{"id":193765,"date":"2025-03-10T10:39:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=193765"},"modified":"2025-09-01T10:26:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T08:26:23","slug":"virgin-competitor-eurostar-paris-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/virgin-competitor-eurostar-paris-london","title":{"rendered":"Virgin, Eurostar's future competitor between Paris and London?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What if the first concurrent<\/a> <\/strong>direct from Eurostar<\/strong> into the Channel Tunnel fell from the sky? According to information from the Financial Times, the Virgin<\/strong> group is preparing its arrival on the cross-Channel rail. Richard Branson's group intends to raise some \u00a3700 million in capital. This could enable the arrival of a new alternative on the Paris-London<\/a> route, by 2029<\/strong>. Brussels<\/strong> would also be served, followed by Amsterdam<\/strong>. Phil Whittingham, head of rail projects at Virgin Group, told the Financial Times, \"we think Virgin is the ideal brand to mark the start of a new era in cross-Channel travel<\/em>\", while admitting that it would be a \"gigantic undertaking<\/em>\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n