Whats the difference between TGV and Eurostar?

Question

Whats the difference between TGV and Eurostar?

Answer 1

A TGV is a "Train à Grande Vitesse" (in English, literally "Train with High Speed"). The TGV is a silvery-blue coloured train and only travels inside France, but also travels to Switzerland, Italy, Germany and the Low Countries (AKA The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg). The TGV travels generally at a speed of 300 km/h (186 miles an hour).

The Eurostar, however travels from Paris to London VIA the Channel Tunnel (AKA "The Chunnel"). The Eurostar also travels from London to Brussels and to Bourg St. Maurice in the winter and to Disneyland on special trains

Answer 2

TGV = Train a grande vitesse,france only

Eurostar = france to uk

Answer 3

Where they go.  They're both high speed trains.  TGVs generally have a higher power to weight ratio so they can manage steeper inclines.

Answer 4

Isn't TGV the high speed French train and Eurostar is the one that crosses between the UK and France?

Answer 5

TGV = Train a grande vitesse = high speed train, based in France. Offers services all over France, often has special discount fares, can get you from Paris to Marseille in about 3hrs. Lovely thing.

Eurostar = runs between the UK and France, super expensive and icky. Very useful, though, especially if you don't like ferries!

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Answer 6

TGV is the label given by French railways (SNCF) to high-speed trains: there are multiple types.  The Eurostar is a type of TGV that happens to serve the UK.  As it needs to run on multiple types of power sources in the different countries (including 3rd rail in Southern England), this is one of the features which sets it apart.  Another is the sets of fire doors between each carriage, required for operation within the channel tunnel.

Other TGVs do international runs, for example, the Thalys (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany) and the Lyria (France, Switzerland).

Eurostars used to be used to supplement domestic GNER services in the UK, and are still sometimes used to supplement domestic TGV Nord services between Paris, Lille and Calais in France.