On the rails a- no, hang on. I’ve missed my train. #Interrail #CrossBorderRail

Due to a bit of a snafu, I have failed to make it to Gare du Nord on time to catch my 09:24 Eurostar to Rotterdam.

So, um, let’s see what Eurostar can offer me when I get to the station…

Well, having found the Eurostar ticket office, the first surprise is that there are only two agents here on the customer service team. So they are definitely running slowly.

I’m not making the 09:46 to Brussels either.

So apparently I didn’t need to talk to customer service. Protocol is to go find the next train, talk to one of the chefs du bord, and ask to be let on. As long as you have an existing reservation, and there is space, it should be fine

It would have been nice to know that in time for the 09:46. Let’s see how well that works on the 10:48

@moof According to their website the 10:48 has 30 Standard, 22 Plus and 25 Premier seats left.
@patrick Thanks! Hopefully that’s enough for them to let me on