I am planning to visit Paris at the end of May via the Eurostar from London. Right now, the price for a non-flexible standard seat (roundtrip) is $154.00 If I wait until March to book, is it likely that the price will increase? Or that the times I want to travel will be unavailable?
Also, is it a bad idea to wait until March to book a hotel? I%26#39;m wondering how far in advance other people tend to book their trips so that I don%26#39;t book too late.
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We-family of four- traveled at a different time of year-end of December, return early January-but we booked our Eurostar ticket in August; we also booked our hotel in August.
If you%26#39;re sure your going to visit-i.e. already have airplane tickets-I%26#39;d book Eurostar now. It%26#39;s not likely to go down in price, and the lower priced tickets do sell out more quickly than other classes.
I%26#39;d also book your hotel now; you%26#39;ll get better selection, as I%26#39;m sure the tripadvisor top 25 probably are booked well in advance.
Paris is a magnificent city; I know you%26#39;ll have a wonderful trip.
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Prices on Eurostar do not go down, they go up. Buy now, for cheapest ticket try and travel on non peak days( tue,wed, and thur) and non rush hours. Play with site. That price is not too bad, and remember it is downtown to downtown so no paying for transport back and forth from airports.
Also, best budget hotels book early, most are smaller , less then 30 rooms , so they can fill easily. I am booking for July and serveral hotels I want are full for my dates,
On sites like these you can find out about nice small hotels with good locations etc, and good prices, but remember hundreds of people access this site( and similar forums) , so they find out about %26quot;hidden gems%26quot; also. Book now, most allow you to cancel if you do so well in advance so if you see something better you can cancel and rebook yet.
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If yopu have a fixed travel itineray in mind...then the sooner you books your EUROSTAR reservations the better. IF...you have any flexibility in your proposed travel itinerary, it can well %26#39;..pay..%26#39; you to %26#39;..tinker..%26#39; a bit with different days-of-travel and travel times, to find the very lowest available fares. Bear in mind that all deeply discounted, advance-purchase, fare categories will carry restrictions and penalties for changes.
As of today, you may pre-reserve Eurostar bookings for travel completed as of May 24th...so if your dates coincide with this advance purchase time frame...then today wouldn%26#39;t be too soon to make your reservations.
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