Getting from Euston Station to St Pancras with pushchair and luggage

[Donimo]

My family are travelling on the eurostar for a holiday. This will include myself, dh, 6 year old and almost 3 year old twins. We will get the train from the midlands to London and the nearest station to St Pancras we can arrive at is Euston (correct me please of I am wrong here).

I am thinking of taking the double stroller mainly to keep the twins strapped in whilst traveling through London but will also be useful whilst on holiday. So we will most likely have 3 suitcase, a double pushchair (with toddlers strapped in) a couple of rucksacks and a 6 year old.

I am trying to decide on the best way to get from Euston to St Pancras. I believe to get to Euston underground involves escalators which won't be easy. So thinking of walking but how easy will this be through London streets on a Saturday morning with the luggage? Or taxi but would we all fit with the luggage? Any other suggestions?

Rent child car seats in Brussels from your car hire firm or Babonbo. They will deliver/ pick up.

It's on the same road, not that far at all. A taxi may be easier, or if you don't fit in a single cab, walk with the double buggy and the other adult takes the luggage and 6 year old in the cab,

But when mine were little I opted for one large wheeled case, one large backpack, one adult daypack and each child had a child day pack (two hooked on double buggy) we actually backpacked like this for weeks at a time for holidays.

Is there any intermediate stop on the route to change and go directly into St Pancras - Luton or Stevenage perhaps?

It sounds to me as though you’d be better off driving your own car for the whole journey, if you’re ultimately going to drive from Brussels anyway - it’s so simple on the Eurotunnel and you’d be able to take everything you need instead of faffing with way too much luggage on passenger trains and getting in a mess. The drive will be easy on the other side and the whole thing will be much better for the children too. There are plenty of really good motorway stopping places, and you will be able to take the food and everything else you need rather than risking it.

Why would you even considering walking? It will likely be pissing rain as it has been for the last 5 months? 🤷‍♀️

It’s an easy 10 minute walk…by the time you’ve arsed around getting in a taxi , you will have walked there

Because as multiple people have pointed out it's the easiest option. Tube requires getting up and down to platforms and walking for literally longer once you've been up and down.

Bus means finding the stop, negotiating tons of luggage and space for about 3 minutes on the bus.

Taxi is an option but an expensive one and still means having to get all that luggage on, fold the buggy etc.

It hasn't rained much at all in the SE recently. Not for long bursts.

Because it's the easiest way to get there.

Because having done that trip quite a few times, it’s the easiest way to go from one to the other. Esp with 3 young dcs, a double pushchair and that many suitcases.

Arrgh @Donimo what a lot you have to deal with there! I agree would it be better to drive the whole thing? I am guessing your Eurostar is already booked tho.

Agree tho, surely a washing machine is a must for your holiday accomm? Is there any way of amending that (and yy hiring car seats) to ease the luggage burden? I honestly don't see how you will get from any A to any other B with three suitcases and a double buggy – even if the 6yo holds the buggy, you are a hand short, surely?

Go out to the Euston Road, turn left, keep walking past the British Library, and you're there.

Or cut diagonally across the BL courtyard, go left along Midland Road past the Crick Institute, and into the rear entrance of St P. Gets you away from the crowds and traffic on the Euston Road.

Not any more. It’s at the front of the station.

Honestly, I would do your usual route to Marylebone and then a black cab will be happy to take you to St Pancras- they would be very unhappy to do Euston to St Pancras but the slightly longer journey will be fine. And Marylebone is much easier to navigate than Euston too. Have a wonderful trip and hope your twins get better soon xxx

@Donimo it sounds horrendous with the extra information you’ve given. Do you have your own transport - have you considered driving and ferry or driving and Le Shuttle? At least you can leave a lot in the car then?

Euston is extremely close to st Pancras , less than 10 minutes. So walking is definitely the best way to get there. It is a straight line and doable with a double buggy

Oh! They haven't updated the signage then! 😟 thanks for correcting!

No problem. It is to do with HS2 work.

Sorry if this has already been suggested. I have not read the whole thread, but only ops replies.

In your position, I have previously driven to Luton Airport Parkway as the trains go directly to St Pancras. It was extra driving, but worth not faffing around trying to get kids and luggage up Euston Road.

The trains into London were quite a lot cheaper and more flexible on the Thames link from Luton than the Avanti trains from the midlands , so that was a small win

I cross posted earlier @Donimo but with the extra information you would be much easier just going on the shuttle with your own car or a hire from the UK. If you can change your Eurostar bookings I'd seriously consider it. I love travelling by Eurostar but I've seen many parents struggling with young children while boarding- other passengers are always helpful but essentially it's not a very pleasant experience for children who aren't able to walk independently. Even getting up and down the escalator would be stressful and then going through customs you need to be able to put all your luggage through the scanner probably including the buggy. The departure lounge is incredibly crammed and people do push while getting on.

@Donimo : with your update, I would suggest travelling from Warwick Parkway as you usually do and then taking a taxi from Marylebone (there is a black cab rank right out front) to the Eurostar termjnal

Its only about 10 min in a car so wouldn’t be pricey & this way you have minimal stairs etc to navigate (we have done it this way with elderly/less mobile parents

think the suggestion to rent baby equipment in Brussels is a really good one

@Donimo I agree if you can still go to Marylebone.
Marylebone is a small calm station with taxis right out the front.
Euston is horrible chaos inside and out.

I know all of the train lines/stations involved here.
I think your easiest option is to stick with Warwick Parkway to Marylebone. You can book "assistance" through Chiltern - explain the children's health problems and they will help you on and off the train. The trains all have a disabled area with extra space. They have a little buggy to take you from the train and through Marylebone station. But you do need to pre-arrange this assistance, it's not available on demand on the day.
Get in a black can directly outside Marylebone and be taken to St Pancras.
If you have a helpful and willing friend or relative, pay the extra £35 to cover their train fare to travel with you from Warwick to St Pancras.

I travel this route often and I would agree with this.

wrt assistance – we travelled on Eurostar in the summer – it was very busy bc of the Olympics (reason for our journey too!) – and my DD was using crutches for a mobility issue – the staff at St P were excellent, saw her issue and whisked us through without loads of walking and queueing; so it might be worth flagging your DCs’ health issues to Eurostar and see if you can get similar assistance ad it might smooth the way (and would be more than reasonable – obvs it's not about mobility for your DC but it is a health issue)?

Edited to add: we hadn’t asked in advance for support as it didn’t occur to me but of course if you could it would be better I imagine.

I went on the Eurostar recently from St Pancras and it was really really busy . With that in mind I'd say treat yourself to a cab