A 48-HOUR strike in Europe has already seen Eurostar trains cancelled – and more could follow.
Strikes across Italy and France today and tomorrow are impacting rail services including Eurostar trains to and from the UK.
Cancelled Eurostar trains include the 7:12am service from Paris to London and then the 3:31pm service from London to Paris, both today.
Tomorrow, the 7:12am service from Paris to London will also be cancelled.
A number of other Eurostar trains are facing delays as well including between Paris and Brussels, which will impact Brits changing trains at Paris.
According to the Eurostar website, the cancellations are due to “strike action on the French network” and that “local and national traffic in France will be heavily disrupted”.
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Passengers are being advised to keep an eye on Eurostar’s website and app for updates.
The Eurostar delays and cancellations aren’t the only trains impacted.
Across France and Italy there are nationwide strikes over the next 48 hours on rail services.
In France, strike action today is causing disruption across the entire country’s network including trains heading to Normandy, Brittany and Provence.
The action started at 7pm yesterday and will continue until 6am tomorrow.
According to Rail Europe, delays of between one-and-a-half hours and three hours can be expected on trains being run by TGV INOUI, OUIGO, and Eurostar.
On the other hand, in Italy, workers at state-owned rail companies such as Trenitalia, Trenord, and Trenitalia Tper will strike tomorrow from 3am until 2am on Friday.
Delays and cancellations are expected across the country including services to destinations such as Rome, Milan, Florence, Venice and Naples.
Though due to Italian laws, there will be services at peak times which include between 6am and 9am and between 6pm and 9pm.
According to RTL Today, train connections to Luxembourg are also being impacted.
For Brits on holiday in either Italy or France, if you are due to get on a train within the country or even on a Eurostar service, expect delays and cancellations, as well as busier train stations.
Sun Travel has contacted Eurostar for comment.