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Originally Posted by WishUponAStar
Thank you everyone!!
TowncarT, I wrote to the Belgian Tourist Office, which has an office here in NYC. They gave me the following response:
"You can easily reach “Paris Disneyland” by train from Gent Sint Pieter station.
Average traveling time is 2h30min. You will need to take a regular train from, Gent to Bruxelles Midi. And a second fast train TGV from Bruxelles Midi to Marne la Vallée-Chessy (Paris Disneyland)
More information on www.b-rail.be/int/E/"
I went to the website and it looks like the train from the Bruxelles Midi station goes directly to DLP, I didn't see anything about having to stop in Lille. The only thing that stinks, or I am not reading this correctly, is that it looks like the last train back to Brussels from DLP is at 18:00. I guess that kills the idea of just making it a day trip? It looks like I would have to spend the night.
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Sounds right. It's only Eurostar that changes at Lille. TGV (Train Grand Vitesse - VERY FAST TRAIN!) stops at DLRP like they say. And TGV is surprisingly inexpensive. My son used it in February. I wouldn't worry about not making it a day trip. Why not make it a weekend and combine a trip to Paris? I'll give you a comfortable but inexpensive hotel that is only two stops on the train from DLRP and about a 30 minute train ride into Paris the other way - and I'll even tell you what ticket to buy so that you can make the most of your day in Paris. Last month we did Paris and Disney Village (like a small-scale Downtown Disney) on the same day, using the same train ticket. The trick with DLRP and Paris itself is knowing your way around so that you don't waste time and money.
