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Eurostar launches fares to Switzerland - boost for chalet owners

Owners of Switzerland chalets will benefit from improved access to the country for holidaymakers. Eurostar has introduced connecting fares to seven destinations in Switzerland.

Anyone taking a Switzerland chalet holiday now has a wider range of options when travelling. Eurostar is offering tickets to seven stations in Switzerland from under £100 return.

Working in conjunction with Swiss high speed train operator Lyria, Eurostar has introduced the new routes, which connect in Paris. Holidaymakers can now book travel to the following destinations via Eurostar: Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Neuchatel, Vallorbe and Zurich.

The fastest journey time is that to Geneva, which takes just under six and a half hours from London, connecting in the Gare du Lyon, Paris. Journey times are shortened if passengers choose to travel from Ebbsfleet International or Ashford International in Kent.

Eurostar says that the new destinations signify a greener way of travelling to Switzerland: "We are always looking at ways to facilitate greener travel throughout Europe on high speed trains," said the train operator's director of communications, Simon Montague. Routes to more locations in the country could also be in the pipeline, Montague added: "We will continue to explore the various opportunities that will allow us to extend our range of destinations in the future."

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