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The Eurostar is great and I've taken it quite a few times. But realistically, it is way too expensive right now to seriously compete with flying for most people. It is typically 2x-3x as expensive as flying from Heathrow/Gatwick to CDG, for example. That really adds up if you are traveling with multiple people. We really need more services and more competition.

There is a new operator offering a service, I think it starts in 2025.

> There is a train to europe and can get you there in ~60 mins.

...from London. Most of the country, and a large majority of the population, isn't in London.

And nor will those 60 minutes take you through all of Europe.

You seem overly focused on London.

> And nor will those 60 minutes take you through all of Europe.

Because mainland Europe is larger than the uk?

> You seem overly focused on London.

Not really. I live a long way from London and haven't been there for many years. I do, however, know how things work in this country.

Nitpick: you're already in Europe even before getting on that train.

But we know what you mean... :)