Eurostar Discount Codes April 2026

1 Current Deal

Ongoing

Sees fares reduced to £40

If you're feeling spontaneous and love to travel, you might want to consider booking Eurostar's Snap . These are train fares 'reduced up to 50%' if you're willing to book a last-minute journey – the only catch is that you won't find out your train's departure time until at least 49 hours beforehand.

You can specify both a travel date and destination, but Eurostar will allocate you a train time based on unsold seats. When you book, you will see a day slot with mystery time but you can pick a time slot before or after 1pm if you're travelling from London or 2pm from any other station (excluding German stations).

It told us the number of Snap fares available will vary depending on how full the trains are as it aims to optimise seat capacity.

Warning: These fares are non-refundable, non-exchangeable, non-transferable, and non-cancellable – so if you cannot make the time Eurostar books your train for, you will not get your money back. Snap fares are a good way of getting cheap train tickets if you can be totally flexible and willing to travel at short notice. See full Ts&Cs.

Eurostar told us that bookings can be made two weeks in advance for travel to and from London, and up to eight days ahead for other routes. The latest you can book a Snap fare is the day before departure.

When we checked and compared fare prices to Paris for five day's time, the standard fare on Eurostar's website displayed a price of £97 as the lowest fare option. Comparatively, via Snap, this fare was £40, see image below.

Eurostar wouldn't tell us what the lowest possible discount would be as the exact saving varies depending on availability and demand at the time of booking. Ultimately, this is a bit of a 'no risk, no reward' travel hack as you won't be able to get your money back once you've booked. You'll need to weigh up if a cheap fare is worth a time you may not like to travel during, especially if you live further away from London and need to factor in getting to St Pancras station.

Return journey include:

Paris and Brussels
Paris and Amsterdam
Paris and Cologne
London and Brussels
London and Paris

Or you can travel one way between London and Amsterdam.

As ever with travel deals, the best way to make your money go further is to be flexible. Of course, it may incur more costs and be slightly more risky to book a hotel last-minute, so it's worth having a few options for accommodation to book in case there's no availability or researching a neighbourhood you'd like to stay in beforehand. That said, sometimes you can also bag hotels at a cheaper price if you book last-minute, so it's a bit of a luck game.

Alternatively, if you're lucky enough to stay have friends and family living at your chosen destination, this could be another safe bet to secure yourself somewhere to stay.

How to book:

Visit snap.eurostar.com to select a travel date and destination.
You can book up to four people, although there’s no guarantee you’ll all be seated together.
Eurostar then allocates the train times for the chosen date.
49 hours before departure, Eurostar will confirm the train details.

See our Cheap train tickets guide for more ways to save.

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Plus £5 off for TrainPal newbies - makes it £65 return

Eurostar has launched a sale with fares for £35 one-way, meaning you can get £70 return tickets to Paris, Lille, Brussels, Amsterdam and Rotterdam from London St Pancras International – the cheapest price for Eurostar fares direct.

The sale ends at 10.59pm on Monday 13 April, but it's best to do it ASAP as the cheapest fares often sell out fast.

The £35 one-way fares are for travel from Wednesday 22 April to Wednesday 8 July. Tickets depend on availability, and some dates are excluded – see 'More info' below.

Plus, we've a code to bag £5 off making it £65 for the cheapest return if you're a new TrainPal customer – or book via Uber and you'll get 3% credit back. Here are your booking options:

Option 1: Book via third-party booking site TrainPal to get £5 off

TrainPal offers tickets slightly cheaper than buying direct from Eurostar, and when you sign up or log in to TrainPal and enter the code MSEURO5 at checkout, you can make an additional saving. If you're new to TrainPal you'll get £5 off the total of your booking with this code, making the cheapest return journey currently £65. If you've already got an account, you'll get an extra 2% off via the same code, making the cheapest return currently £68.60.

To find the cheap fares, you'll need to enter your destination (Paris, Lille, Amsterdam, Rotterdam or Brussels) and search for a return journey – you won't see the extra cheap fares if you search for one-way only. There are no fees when booking via TrainPal, and you'll receive digital tickets (same as booking direct).

When registering with TrainPal, you might receive an email from sister brand Trip.com too. Don't worry, this won't sign you up to Trip.com – TrainPal also uses the Trip.com email domain when sending emails to its users

Option 2: Book tickets via Uber to get 3% credit back

You can also book train tickets, including Eurostar, via Uber Trains and get 3% back in Uber credit (if you've an Uber One membership, you'll get 10% back). There's no booking fee here either.

The Uber credit will appear within 60 days of completing your journey, and it'll be valid for a further 60 days from the date of issue – it can be used on a future train or taxi booking, or Uber Eats order. This could be a good option if you regularly use the Uber app for travelling, as you're essentially getting cashback to use towards your next journey.

Option 3: Book tickets directly with Eurostar, without the extra discount or credit

Head to the Eurostar website. You'll need to book a return journey to get the cheapest £35 tickets, as they're not available on single journeys.

How good is the deal, and which services are cheap tickets available on?

Eurostar wouldn't tell us how many fares are at £35, but when we checked on Wednesday 8 April there were a good amount of £35 seats across both weekdays and weekends, so it's possible to secure cheap seats for a long weekend. Return ticket prices usually range from £39 to £339, and the cheapest of these tend to be very limited, mostly off-peak, and need to be booked well in advance, so we reckon this is a good deal given we could find plenty of £35 fares.

The £35 seats are randomly spread across all included dates on both peak and off-peak trains, so it could be trial and error finding the cheap seats. Keep in mind, you'll have a better chance of snagging a cheap fare if you're flexible on your travel times and dates.

See our Cheap train tickets guide for more ways to save.

More info

Excluded dates:

London to Paris: Friday 1 May, Saturday 2 May, Sunday 3 May, Sunday 10 May, Saturday 16 May, Sunday 17 May, Friday 22 May, Saturday 23 May, Monday 25 May, Sunday 21 June
Paris to London: Friday 1 May, Monday 4 May, Friday 8 May, Thursday 14 May, Saturday 23 May, Monday 25 May, Saturday 30 May, Sunday 31 May, Sunday 21 June
London to Brussels and Lille: Friday 24 April, Friday 1 May, Saturday 2 May, Sunday 3 May, Sunday 10 May, Sunday 17 May, Friday 22 May, Saturday 23 May, Monday 25 May, Sunday 21 June
Brussels and Lille to London: Friday 24 April, Friday 1 May, Monday 4 May, Wednesday 13 May, Thursday 14 May, Sunday 17 May, Monday 25 May, Friday 29 May, Sunday 21 June, Friday 3 July
London to Amsterdam and Rotterdam: Friday 24 April, Saturday 25 April, Friday 1 May, Sunday 3 May, Monday 4 May, Sunday 17 May, Friday 22 May, Saturday 23 May, Monday 25 May, Sunday 21 June
Amsterdam and Rotterdam to London: Friday 24 April, Monday 4 May, Wednesday 13 May, Thursday 14 May, Friday 22 May, Monday 25 May, Friday 29 May, Sunday 21 June, Friday 3 July
Paris to Brussels: Friday 24 April, Sunday 26 April, Thursday 30 April, Sunday 3 May, Friday 8 May, Sunday 10 May, Sunday 17 May, Monday 25 May
Brussels to Paris: Saturday 25 April, Sunday 26 April, Thursday 30 April, Friday 1 May, Sunday 3 May, Sunday 10 May, Sunday 17 May, Saturday 23 May
Paris to Amsterdam: Sunday 26 April, Saturday 2 May, Sunday 3 May, Saturday 9 May, Sunday 10 May, Thursday 14 May, Sunday 17 May, Monday 25 May, Saturday 30 May, Sunday 31 May, Saturday 6 June, Sunday 7 June, Saturday 13 June, Sunday 14 June, Sunday 21 June
Amsterdam to Paris: Thursday 23 April, Tuesday 28 April, Saturday 2 May, Sunday 3 May, Sunday 10 May, Thursday 14 May, Sunday 17 May, Monday 25 May, Saturday 30 May, Sunday 31 May, Saturday 6 June, Sunday 7 June, Saturday 13 June, Sunday 14 June
Paris to Cologne: Saturday 25 April, Sunday 3 May, Saturday 16 May, Sunday 17 May, Monday 25 May, Tuesday 26 May, Sunday 7 June, Sunday 21 June
Cologne to Paris: Thursday 30 April, Friday 1 May, Thursday 14 May, Friday 22 May, Saturday 23 May, Wednesday 3 June, Thursday 4 June, Friday 19 June

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No official confirmation, but we're confident it'll launch any day now

Last year, Eurostar offered fares for £35 one-way (making a return £70) during the first week of April. We haven't seen this offer reappear yet, but we reckon there's a strong chance it'll be back this week.

Bookmark this page as we'll update here as soon as a sale launches – because we think a sale is likely any day now, it's worth checking this page daily.

Based on last year's sale, here's what we're expecting:

How long could the sale last? Previously, you only had three days to book, so we'd expect a similar 'flash' sale this time as well – in any case it's best to book tickets ASAP if/when the sale launches, as the cheapest fares often sell out fast.

When would the tickets be valid for travel? Based on last year's offer, we'd expect the travel dates to cover mid-April to early July.

Which routes are likely to be included? Previous Eurostar sales have been valid for routes to Paris, Lille, Brussels, Amsterdam, and Rotterdam.

Will there be cheap weekend tickets? In previous sales, we've seen a good amount of £35 fares across both weekdays and weekends. The £35 seats tend to be randomly spread across the included dates on both peak and off-peak trains, so it could be trial and error finding the cheap seats. Keep in mind, you'll have a better chance of snagging a cheap fare if you're flexible on your travel times and dates.

If this sale does happen, come back to our Eurostar deals page for full info, and extra tips to save even more.

See our Cheap train tickets guide to save on train travel throughout the UK.

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