Fares, fees and conditions

Fares for kids

Why not take the whole family to Europe on Eurostar? Fares for kids aged 4 to 11 years old are approximately 30% cheaper in Standard and Standard Premier.

Kids under 4 can travel for free, provided they can sit on an adult's lap. Find out more on our family travel page.

Flexible tickets

We understand that plans change and life can be unpredictable – that’s why our customers love our flexible fares. You can exchange your Standard and Standard Premier tickets as many times as you want without paying an exchange fee up to 7 days before your scheduled departure time.

Where tickets are exchanged within 7 days of your scheduled journey:

• adult tickets will incur an exchange fee per person and per individual journey in Standard (£30) and in Standard Premier (£30)
• child tickets will not incur an exchange fee

Where tickets are exchanged for a higher priced ticket, customers will need to pay the difference. Where tickets are exchanged for a lower price ticket, the difference in price will not be refunded. Tickets are non-refundable.

Fare availability

Tickets go on sale up to 330 days before departure. We price the tickets on our trains based on demand and availability, with cheaper tickets often selling out the quickest.

Service fees

For Standard and Standard Premier bookings made over the phone or at the station, the service fee is £10 per transaction.

Business Premier travellers aren’t charged as the fee is included in the price of their ticket. Members of Carte Blanche - a level of our Club Eurostar rewards programme - aren’t charged either.

To avoid paying the service fee, just use eurostar.com or the Eurostar app to make and manage bookings.

Ticket gates and checks – closure times and fees

If you arrive after the ticket gates or checks close, we reserve the right to not allow you to board your train. If you’ve arrived before your train’s departure time, you can ask at the ticket office for a seat on the next available train. If there’s space, we’ll rebook your ticket and you’ll need to pay a £44 fee if you are travelling in Standard or Standard Premier class.

Find out when to arrive at the station.

Fares for kids

Children get special rates on our routes between Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Tickets for children aged between 4 and 11 years old are a single price of €15 in Standard, €25 in Comfort and €40 in Premium to each destination*.

Kids under 4 years of age travel for free without a ticket, provided they sit on your lap for the journey. If you’re travelling with more than one child under 4 or they’d prefer their own seat, child fare tickets (KID) are available for purchase. Find out more on our family travel page.

Standard and Comfort

Our Standard fare gets you a comfortable seat at an excellent price when you book in advance.

Our Comfort fare allows you a spacious seat with lots of legroom and a quiet carriage. Stretch out and enjoy faster wifi with more data than Standard.

• One-way fare available in Standard and Comfort.
• Subject to availability.
• You can make changes to your journey free of charge up to 7 days prior to departure. Changes less than 7 days before departure incur a fee of €15.
• Any price difference between the old and new tickets will apply.
• Your ticket is refundable up to 7 days prior to departure, non-refundable thereafter.
• The Kid fare is automatically adjusted to the chosen fare of the accompanying adult. The conditions for exchange and refund are thus the same as those of the accompanying adult.

Premium

Treat yourself to a luxurious experience with our Premium fare and enjoy our complete package of services. You’ll travel in a quiet, comfortable carriage and have total flexibility to change or cancel your ticket right up to the last minute.

• One-way fare available in Premium.
• Subject to availability.
• Fare exchangeable free of charge up until one hour after the departure time of your train stated on your ticket.
• Any price difference between the old and new tickets will apply.
• Fare refundable up until one hour after the departure time of your train stated on your ticket.
• The Kid fare is automatically adjusted to the chosen fare of the accompanying adult. The conditions for exchange and refund are thus the same as those of the accompanying adult.