I (male, 71)am near Poitiers, need to return to the UK to collect a car. Around Wednesday 29th July, to somewhere / anywhere south/south west of London. Just me, little luggage, more than happy to contribute to expenses. Can you help?!
You might try Blablacar. A friend used it.
Thanks … prefer a lift if possible though.
BlaBlaCar is a lift. It’s car sharing essentially.
Train is 44 euros from Paris midweek
If you need to be really cheap you could try flixbus possibly from a point near you - there are a few 10% offers about But it’s gruelling and likely more expensive than looking tor a cheap train fare either through fare from Sncf (protected if train to Paris is late) or combine separate train to Paris and Eurostar with a long gap in between if separate tickets.
Eurostar will add a small cost if it’s one way but on 44 euros if you can find it it doesn’t add much.
Or find a cheap rail fare to a port and go as a foot passenger. likely to cost more this time of year than Eurostar though .
Many thanks for replies. I did look at the train option, but €304 minimum, and that crept to €326 within minutes! Poitiers airport beckoned … Heathrow or Gatwick would be fine. Naturally, they only fly to Stansted, pretty useless!
As has already been suggested, have a look at Blablacar 
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sometime 2 weeks ahead is needed. There’s always the slow train option to check out via a port I suppose.