‘Gare Montparnasse’ Train Station

By | July 31, 2008 | in Trains - Intercity stations

Photo of the front of Gare Montparnasse in the 6th Arrondissement of Paris, opposite Montparnasse Tower (Tour Montparnasse). Gare Montparnasse to Metro The following section will explain how to get to the Metro station at Gare Montparnasse if you’ve recently arrived via bus or on foot. Upon entering Gare Montparnasse from street level (Niveau 0), … Read more

Gare du Nord Exit, TGV, RER, Bus, Metro Sign

By | August 8, 2008 | in Attractions

Here is a photo of a directional sign within Gare du Nord station showing: Metro Lines 4 and 5 (bottom row) RER E suburban express trains on platforms 30 to 36, accessible by elevators (“Par Ascenseurs”) Grandes Lignes (“Main Train Lines”) of type TGV, Eurostar (Paris to London high speed train), and Thalys (Paris to … Read more

Paris Train Ticket Machine

By | August 11, 2008 | in Tickets

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

Tickets for Snails

By | August 16, 2008 | in Tickets

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)

TGV Tickets Without Fees

By | August 25, 2008 | in Tickets

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

Champs-Elysées New Year’s Eve

By | January 3, 2009 | in Attractions

Avenue Champs-Elysées on New Year’s Eve looking with trees lit from Concorde all the way to the Arc de Triomphe. Glass bottles of any type are now banned (“interdit“).  There’ll be packs of heavily armored police folks at all major Paris Metro stations along the Champs-Elysées searching bags.  People still manage to bring bottles on … Read more