Southampton to London to Paris

[sailing canary]

Why have all the hassle of getting to Heathrow, not to mention Heathrow itself when you can fly direct from Southampton to Paris?

[LondonTowner]

Sailing canary

 

That was exactly my comment as the first answer on this thread.

[DrivesLikeMario]

I'm afraid that's not correct. There are luggage racks for large suitcases near the entrance doors to the cars.

 

As I noted above, we did the reverse of the OP's planned trip, Paris to London (via Eurostar) to Southampton. We each had a large suitcase and a carryon.

 

Once again, the Man in Seat 61 has the info and photos:

 

http://www.seat61.com/London-to-Paris-by-train.htm#Luggage_on_Eurostar

If you can, go with the higher class of service on the Eurostar. It really was a nice experience. And, you do have to schlep your bags onboard the train yourself. There are luggage areas but there isn't a whole lot of room. We had 4 big bags (family of 4) and we managed to do it before the train took off. Don't be afraid to ask for help if you can't find your train track. It can be a bit confusing with all the trains coming and going (especially in France!).

[porridgeuk]

There are plenty of private hire cars near Southampton too, I can def recommend this one

07709957907

 

 

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[CruisinGirl777]

If you want a taste of what it's like, here is a short video:

 

 

And here is the return journey from Paris:

 

 

Excellent videos, thanks for sharing. He has also done a more recent one in 2017 so if one searches his videos that can be watched too.