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Press Release: Swap your air miles for train smiles

Thursday 17th July 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Lengthy transfers to out of town airports, 2 hour check-in times, limited scenery – sound familiar? Why not make the journey part of the holiday with 30 minute check-in times, ever-changing scenery and seamless travel straight from central London to the heart of the destination.

You don’t have to fly to explore more of Europe! Here are 3 city breaks less than 6 hours by train from London so you can leave the airport stress behind:

Take the train to Amsterdam and cruise down the canals, admire Flemish masters and relax in Vondelpark in 5 hours and 30 minutes - just over 1 hour longer than it takes to fly.

No need to spend time cooking when you can take the train to gastronomic Lyon in 5 hours and 20 minutes. Allowing plenty of time to work your way around the restaurants of the Lyon’s lovely Old Town -  and only 40 minutes longer than flying.

Swap the River Thames for the River Rhine and Cologne’s gothic spires in just 5 hours – that’s only 40 minutes longer than it takes to fly. Stock up on chocolate from the city’s fabulous Chocolate Museum and make the most of the bigger luggage allowance too.

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Notes to Editor:

All of the train times quoted include connection times and 30 minute check-in times.

All of the flight times quoted include transfer times and 2 hour check-in times.

Visit Amsterdam from £249 per person for a 2 night break including accommodation and return train travel. For further dates and prices please see www.railbookers.com   Eurostar trains run from London St Pancras International or Ebbsfleet International to Brussels Gare du Midi (Zuid Station). Eurostar runs from London St Pancras International to Brussels in approximately 1 hour 51 minutes. Change trains at Brussels Gare du Midi and connect onto the hourly Benelux train for the 2 hour 45 minute journey to Amsterdam.

Flight time quoted based on: First Capital Connect trains run from London to Gatwick airport in approximately 45 minutes. Check-in times are 2 hours before the flight departs. The flight time from London Gatwick to Amsterdam Schiphol is 1 hour 20 mins. Trains from Amsterdam Schiphol to Amsterdam Central take 20 minutes.

Visit Lyon from £229 per person for a 2 night break including accommodation and return train travel. For further dates and prices please see www.railbookers.com   Eurostar trains run from London St Pancras International, Ebbsfleet International or Ashford International to Lille Europe or Paris Gare du Nord. Eurostar runs from London St Pancras International to Lille in approximately 1 hour 20 minutes.  Via Lille there are 10 TGV trains a day. The journey to Lyon takes 3 hours.

Flight time quoted based on: Heathrow Express trains run from London to Heathrow airport in approximately 15 minutes. Check-in times are 2 hours before the flight departs. The flight time from London Heathrow to Lyon St Exupery is 1 hour 35 mins. The shuttle bus from Lyon St Exupery to Lyon Perrache Gare takes 50 minutes.

Visit Cologne from £199 per person for a 2 night break including accommodation and return train travel. For further dates and prices please see www.railbookers.com   Eurostar trains run from London St Pancras International or Ebbsfleet International to Brussels Gare du Midi (Zuid Station).
Eurostar runs from London St Pancras International to Brussels in approximately 1 hour 51 minutes. Change at Brussels Gare du Midi for an onwards train through to Cologne. The journey time is approximately 2 hours 20 minutes.

Flight time quoted based on: First Capital Connect trains run from London to Gatwick airport in approximately 45 minutes. Check-in times are 2 hours before the flight departs. The flight time from London Gatwick to Cologne Bonn Airport is 1 hour 20 minutes. The train from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cologne station takes 15 minutes.

Railbookers:

Railbookers tailor-makes short breaks and holidays to Europe by Eurostar and rail, including handpicked quality hotels.

 

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