This is a step-by-step visual guide to ticket vending machines for the Paris Metro, Bus, Tram and RER. Ï In the above photo we see a Paris Transit Authority ticket vending machine. You’ll often find these machines just beside manned Metro ticket windows. At large Metro stations such as Chatelet Les Halles or Gare de … Read more
Update Feb 22, 2013 Gares-en-mouvement.com has removed the itinerary builder from their site and are now asking visitors to use the individual train company sites for searching/building train itineraries. Here’s the list of itinerary builders for French train companies, in English where available: Transilien – Normal-speed trains serving suburban Paris & cities in Ile-de-France Ter … Read more
To purchase £69 round trip Eurostar train tickets from London to Paris (or Paris to London): 1. Go to Eurostar.com and click on the “Eurostar Deals” tab, top right highlighted below. (image updated March 28, 2013). If you end up on the French site, you can switch languages at the top right: Next, on the … Read more
This rail map from TGV-Europe.com shows high speed train lines in France & Western Europe along with: Cities connecting TGV / Highspeed Rail Lines Countries included are France, Spain, England, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and Italy (the Railteam partner countries). The high speed rail networks for each country include: TGV (Trains à Grande Vitesse) serving … Read more
TGV Pro train ticket exchange & refund policies are unique. I’ll attempt to explain the conditions of sale for these business class TGV train tickets below. First misconception: Pro tickets are first class train tickets. This is not true. Pro tickets can be bought for seats in either the first class or second class train … Read more
Here I’ll show you how to buy TGV tickets online, without fees, with tickets you can print from home, even from USA and Canada. From the UK or Europe? Voyages SNCF offers TGV tickets without fees with free home delivery of tickets. If you’re from the US, TGV-Europe.com offers online TGV ticket buying without fees … Read more
Translation: OFFBEAT A train ticket for the snail. The SNCF will reimburse the 5,10€ charged to a passenger transporting live snails, without tickets, on a TGV train. The ticket checker wanted the snails to pay their fare for the train. (From 20 Minutes)
This is a visual guide to using ticket vending machines found in and around Paris for purchasing train tickets and carnets (books) of tickets for station to station travel (between cities) around the Ile-de-France region, serviced by Transilien, Ter, and RER train networks. For ticket machines selling tickets for the Paris Metro, Bus, Tram and … Read more
Tips on buying tickets for TGV trains for Paris, London, France and Europe. Buy online (web sites listed below) Buy early (at most 60 – 180 days before departure) Think about seat placement Vary departure times/days for the best ticket price Choose home delivery for your TGV tickets (if possible) Or pick up your tickets … Read more
Train ticket validation for TGV/Grande Ligne trains is required before boarding and can be done with machines that look like this: The grey mouth-like slot near the bottom allows you to insert one end of the ticket (length wise). Use the left end of the ticket, where there is usually a bar code and an … Read more