▁people ▁tried ▁to ▁reach ▁their ▁final ▁destination ▁by ▁train ▁or ▁road . ▁People ▁h ired ▁coach es , ▁h ire ▁cars , ▁and ▁tax is ▁while ▁the ▁train ▁companies ▁reported ▁a ▁large ▁increase ▁in ▁passenger ▁numbers . ▁Euro star ▁passenger ▁trains ▁were ▁solid ly ▁book ed , ▁the ▁Euro t unnel ▁car - car ry ing ▁trains ▁which ▁run ▁through ▁the ▁Channel ▁T unnel ▁were ▁very ▁busy , ▁and ▁additional ▁services ▁were ▁scheduled . ▁Tra vel ▁conditions ▁in ▁France ▁were ▁comp ounded ▁by ▁an ▁on going ▁rail ▁strike ▁affect ing ▁long - distance ▁trains . ▁ ▁Most ▁UK ▁and ▁Irish ▁fer ry ▁routes ▁were ▁exception ally ▁busy ▁and ▁coach ▁operator ▁Bus ▁É ire ann ▁arranged ▁extra ▁Eu rol ines ▁services ▁between ▁Ireland ▁and ▁England ▁via ▁fer ry . ▁▁ ▁The ▁websites ▁Twitter ▁and ▁Facebook , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁sites ▁like ▁Road sh aring , ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁ar range ▁alternative ▁travel ▁plans ▁involving ▁boats ▁and ▁ships , ▁trains , ▁and ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁transport ation ▁such ▁as ▁cars , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁find ▁rooms ▁for ▁the ▁night ▁in ▁the ▁cities ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁stuck . ▁As ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁face - to - face ▁business ▁meet ings , ▁video con fer encing ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁European ▁Union , ▁govern ments , ▁and ▁companies . ▁ ▁Many ▁people ▁who ▁had ▁to ▁travel , ▁particularly ▁those ▁str and ed ▁while ▁away ▁from ▁their ▁home ▁countries , ▁faced ▁large ▁costs ▁for ▁un antic ip ated ▁travel ▁and ▁accommod ation ▁at