Editing Eurostar (section)

=== Integration with other operators ===
Standard Eurostar tickets no longer include free onward connections to or from any other station in Belgium: this is now available for a flat-rate supplement, currently £5.50.<ref>{{cite magazine |last= Fender |first= Keith |title= Eurostar changes Belgian tickets and connections |magazine=[[Modern Railways]] |issue=759 |date=December 2011 |page=82}}</ref>

==== Through-tickets ====
Eurostar offers a [[through-ticket]] to specific destinations by train, that is a single contract for multi leg journeys with certain passenger rights and protections.

Eurostar has announced several partnerships with other rail services,<ref name="bahneuroally">{{Cite press release |title=Eurostar unveils new rail alliance with European high-speed train operators, Thalys and Deutsche Bahn's ICE |date=5 April 2005 |publisher=Eurostar |url=http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/about_eurostar/press_release/press_archive_2005/05_04_05_2.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110231351/http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/about_eurostar/press_release/press_archive_2005/05_04_05_2.jsp |archive-date=10 November 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
most notably [[Thalys]] connections at Lille and Brussels for passengers to go beyond current Eurostar routes towards the Netherlands and Germany.<ref name="ThalesEuro">{{Cite journal |date=1 December 2005 |title=Eurostar/Thalys partnership deal |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-140410540.html |url-status=dead |journal=[[International Railway Journal]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025133519/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-140410540.html |archive-date=25 October 2012 |access-date=13 May 2009}}</ref>
In 2002, Eurostar initiated the Eurostar-Plus program, offering through-tickets for onward journeys from Lille and Paris to dozens of destinations in France.

Through-tickets are also available from 68 British towns and cities to destinations in France and Belgium.<ref>{{cite press release | date = 18 December 2007 | url = http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/about_eurostar/press_release/press_archive_2007/through_fares_UK_continental_europe_available_eurostar.jsp | title = Through-fares from 68 UK towns and cities to continental Europe now available on eurostar.com | publisher = Eurostar | access-date = 28 December 2007| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090529061234/http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/about_eurostar/press_release/press_archive_2007/through_fares_UK_continental_europe_available_eurostar.jsp | archive-date = 29 May 2009 | url-status = dead}}</ref>

In May 2009 Eurostar announced that a formal connection to Switzerland had been established in a partnership between Eurostar and [[TGV Lyria|Lyria]], which will operate TGV services from Lille to the Swiss Alps for Eurostar connection.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 May 2009 |title=Eurostar Connecting to Switzerland |url=http://news.holidayhypermarket.co.uk/Eurostar-Connecting-to-Switzerland-2009052814113536.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823052411/http://news.holidayhypermarket.co.uk/Eurostar-Connecting-to-Switzerland-2009052814113536.html |archive-date=23 August 2011 |access-date=28 May 2009 |website=holidayhypermarket.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mycroft |first=Dave |date=29 May 2009 |title=New Eurostar Link Up Opens Easier, Cheaper Travel |url=http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/news/article/mps/uan/6072 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203174027/http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/news/article/mps/uan/6072 |archive-date=3 December 2009 |access-date=2 June 2009 |website=outdoorsmagic.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Take the ski train to the Swiss Alps |url=http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/destinations/swiss_alps.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020035739/http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/destinations/swiss_alps.jsp |archive-date=20 October 2012 |access-date=16 October 2012 |publisher=Eurostar}}</ref>

In May 2019, Eurostar ended its agreement with Deutsche Bahn that allowed passengers to travel on a through-ticket by train from the UK via Brussels to Germany and further to Austria and Switzerland. Under the agreement, passengers could travel on a single through-ticket with passenger rights in case of disruption of one train. However, the through-tickets ceased to be sold from 9 November 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 May 2019|title=Eurostar ends agreement allowing passengers to travel from London to Germany, Austria and Switzerland|work=The Independent|last=Calder|first=Simon|location=London|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/eurostar-train-rail-brussels-germany-austria-switzerland-through-ticket-a8902431.html|access-date=8 May 2019|archive-date=23 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123015203/https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/eurostar-train-rail-brussels-germany-austria-switzerland-through-ticket-a8902431.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Railteam ====
Eurostar is a member of [[Railteam]], a marketing alliance formed in July 2007 of seven European [[high-speed rail]] operators.<ref name="highspeedrev">{{Cite news |date=5 July 2007 |title=A high-speed revolution |url=http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9441785 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714143643/http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9441785 |archive-date=14 July 2007 |access-date=17 July 2007 |newspaper=The Economist |location=London}}</ref>
The alliance plans to allow tickets to be booked from one end of Europe to the other on a single website.<ref name="highspeedrev" /> In June 2009 London and Continental Railways, and the Eurostar UK operations they held ownership of, became fully [[nationalised]] by the UK government.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 June 2009 |title=UK Government Nationalizes London & Continental Railways |url=https://railwayjobs.uk/railwayjobs-blog/uk-government-takes-control-of-london-continental-railways/ |access-date=9 June 2009 |work=The Wall Street Journal |location=New York}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==== Air-rail alliances ====
In September 2024, Eurostar signed a [[memorandum of understanding]] to join [[SkyTeam]] as its first non-airline partner. This cooperation will enable integrated [[Intermodal passenger transport|intermodal transport]] ([[Air-rail alliance|air-rail]]) in the UK, France and the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=26 September 2024 |date=25 September 2024 |first=André |language=en-GB |last=Orban |title=Eurostar joins SkyTeam: Pioneering integrated Air-Rail Travel partnership |url=https://www.aviation24.be/alliances/skyteam/eurostar-joins-skyteam-pioneering-integrated-air-rail-travel-partnership/ |work=Aviation24.be}}<!-- auto-translated from Dutch by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=26 September 2024 |date=25 September 2024 |language=nl |title=Eurostar set to join SkyTeam as first non-airline partner |url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2024/09/25/eurostar-set-to-join-skyteam-as-first-non-airline-partner/ |work=Business Traveller}}<!-- auto-translated from Dutch by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>