TGV hi speed train - Rick Steves Travel Forum The train that goes from Paris to Basel is a TGV Oui not the Lyria I believe (I don’t know the difference ) I did want to book tickets on the upper deck, is there a place there for carry on luggage or only on the lower deck?
What To Do if You Miss TGV - Rick Steves Travel Forum Make sure your phone has battery and data If your TGV is a "TGV Inoui", cancel your ticket at least 30 minutes before scheduled departure This will get you a refund, minus 15 euros If your TGV is a "Ouigo", you cannot cancel at such short notice, alas
What site would you recommend using to book Trains in France? Great advice about getting the SNCF App to buy your train tickets The App seems to work more smoothly and it speeds up the online ticket-buying process www SNCF-connect com is where you’ll get the best deals for the TGV trains throughout France by buying your ticket 120 days ahead of your travel date This is when the “Prem’s
Which seats should I choose on TGV? - Rick Steves The doors between the carriages are upstairs on a TGV Duplex so if somebody wants less disturbance by nobody walking past downstairs would be a better place Mobile phone use is banned in the in the main seating areas, if some of the party want to make lots of phone calls, or want to be (relatively) louder talking together the open area at the
How much time to get to TGV after arriving at CDG? There is only one TGV station at CDG There are two stations but one does not have long distance train stops From Terminal 1, you will need to board the free CDGVAL shuttle train at the shop level, get off at the “Terminal 2 Railway Station” stop and follow directions for “TGV Railway Station "
TGV Paris to Avignon - Rick Steves Travel Forum There are multiple daily trains, taking roughly 2 5-3 5 hours depending on which one Avignon has a central station and a separate TGV station not far outside the city, with shuttle service into the city I think the fastest way to do this is to the TGV station, but I haven't done myself Trains depart from Paris' Gare de Lyon
which way is seat facing on TGV duplex (Paris-Barcelona) If the train is not full, the car attendant can check seating on the spot and help you select other seats That is what we did on one of our trips We were at a four-seat table top which we did not want, and we asked for duo seats facing the direction of travel
TGV tickets - cheap - Rick Steves Travel Forum The regional train ticket probably can't be booked as early as the TGV and doesn't need to be Tours dep 14:18 +0 TER 6322 Train Express Regional Direction: St-Pierre-des-Corps 2nd class only St-Pierre-des-Corps arr 14:23 Transfer time 9 min St-Pierre-des-Corps dep 14:32 TGV 5334 TGV Duplex Direction: Marseille-St-Charles
Day Trip- TGV train - Rick Steves Travel Forum Going from Paris to Arras is on the TGV, a 40 min ride or so The ticket is not that cheap The TGV departs from Gare du Nord to Arras The TER trains are pretty fast for doing trips too What's your desired radius for this day trip Paris Est to Metz is also on the TGV as is to Strasbourg but much cheaper and shorter in duration
TGV and ICT train seat map - Rick Steves Travel Forum However, on train #139 from Nice to Milan I was assigned to a window and a middle seat That means it's a row of at least 3 seats I booked my seats on the phone for an extra fee on top of the reservation fee that is already higher than online, and they still say they can't view the whole seating map of the coach