Eurostar

How to Book

ICE trains can be reserved through Elgar using the normal booking process. Both Eurostar and ICE legs must be included in the same booking.

Availability

Search availability from St Pancras (SPX or GBSPX) to Cologne (KOL or DEKOH), Aachen (AAC or DEBDY) or Frankfurt (FRA or DEFRM) . Use the availability entry for 'via Brussels'.

Availability from St Pancras to Cologne, showing only connections via Brussels

@A12DECSPXKOL/VBXS

The availability screen will show both Thalys and ICE trains. ICE trains are denoted by ES to the left of the screen followed by a train number prefixed 92. (Eurostar trains are also ES but prefixed 90 and 91). Thalys trains are denoted by TH and prefixed 94).

In the example below, the 2nd train listed is a bookable ICE service. The 4th train is a Thalys service and can be booked using point to point fares; see Thalys pages.

1 TGT RN 08:05 GBSPX AF60 AT60 AW50 HF50 HT40 HW40 HZ30 BF60 0
ES 9114 10:56 BEBMI BT60 BV60 BZ60 BR60 BW60 BX60 BY60
2 TGT RN 11:59 BEBMI AF40 AR40 BG-- AT20 AW-- AZ20 AX-- AY-- 1
ES 9215 14:15 DEKOH BF30 BT-- BV-- BZ-- BR30 BW-- BX-- BY--

3 TGT RN 10:00 GBSPX AF60 AT60 AW40 HF40 HT30 HW20 HZ10 BF60 2
ES 9120 13:03 BEBMI BT60 BV60 BZ60 BR60 BW60 BX60 BY60
4 TGH RN 13:25 BEBMI HF-A HT-A HW-A HZ-A BF10 BT10 BV10 BZ10 2
TH 9429 15:45 DEKOH BR10 BW10 BX10 BY10

Selling and seating

Sell both sectors using the same booking class on both Eurostar and ICE sectors. Booking classes are combinable but must be the same for the outward or return journeys e.g. BR for outbound Eurostar and ICE sectors and inbound BX.

Sell 2 spaces from BX class from line 3 on
Eurostar and from line 4 on ICE

@02BX3BX4

Seats must be allocated for all legs of the journey and are booked in the same way as for Eurostar.

Ticketing

Ticketing is the same as for Direct services and a ticket will be issued for each segment of the journey.

TODs are available from UK departure stations only.