Night Bus from London to Paris

I've discovered how easy and cheap it can be to hop across the channel from London to Paris.  The Eurostar (high-speed train) is great and takes just over 2 hours from St. Pancras station to Gare du Nord in Paris.  If you book 4 weeks or more in advance it can be reasonable, but can be rather pricey if you don't plan ahead.  

Flights can be reasonable too, but the best prices are for flights out of Luton, Stansted and Gatwick, to Charles de Gaulle airport.  This adds extra travel time and cost getting to and from these out-of-the-way airports.

But, for about 50 pounds round trip, you can take a Euroline night bus from the Victoria Bus Station in London to the International Bus Station Galliéni (metro station)  in Paris.  I took the 8pm London Tube bus from Oxford to the Victoria Bus Station.  My bus left London at 10:30pm and drove through the night arriving in Paris at 7am (8am Paris time) . The bus was clean and comfortable and on the way there I had two seats to myself so I could curl up tight and lie down.  I actually slept pretty well.

The bus on the way back was more crowded so there was no chance to stretch out. (The seats do recline). We  left Paris at 10:30pm arrived in London by 7am.  I was back in Oxford by 9am.  Suddenly Paris doesn't seem so far away. 

For more information about the Euroline bus to Paris: 

 http://www.eurolines.co.uk/offers/london-to-paris?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=bus%20london%20to%20paris&utm_campaign=France%20-%20Paris

The reason for my visit to Paris: 3 glorious days with my dear friend Julie

In Paris, calories don't count!  

Lunch!

  

Dessert my last night there!  Divine.