In February 2026, Iain travelled from the UK to the ski resort of Isola 2000 in the Alpes Maritimes. He travelled on the overnight ‘train de nuit’ from Paris to Nice, stayed one day in Nice and then went on to Isola the following day. As Iain went on to Les 3 Vallees after his visit to Nice, he used a four-day, first class Interrail ticket bought from Rail Europe for £239 in the November sale. The full costing is detailed at the bottom of this page. Sunday: London-Paris  I left Brighton at 11:58, arriving to London St Pancras slightly earlier than I usually do as I wanted to do my EES biometric set up and get on the system now, rather than at a time when I’m in more of a hurry. The actual EES registration was very straightforward and took less than 2 minutes. The only surprise was that I had to ask for it. Departure destinations such as London St Pancras should be trying to get as many people registered now (I believe the threshold is meant to be 30%), before everyone has to be checked from April. As it was, even with the photo and fingerprints, … Continue reading Case Study: UK to Isola 2000 via Nice by train & bus