Recent Traveler Reviews
Here is a selection of the most recent reviews of the Budget Independent Rail Tour to Paris by Eurostar submitted by actual travelers. Read what travelers liked, what they loved, and what they thought could be improved.
This was an excellent way to see Paris on your own if you only have one day there. The metro pass allows you to travel freely throughout the city, giving you the opportunity to see the highlights in one day. It is a busy day! The only two suggestions for improvement would be to have the tour operator be there earlier. The travellers were there on time, as required; however, the tour operator did not show up with the tickets and information until almost 45 minutes later. The other would be to provide a better map of Paris with more detailed information included. (Similar to what you would get if you took the hop on/hop off tour bus)
Reviewed by: Rita L, USA, May 2012
It was a pretty convenient way of traveling to and from Paris, and the free metro pass was a great help.
Reviewed by: Jennifer T, May 2012
Worth every penny I paid everything was well organized from London to Paris. The tourist guide was very nice really was a very enjoyable trip. We have done the same trip twice in less than a month.
Reviewed by: Majeed D, May 2012
Right on time. Excellent, smooth ride.
Reviewed by: Deborah P, April 2012
We got to the terminal at 6:25 am, the ticket said to arrive at 6:15, no later than 6:30. We went to terminal 5 and stood in the long line finally getting to the front to be told our tour guide wasn't there and we would have to call. Not having a phone in Europe, the man was nice enough to let us use his, but it went straight to voice mail. It is now after 6:30am, I am having a panic attack thinking I've spent almost $400 and I have no way of contacting a tour operator that no one seems to be able to find. Suddenly a woman shows up out of nowhere at 6:45am and hands out the tickets and passes and acts like it's no big deal that she is 30 minutes later than the time we were told to show up. It also would have been nice to be told ahead of time instead of that morning it would be a good idea to change money in London instead of Paris - when it is printed on the written instructions we were given 2 minutes prior to boarding (because our guide didn't bother showing up) we didn't know how hard it would be to fnd to a money changer once we got to Paris. That would be good information to publish ahead of time. Banks don't always change money, and money changers are sometimes difficult to find.
Reviewed by: Julie W, USA, April 2012
