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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m planning 10 days in Paris and London. Originally was planning to fly into Paris and out of London.

Now I’m seeing I can fly for free if I stick to flying in and out of LHR.

Is flying into LHR and taking the Eurostar to Paris that same day really problematic?  It would save me thousands of dollars. [/quote]

It's very easy[/quote]

I’m not sure I’d say very easy but certainly doable. You’ll have to clear customs/immigration 3 times that day - enter UK, exit UK, enter EU - as well as get from Heathrow to St Pancras Station for Eurostar. It’ll be a very long day with a long transfer but it’s doable.

I’d consider flying from Heathrow on a separate ticket, just leave plenty of time.

Or keep watching for mileage tickets out of Paris (sounds like you are using miles). Taxes are way way cheaper out of Paris. [/quote]

I think they would only need to clear immigration twice as EU immigration is located in St Pancras before you bought the Eurostar.

The new EES scanning requirements are causing lots of issues and delays at European airports for travellers from outside the Schengen zone. Charles de Gaulle is apparently one of the worst. There are EES kiosks at St Pancras for the Eurostar. You might want to do a bit of online research into EES issues at different entry points. [/quote]

Yeah you'd enter EU at St Pancras but you still have to enter UK. If I recall, it's just one after another but the lines can be rough and that was before the EES. It'll be more than just a half day of travel - you're going to have to allow some time and also plan enough of a layover for flight delays.[/quote]

That should have said *exit* UK at St Pancras. And then enter EU at St Pancras too (nothing on the Paris side upon arrival). So your day would be:

Arrive LHR
Immigration and customs at LHR
Probably take Piccadilly line from LHR straight to St Pancras (1 hour)
Security at St Pancras
Exit UK at St Pancras
Enter EU at St Pancras
Eurostar (2.5 hours, 3.5 hours on the clock)
Arrive Gard du Nord
Eat croissants and baguettes

Realistically, assuming you land at LHR in the morning, I think you lose the day in further travel and get to Paris around dinner.[/quote]

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