French Champagne region - Reims

Perfect for a spring break, at the heart of the Champagne region lies elegant Reims - city of coronations and fizz. Sit out in one of the cobbled piazzas and take in the spring sunshine with a glass or two of bubbly and gaze up at the soaring Gothic cathedral, or explore the warren of chalky wine cellars under your feet.

With an afternoon to spare, explore the landscape of rolling vineyards dotted with Romanesque churches on the champagne trail and venture out 30km away to the champagne capital Epernay.

For more information on Reims, including an events calendar and great Eurostar tips, click here.

How to get there

For a speedy and relaxing journey, Eurostar and the new high-speed TGV Est connection can whisk your client to Reims in just over 3 and a half hours from London. Paris connections leave from Gare de l’Est, a 10-minute walk or short taxi ride from Gare du Nord, where the Eurostar arrives.

Example journey times
Dep London St Pancras 07.30
Arr Paris Gare du Nord 10.56
Dep Paris Gare de l'Est 11.27
Arr Reims 12.12

For booking details, see How to Book below.

Amsterdam

Take a trip in late Spring to see Amsterdam's Holland Festival, the biggest arts event in the Dutch calendar, filling venues throughout Amsterdam for more than 3 weeks, and kicking off on 31 May. Or simply explore this amazing city of surreal contrasts where Old Masters and Van Goghs vie with erotica, cosy eetcafés compete with designer bars, and gabled 17th-century palaces sit calmly amid a maelstrom of cyclists.

With time to spare, take in the delights of spring and explore the Noord-Holland region’s iconic tulip fields, medieval castles and windmills.

For more information on Amsterdam, including an events calendar and great Eurostar tips, click here.

How to get there

Connect with Eurostar in Brussels Midi and simply change platforms for a local Amsterdam service. Journey time is 5 hours.

Example journey times
Dep London St Pancras 08.05
Arr Brussels Midi 10.56
Dep Brussels Midi 11.25
Arr Amsterdam 14.06

How to Book

Fares to Amsterdam and Reims are a snip. Seat only prices start from £69 to Amsterdam and £79 to Reims, costing only slightly more than journeys to Paris and Brussels, with great rates too if you are booking RIT. For more information on seat only prices, see Fares.

If you book on Elgar, through fares to Reims, Amsterdam and over 100 other Connections destinations can be booked in your system. For a step-by-step booking guide, please click on the appropriate link.
For Galileo or Elgar Direct, click here.
For Amadeus, click here.
For Sabre, click here.
For Worldspan, click here.

If you do not have access to Elgar, and would like to book to Reims, Amsterdam or one of our Connections destinations, please call Continental Trade on 08705 553 366.