Eurostar - possible to Park and Ride?

[TheSconeOfStone]

Just back from holiday in France including a few nights near Paris for Disney. Bought annual passes so thinking about when and how to do next year. Did Dover-Calais route which was totally grim so wanting that. We'd also like to stay closer to Marne le Vallee as the 30 minutes each way to the camp site really added to our days at Disney and Paris.

Thinking about Eurostar but living in Devon can't face the hideous M3/M25 experience again. Is it possible to park anywhere in London for a few days with easy access to St Pancras?

If you drive to Ashford there's a big multi storey carpark there. No need to go into London, it would be M25, M26 and M20

Am i pointing out the glaringly obvious to suggest getting the train to london to catch the eurostar? Get a family railcard, it should make it cheaper.

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Janek the train would cost 3-4x the cost of driving for 4 of us. I keep checking prices as I'd like to take the kids to London but rail fares are too expensive, or I must miss the cheap fares all the time.

Toffeelatteplease I think I have come to that conclusion but again cost is a big factor as Exeter or Bristol more expensive than London. Just have to hope I can get holiday request agreed before flight prices go silly.

homebythesea thanks for that. If we can't get affordable flights we may do that but time the M3/M25 bits a bit better this time to avoid the traffic.

Boat from Plymouth or Portsmouth?

You would be going round the bottom bit of the M25 which is almost never as bad as the Western section.