to Turin = 5 hours 20 minutes
Paris to Milan = 6 hours 40 minutes
Lyon to Turin = 3 hours 35 minutes
Lyon to Milan = 4 hours 55 minutes

Other stations served by Artesia Day Services: Modane, Bardonecchia, Oulx, Vercelli and Novara .

Overnight Services
Paris to Rome
Paris to Venice
Paris to Milan
Paris to Florence

Other stations served by Artesia Overnight Services: Piacenza, Parma, Bologna, Turin, Novara, Brescia, Verona, Vicenza and Padova.