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?

Definitely pre book assistance on Eurostar if you are going to require it. They used to be excellent but it's a much more variable picture these days.

I agree with the people suggesting you take your normal train into Marylebone and taxi from there. Also, at least get the car seats from the hire car firm rather than carrying your own.

Thanks all. I am looking at hiring car seats but they seem to be approx £80 per car seat (so over £200). We have folding travel car seats so these are smaller than most.

I will obviously pack as light as possible and the 3 suitcases is a max we will take. And less if possible. May use 2 suitcases with my holdall which attaches to the handle to my suitcase.

I didn't want to drive for a few reasons firstly the over 7 hour drive. Also my dh is a train nerd and has never actually been on the eurostar.

Thanks for the suggestions on assistance at St Pancras but I honestly don't think it will be needed. My twins are fine at walking and we have negotiated airport terminals without issues. To include ones where you need to walk miles from baggage reclaim to collect hire cars (with a lot more luggage than we will be taking) and 3 tired children after long haul flights. Our stroller even though it's a double folds to be carried over the shoulder like a shoulder bag and is very lightweight.

@DappledThings I live in the SE and it has been crappy for most of the autumn and winter.

@Donimo

"Our double stroller folds really small
• Stroller is needed for the twins they won't walk through busy places and would just want to be carried through stations/London."

But then you say they are good at walking ? And with chronic diarrhoea? Sorry but it sounds like an endurance test . 😬

They are great at walking once they are in a location. Sorry if this doesn't make sense but they have no mobility issues and will be almost 3 by the time of our trip. However they are nervous when they first go to a place. So when they first get off the train and into busy London streets they will be a little anxious. They have never been to a city and we live in a rural location. But when we need to walk through security and fold up pushchair they won't need it then. And would wait holding the 6 year olds hands whilst my dh sort the luggage.

For example when we went to the airport they were initially reluctant to walk as the drop off was busy. But after a few mins of queuing at check in they were fine. And walked round all of the terminal to include getting through Heathrow terminal 5 at peak time.

I also don't want the risk of them being unrestrained in the street. But through the station terminal they will be fine

@Donimo I think people have tried to tell you that this plan is quite impractical. The Eurostar is not anything like a plane or a UK train and the station is very very busy. You'll need to help your children climb in to the train and at boarding everyone is jostling to get on and off. There are big travelators which people walk up and down. There is limited luggage space and you will struggle to find room for 3 cases and a buggy. Please cut down luggage or at least move to rucksacks for the majority of your stuff. Aside from this make sure you don't have to change at Lille as that particular station has very narrow platforms with a high climb up.

Not in Kent it hasn't. And I go to St Pancras once a week where I have needed a raincoat maybe 3 times since the end of the summer.

It's grey a lot, a few days of heavy rain here and there but hardly ever constant throughout the day.

I've walked the dog in the rain twice altogether this year. There's been loads of gaps in it. So the chances of OP being caught in heavy rain in the 10 minutes she's outside are pretty low.

Estimated for an uber is £35 might be more ias there are more of you. If you register for Uber now you can get your card on there. I have recently become disabled and I find theM fantastic. They find where you are you just tap in where to go. Then you get a range of prices. Simple as pie

@Donimo you can definitely get gluten free and dairy free in supermarkets in Brussels. You probably can in other places in Belgium too but I guess it depends on how rural you are. Big supermarkets and health food shops will definitely have what you need. Might be better to get the food there once you've got a hire if that helps cut down on the luggage.

It's grey a lot, a few days of heavy rain here and there but hardly ever constant throughout the day.

I live in Kent too, and yes, this is what it has been like.

And yes, if you physically can walk, that is the best way to get from Euston to St P. I've done it with a wheely suitcase myself. BL courtyard, as I said, cuts off a corner and gets you away from the busy Euston road.

(I have leaned about the back route from this thread. I thought there probably was a way round the back, but didn't want to attempt it for the first time when I had a train to catch.)

@Rictasmorticia I can't imagine an Uber from Marylebone to St P will be £35.
I paid not much more from Zone 3 (almost 4) Southeast London to Marylebone just last week.
Edit : I checked my Uber app. Marylebone to St P is currently £14.99.

They do vary greatly in price. They take account of current traffic conditions. They also charge more for more people. I expect a larger car will be required. It is really worth checking on the day.

Sorry that was from my home I did not realise it had defaulted to my address. You are right.seems a no brainer to use uber. Considering how often I use them I should have realised, put it down to post Christmas brain freeze.

I think, if it’s the one I’m picturing, that the back route requires you to go down quite a steep and long flight of outdoor steps to get off the Euston apron, so not very practical with a buggy and luggage.

@NeddieSeagoonsSteamPoweredTelephone no there's a slope out of Euston.
Euston in general is a horrible station though.

Euston in general is a horrible station though.

Yes, I'm familiar with most of the London termini and Euston is my least favourite. Don't like the Euston Road, either.

@MissRoseDurward I think Euston is everyone's "least favourite" London terminal 😂😂😂.
Poor Euston!

Yes, I agree! Euston is horrible, no matter how much tarting up it receives. I’m lucky that’s where I live now I arrive at Paddington, and if I need that bit of town I get the tube to Euston Square and walk.

Walk. It’s a fast 10 minutes but you should allow 30 minutes. And try not to take up all of the pavement don’t walk abreast! You and your DH should walk single file. It’s quite a crowded area with narrow pavements and a lot of tourists and suitcases.

To get a bit more space cut through the forecourt of the British library via the side entrance and enter St Pancras by its side entrance - where the taxi rank is.

Eh? Trains to and from The West Midlands go into Euston.

Not all of them! Moor street or Stratford to Marylebone

Why can't you get a taxi? I don't understand people who spend on a holiday then hesitate about getting a taxi home

I would happily pay for a taxi. If you read my OP it asks the question on whether we would all 5 fit plus luggage. Plus there is the issue of car seats when I have 3 young children too! Also from PPs it seems they maybe reluctant to take us such a short distance.

My other post also says I will probably try my dh and dd taking the luggage in the taxi and I'll walk with the youngest 2.

Because it's such a short distance it will be more hassle getting a taxi than walking.

And it's nothing to do with getting home.

Seriously, @Donimo - just drive. 7 hours driving is way less hassle than what you are contemplating.

Your husband can get his train nerd kicks on another occasion. In any event, taking the Eurostar is actually quite boring.

Because it's just round the corner.