A day trip to London from Paris does NOT need to be stressful. Here’s what to expect. Want more recommendations for Paris? Get access to my guide to Paris at https://parisinmypocket.com/ and help me make better videos at http://patreon.com/jayswanson 🥳
Check out the acting school and show a little support for Waterloo’s Paradise here https://www.instagram.com/actin_theatre/
Subscribe to my bi-monthly newsletter here: https://jayswanson.me/newsletter
Get a copy of my book on how I got to Paris here: https://amzn.to/3LoYuDi
My gear list on Amazon (affiliate link fyi): http://bit.ly/JaysGearList
00:00 Intro
00:23 Part 1: Getting Out of Paris
05:10 Part 2: Enjoying London
09:19 Part 3: Getting Back to Paris
Doggie Shop: Bow Wow London 🐶
Follow me here:
https://instagram.com/jayswanson
https://tiktok.com/@jay.swanson
Tweets by jayonaboat
https://bio.site/jayswanson
My name is Jay Swanson – I’m an American writer living in Paris on an artist visa. Paris (yes the one in France) has been my home for years now and I have every intention of staying here for as long as they’ll have me. I write science-fiction and fantasy, vlogged daily for 3+ years, and love pizza a little too much. Now I make videos about visiting Paris, traveling in Europe, and try to share what I’ve learned along the way. I hope you enjoyed what you found.
Links are affiliate links where they can be – meaning if you click through them and buy something, I’ll get some pennies. Thanks! (The FTC wants me to tell you that up front)
Can you travel to London from Paris by train? Can you do London in a day? What can you even see in London if you visit on the Eurostar from Paris? Yes, yes, and a lot! I love London and am getting up there more often from Paris by Eurostar – the train between France and the UK is quick and usually painless. If you’re itching to do a day trip to London from Paris, I’d recommend it.
Patron Producer: C S Donaldson
Edited by: Paulo Pales
Music by: Dyalla & David Cutter
47 Comments
Want more helpful hints for your time in Paris? Grab my guide to Paris at https://parisinmypocket.com which has all my recommendations, tips, and tricks in one spot.
Awww, a present for Cooper! ❤
It's 'ecs-ski' like exquis 🫠😅
Happy Birthday Cooper!!!
Hi Jay , Help!! Is getting out of Gare du Nord pretty easy to do at night? We are planning to take the Metro to our hotel after a day in London. Thanks for the info. Happy Birthday Cooper 🎊 🎉
Awww…Happy Birthday Cooper! Loved this post. Fun to do a day trip to London….thanks for taking us along.
It’s St Paul’s , not Peter
did he say st. Peters cathedral?? :') also being a londoner I am impressed you managed to do all the tourist sites in one day
I LOVE THE ENDING! Had fun editing this one, Jay! ☺
Coooooooop🎉❤
Ha ha, I was just about to comment on yet another American calling a sea an ocean.
I bet you say buildings are being “constructed” when they are undergoing renovations / repair or reconstruction too. 😜
On my first visit to Paris in summer of 2015 my day trip to London ended up being overnight due to tyres being lit on fire at Calais with lots of trains cancelled, this taught me a lot about having back up plans for such things. I also met some lovely people in the queue at St Pancras. Great story thanks
Beavertown are now sadly, the property of Heineken.
Beaverton was owned by Robert Palmer's son of led zeppelin… He sold a share of it to Heineken over 6 + years ago, then sold more of the share some time later … Beaverton use to be a good brewery and brought out lots of good brews ,sadly not now and the recipe has changed of neck oil for sure
I loved this I just need to say how brave you are for just leaving your camera on the ground and turning around for even a second 😅
Great vlog, high quality editing/storytelling
Best ending ever.
Eurostar has some getaway deals incl. Hotel that if you are going to either London or Paris for 10 days make sense to spend 3 nights in the other. We did London to Paris and participating museums incl. D'Orssy & Orangerie were 50% off when you show your Eurostar ticket. If you plan in advance, the Eurostar makes it an easy way to see the 2 best cities in the world at once!
I don't have kids and like to say London is my vibrant boy and Paris is my beautiful girl. You can't force me to pick a favorite child!
P.S. Happy birthday Cooper. What a cute jacket!🎉
I'm surprised you did not like the cafe in the crypt. The visuals alone are worth it. One of the best fryups I've had was there. Also, did you miss the lineup of the phone booths head 10 downing?
really need a video on how you set up your camera for these shots 😆
Liked❤
😅😅
I’ve done it and it was tough but still enjoyed the experience. Probably shouldn’t taken Easy Jet to start. 😂
Hah, funny: I just looked up how much a train ticket from Germany to London is. Thanks for the video. And Beavertown got bought by Heineken.
Eurostar definitely needs effective competition. It’s been nearly 30 years since Paris – London services started and they’ve had a monopoly for far too long. Far too expensive unless one books well in advance on offers, too much queuing, and the departure lounges at Gare du Nord and St Pancras do not have enough seats and get packed at peak times. Better than flying? Possibly and one does at least go city centre to city centre. Plus they need to re-open Ebbsfleet and Ashford to take the pressure off St Pancras.
For the longest time I was like "Wow, this guy talks fast." This I realized I've had my video set by default to 1.5x 😅
Enjoyed my first Eurostar trip just last month, much more relaxing than flying. Just one point I’d like to make, arrived at Gare du Nord from Gare de Lyon and there was no obvious signage for Eurostar, asked two different staff members who did the “Galic shrug”. Then yes that “am I in the right lane” queuing up 🤷🏻♀️. At St Pancras you cannot fault the signage for Eurostar, it’s almost as if it’s the station’s raison d’etre 😉. How cute is Cooper 😍. Very entertaining travel vlog, thank you 👏
St PETER's Cathedral???
Love the Business Premier Class, compfy lounge, munchies, beverages…definitely book in advance, it's a far, far better thing…
I could do a stress-full guide to Paris->London involving rushing from another party past the odd types around Bercy to the bus station at 11pm to make it cramped and aching in London at 7:30am. Plus sides is you get to see the sunrise over the cliffs of Dover on the ferry and you arrive at a perfect time for a breakfast.
no cooper 🥺 13:14 🤣
I took the train from London to Paris. It was great and so easy. I let from St. Pancras to Gare du Nord
british flag its only called union jack when flying on a ship
The ending! 🙂 I'm trying to decide if I go just to Paris and take a long day trip to London, or if I'll leave Paris and stay a few days in London and leave for home from there. Never been to either. I think after watching this video, I'll take at least a couple of days for visiting London. Thanks for the insights.
My heart. I hope he loved his gift. 😊
Paris to London should never be considered a day trip.
Yes good question, why is it that the French have difficulty getting into a line and understanding first come first served? Great finish to your video! Happy Birthday to your furry friend🙂
How fun and interesting! 🎉🥳
Quelle grande bénédiction !
Great video! I did something similar pre-pandemic.
Do you have any suggestions for the oppositie? I'll be in London the last week of December and am considering a day trip to Paris. Any noteworthy Christmas markets?
Excellent video!
This was a cool and fun video. Thanks!
Your friend is a special guy. 😉 Very sweet.
I LOOOOVE London. I'd try a day trip, maybe, but I'd just pack patience and minimize my expectations. Its not going to be an in depth trip – either in London or Paris for a day – but more of a snapshot for another, longer visit.
Heck! Since my husband works for an airline, we fly to California for the day from Seattle. Its pretty much the same idea (but two hours in the airport each way, plus two hours each flight – thats eight hours of just travel – ugh). We usualy get about six hours in Downtown Disney or LA, San Francisco, etc. Ok to visit my husband's dad or go shopping. Last Friday, with a delayed flight and LA traffic, we saw the Space Shuttle Endeavor for an hour, had dinner at Universal City Walk and it was back to BUR to go home. That trip was a bit of a boondoggle. LOL!! But hey! Its an ADVENTURE!!!
BTW – Its St. PAUL'S, not St. Peter's.
9:15 What's the name of the shop🛍️🐶?
Hahaha, it's nót an ocean, but a sea, the Northsea! 😂
Love this