The Latest Breaking News from Channel Tunnel

New competitors could slash Channel Tunnel rail fare by 30 per cent in the next 15 years

A new report forecasts a drop in Channel Tunnel rail fares of nearly a third as new operators enter the market.

Euronews · Apr 10, 2025

New potential Eurostar rival emerges

FS Italiane Group said it plans to launch services through the Channel Tunnel by 2029.

Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2025

Wildcat Channel Tunnel Strike Blocks France-UK Train Travel

A strike by workers operating the Channel tunnel blocked train travel Thursday between Britain and France, leaving thousands of pre-Christmas travellers as well as freight traffic stranded.

International Business Times · Dec 21, 2023

Dutch van driver caught smuggling 200kg of cocaine and heroin with street value of £12 million is jailed

Abraham Schrier, 61, stashed the class A drugs by hiding them in the side of a vehicle heading through the Channel tunnel

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022

Eurostar: too expensive for comfort?

Train Talk: Competition on the Channel Tunnel routes between London and continental Europe is desperately needed

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022

‘Severe’ Delays At The Channel Tunnel After Days Of Traffic Chaos

Drivers travelling to France on Eurotunnel are facing severe delays as the travel “chaos” in Kent for people trying to reach the continent continues.While queues at the Port of Dover are reportedly down to just an hour on Sunday after Border and ferry staff worked “through the night” to clear…

Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2022

Foreign Office issues warning and advice to Brits travelling to France over school holidays

Disruption and delays are likely for passengers travelling to France by plane, ferry, train and Channel Tunnel

Chronicle Live · Jul 20, 2022

Golden Years: Live Aid, Channel Tunnel And Abba’s 1974 Eurovision Win Are Top 50 Cultural Events

“These events represent our shared experience and sensibility. We see ourselves reflected in them - often at our best, sometimes at our worst."

Zenger · Jul 14, 2022

Two men arrested after ‘trying to smuggle £17.5m worth of cocaine and heroin into UK’

One of the largest ever drug seizures at the Channel Tunnel

Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2022

Le Shuttle and Eurostar differences explained ahead of cross-Channel getaway

Even though the Channel Tunnel linking the British Isles to mainland Europe has been open for 27 years, there still seems to be some confusion

Wales Online · Apr 28, 2022