Eurostar could improve on value for money, the report found The UK has been ranked bottom of the league table when it comes to the cheapest rail tickets in Europe. Of 27 rail operators analysed, Avanti and Great Western Railway were in the bottom three, which was completed by Eurostar, which runs the UK’s key Channel Tunnel service. GWR, listed at the bottom, had fares two-and-a-half times higher than the average across the EU, the study by campaign group Transport & Environment found.
6 on non-pricing factors, yet GWR’s prices are six times higher, the report said. The report said GWR tickets were the most expensive in Europe of the operators analysed In the overall scores, which look at eight criteria including ease of booking and reliability, Avanti, GWR, and Eurostar rank in 19th, 22nd, and 27th positions, respectively. Affordability accounted for 25% of the final score.