Booking Classes

Remember a full list of 9F fare basis codes can be viewed here.

 

BUSINESS PREMIER		STANDARD PREMIER
EUROSTAR	GDS	EUROSTAR	GDS
AF	J	HF	Z
		HT	I
		HW	G
		HZ	S
STANDARD
EUROSTAR	GDS	EUROSTAR	GDS
BF	Y	BR	K
BT	B	BW	N
BV	H	BX	Q
BZ	M	BY	V

 

Fully flexible fares are exchangeable and refundable up to 2 months after departure.

Fares and Pricing entries

Quote lowest available fare	FQBB/C9F
To rebook the lowest fare quoted	FQBBK
Quote lowest fare available with no penalties	FQBBPE00/C9F
Display only Eurostar fares	FDLONPAR10NOV/9F
Price and store fare (list is displayed if more than one)	FQAC9F
Fare quote entry for fully flexible fares	FQAC9F/PE00
If you need to force a fare into the booking	FQ@fare basis code
To force a fare when using more than one class	FQS1@fare basis code/S2@fare basis code
Direct sell entry (example is for J class London Brussels on 30 Jan on 9154 for 1 passenger)	09F9154J30JANQQSZYRNN1
Fare quote notes, specific penalties (if no penalties apply, a list of other options appears)	FQN then FN2/P16
Select fare if more than one displayed	FF1
Display route deal fares	FDLONPAR/9F-PRI-account:P
Fare quote for route deal fare	FQC9F-account:P
Display by cabin Business Premier	FDLONPAR20SEP-RT@C/9F
Display by cabin Standard	FDLONPAR20SEP-RT@ECON/9F

Class of service rebooking and short cut 'change' entries are now available to use for 9F. Please price using FQBB/C9F then FQBBK to rebook.  

Always check fare conditions and penalties

Important! How to choose a fare:

Follow the instructions below on how to book either fully flexible, semi flexible or non flexible fares. The GDS booking class does not necessarily reflect a particular ticket type. Don't forget to check fare notes for ticket conditions and class of travel.

Return journeys that require fares with different ticket conditions e.g. London-Paris fully flexible and Paris-London non-flexible must be booked as one ways in separate PNRs.

Please note that leisure RIT fares are not available on GDS.

Fully flexible fares

1	Business Premier is bookable in J class only
2	Fare quote using FQAC9F/PE00 and display the appropriate list of fares below
3	Business Premier example display St Pancras to Paris 01 J2FFLXRT 450.00 Select J2FFLXRT for a Business Premier fully flexible ticket.
4	Remember to check fare conditions and penalties. These fares are changeable and fully refundable before and up to two months after travel.

 

Semi-flexible fares

1	Decide on your on class of service. Use Z, I, and G for Standard Premier and use Y, H and B for Standard class
2	Fare quote using FQAC9F and display the appropriate list of fares below
3	Standard Premier - ZSFOW1, ISFOW1 and GSFOW1 Standard - YSFOW, BSFOW and HSFOW
4	Check fare conditions and penalties. Exchangeable before and after departure by paying the difference in price with the next available fare in the same or higher class of service that has the same fare conditions, plus a fixed fee of £22/€33.

Non flexible fares

1	Decide on your on class of service. Use Z, I, G and S for Standard Premier (where S is the lowest) and use B, H, M, K, N and Q for Standard class (where Q is the lowest)
2	Fare quote using FQAC9F and display the appropriate list of fares below
3	Standard Premier - ZNFOW1, INFOW1, GNFOW1 and SNFOW1 Standard -   BNFOW, HNFOW, MNFOW, KNFOW, NNFOW AND QNFOW
4	Check fare conditions and penalties in the usual manner. All these fares are non changeable and non refundable. Return fares have no minimum stays. Return fares can be combined, both class of service and booking class. E.g. - combine NNFRT and KNFRT if N class is not available in both directions.

Child, Senior and Youth fares

Child fares are available in Standard Premier and Standard classes (not in Business Premier). In order to price a single child the NN in the passenger type CNN must be replaced with the passenger age, and the system must be told that the child will be accompanied on the service by using the /ACC modifier FQ*C10/ACC/C9F
To quote adults and children in the same booking you can use the following entry, the example is for 2 adults a child of 7 and a child of 5:
FQP1-2.3*C07.4*C05

Senior fares are only available in Q class. Add *SRC to your entries in the normal way, e.g. FQ*SRC/C9F

Youth fares are only available in Q class. Add *YTH to your entries in the normal way, e.g. FQ*YTH/C9F

For full details of these fares, please click here

Please note:

Children between the ages of 4 and 11 years old inclusive qualify for a child fare.

A child under four years old does not need to be included on your booking and will not require a ticket to travel on the Eurostar. However, he or she will not be allocated a seat and will be required to sit on the lap of a parent or guardian.

If an allocated seat is required for a child under 4, when making the reservation you must state the child as being at least 4 years old, otherwise Galileo will only offer a Adult fare.