Eurostar can you take alcohol on board

One Twitter user, Mark Smith, travel writer and author of train travel website Seat And no more than 1 bottle of wine. This is completely unnecessary. Eurostar is a train not a plane. Eurostar has quietly changed its luggage policy, and now no-one is allowed on with even a small bottle of spirits given or to be given as a present for example. And no more than 1 bottle of wine. This is completely unnecessary. However, on Wednesday he took to social media again, giving Eurostar a "thumbs up" for rewording the rules.

Have just spoken to Eurostar, it seems their website alcohol policy implied rather more than they actually meant - which explains why it wasn't what was being enforced at check-in. Delighted they've now re-worded it - now seems eminently sensible.

Eurostar's onboard alcohol policy now states that to "maintain a comfortable environment for all our travellers" it has "some limits" on the amount of alcohol passengers can take on board. We also have the right to refuse access to our services if a traveller's physical or mental state is affected by alcohol or drugs. It says "typically" it limits on board consumption to four bottles or cans or beer or one bottle of wine each and no large bottles of spirits.

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. Train operator Eurostar has updated its on-board alcohol policy to highlight that customers can take un-opened bottles of alcohol on its trains, following a social media backlash over changes to regulations.

The high-speed train service was criticised for not allowing even small bottles of spirits to be taken on board Twitter user Mark Smith, travel writer and author of train travel website Seat Privacy Overview This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible.